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I never thought my career would take me to DC but it looks like it may. I took a close look...for the first time ever...at the current restrictive laws in place.

I don't know how any 2nd amendment loving person can stomach living there. Guess I'm commuting!
 
Folks commute from VA, WV, PA, and even MD would be better ...but not by a very great deal.

The thing is, folks around here often settle for VERY long commutes, and/or very long commutes at alternative hours if they can set their own schedules.

The money is (or at least sounds) very good, but unless you're willing to commute from outside of what's considered commuting distance, costs are very high as well. However, VA, WV, and PA all have very good gun laws, generally speaking, and huge and very active shooting cultures. Lots and lots of competition venues, clubs, ranges, etc. Just be ready to spend 2+ hours getting to work and the same getting home again.
 
I was commuting 35 miles to work (driving towards DC) for years and thought that the 70mile roundtrip was pretty tough ... until I found out that a lady in my office was commuting from PA every day, some absurd distance (75? miles, one-way). :what:

<chuckle> The faint crescent-shape scar over her right eye says that she is not a stranger to firearms ... but she learned, the hard way, how much some rifles can kick. :)
 
Going to DC sounds bad enough. Working there daily would be a hell I can't imagine. Same for New York, Chicago, Detroit, etc.
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I've done it, and I've lived and worked for years in the urban parts of other cities, too. It isn't hell. It can be kind of cool if you open up just a little and let yourself see the benefits and opportunities there.

Part of why we have the crazy disconnect between segments of our society today is that we get so insular and blinkered and lodged in our own ruts that we start to think that other citizens who choose to live and work in different settings are in "a hell" we can't even imagine. They aren't. They have challenges we don't, and absolutely don't face certain challenges that us rural types deal with regularly. They have things available right around the corner or a quick subway ride away that we'd have to dedicate a day or more to get to enjoy. And they'd have to make significant plans and go to a lot of trouble to enjoy some things that are right outside our doors. They allocate resources and time to solve, without any great bother, the problems that scare "us," like dealing with traffic or crime, just as we allocate resources and time to deal without real concern with problems that sound dangerous and scary to them, like isolation, meth labs, or the problem of finding marriageable partners to whom we aren't directly related.

People are hugely adaptable and very slight differences in experience and priority-setting can make vast-seeming differences in lifestyle. But if "we" rural types think those alien, crazy, deluded people in our hellish cities should stop considering us "deplorables" and "clingers" who live in "flyover country" then we probably aught to stop promoting the same insular, insecure way of seeing the other side.
 
Sam1911 said:
I've done it, and I've lived and worked for years in the urban parts of other cities, too. It isn't hell. It can be kind of cool if you open up just a little and let yourself see the benefits and opportunities there.

Part of why we have the crazy disconnect between segments of our society today is that we get so insular and blinkered and lodged in our own ruts that we start to think that other citizens who choose to live and work in different settings are in "a hell" we can't even imagine. They aren't. They have challenges we don't, and absolutely don't face certain challenges that us rural types deal with regularly. They have things available right around the corner or a quick subway ride away that we'd have to dedicate a day or more to get to enjoy. And they'd have to make significant plans and go to a lot of trouble to enjoy some things that are right outside our doors. They allocate resources and time to solve, without any great bother, the problems that scare "us," like dealing with traffic or crime, just as we allocate resources and time to deal without real concern with problems that sound dangerous and scary to them, like isolation, meth labs, or the problem of finding marriageable partners to whom we aren't directly related.

People are hugely adaptable and very slight differences in experience and priority-setting can make vast-seeming differences in lifestyle. But if "we" rural types think those alien, crazy, deluded people in our hellish cities should stop considering us "deplorables" and "clingers" who live in "flyover country" then we probably aught to stop promoting the same insular, insecure way of seeing the other side.
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Gee Sam that's pretty deep stuff. He just asked about DC. Not a manned trip to mars:alien:
 
I don't know where you are from but the traffic and cost of living is another nightmare .
 
Sam1911 said:
And a later poster suggested that living or working there would be like being in hell.

I wasn't responding to the OP, but to stereotypical divisive response he got.
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I know. But if I had to live in DC (for awhile!) I could manage just going to the museums till that got old.
I'd get sick of it after a while though.
 
I travel a lot to Washington for my job. Its about an hour flight or so flight to Reagan. I was surprised when talking to the locals about guns, not that I live in a very gun friendly place either. I found there were a lot that owned guns and didn't care what types of laws the city could pass. Number one reason was home protection.

I also met a large group that commute a lot of miles every week but do like where they live and work. They get around some it by the schedule they work and the number of days they work a week. I found a good number of people in the beltway parking lots are nice and let you change lanes as needed. I also stayed 8 miles from the work site and it took a good 40 minutes to get there.
 
If you're an avid shooter and commute into D.C., you may want to carefully segregate the clothing and vehicles you take into the city versus ones you might use for trips to the range. IDK what the current state of the law is, but when I did my higher education in D.C., I was appalled to learn that if a single spent casing managed to hitchhike into the city in a jacket pocket or on the floor of the trunk of my car, I would be committing a serious crime.
 
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Or they tire of it and return to the "wild." They generally leave the gates on the corral open, so you just walk on out if you're of a mind to do so.
 
Sam1911 said:
And a later poster suggested that living or working there would be like being in hell.

I wasn't responding to the OP, but to stereotypical divisive response he got.
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I simply stated my personal dislike for cities. I did not criticize anyone. The OP didn't sound thrilled about DC and I wouldn't be either.
I didn't think my statement would spur a rambling response about a the challenges of city life, my isolation, ignorance, phobias and other veiled insults.
But what do I know, I'm not a moderator and besides it's a free country say what you want.
 
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Or they tire of it and return to the "wild." They generally leave the gates on the corral open, so you just walk on out if you're of a mind to do so.
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Agreed. It's funny how all we ever here about is how the "non-rez" people, who live in urban areas, will "never understand life out west," yet some comment and put down every "urbanized" area. Even in a thread about DC we have hear about wild horses.

To each their own, live where you want to live.
 
I simply stated my personal dislike for cities.
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Ok, so we'll chalk that up to one member opening up a discussion about working in DC and commuting because of DC's bad gun laws, and another member deciding to help him out by expressing that he personally thinks cities are like hell. Thanks for sharing.

I know. But if I had to live in DC (for awhile!) I could manage just going to the museums till that got old.
I'd get sick of it after a while though.
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Well, possibly so. Of course, there's so much do and see and experience in many cities that it can take quite a few years for those opportunities to go stale. While I don't rank DC as a really awesome place compared to others, there's a whole lot going on and it's all pretty easy to get to enjoy if the OP can work out suitable living arrangements.

It would be difficult to pick a more cosmopolitan place with such short commutes to really quite good "gun country." One of the most incredible shooting venues in the country is Peacemaker National Training Center in Gerrardstown, WV. 1 hour and 50 minutes from the steps of the Natural History Museum on the Capitol Mall in DC. That's kind of cool.
Alternately, it's only 38 minutes from the Mall to the NRA firearms museum in Fairfax. And the same to Dulles where they hold the "Nation's Gun Show" which is worth attending.
 
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Washington DC is no longer part of the United States. It is an elitist state with royalty and "commoners".
 
Washington DC is no longer part of the United States. It is an elitist state with royalty and "commoners".
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Often we just delete comments like this as "noise," but in this instance I'll take the time to ask what you think this contributes to the conversation? What possible help to anyone is your statement? Why take the time to post these things?
 
My last job, about 4yrs ago, had me commuting from Richmond to the DC/Balitmore area. 2-3hrs morning drive and anywhere from 3-6hrs coming home. Don't miss that job one bit.


Sam, while I can respect your opinion and interests in big cities, there are those of us who have been there and come to the conclusion that there is NOTHING to see or do there to US worth all of the aggravation that comes along with big cities. To us, 'hell' is a pretty appropriate description.
 
drunkenpoacher wrote:
Going to DC sounds bad enough. Working there daily would be a hell I can't imagine. Same for New York, Chicago, Detroit, etc.
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I was born in the DC area. I spent half my childhood in the DC area and when I was working for the government spent much time in the DC area. It is a surprisingly livable city. I wouldn't mind moving back to the area - if I could afford to live there.
 
If you (the OP) have any intention of owning/maintaining firearms &
with them your proficiency... live in Virginia and accept the commute.
Don't even think about the District.

And as another poster has suggested, scrupulously separate your
firearms-related transportation from your DC vehicle.
Yes, it's that bad
 
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