Things I can't prove, but believe...

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I believe:

...that point shooting is a valid concept (at close distances)

...that various anti-gun movements truly believe that increased gun control = less gun crime or fewer suicides (I know the facts, I'm speaking to their beliefs)

...that we are our own enemy when it comes to ammunition scarcity

...that shooting tin cans with a .22 is the most fun you can have, ever.

...that open carry only leads to more problems for gun owners (sorry folks, just how I feel)

Just curious what you believe that you cannot necessarily prove (or perhaps, it's highly debated).

I hope this can be a curteous debate, as there is no sarcasm intended in any of my answers - so please don't flame those who may oppose your view point...

As always, I'm curious to see what THR folks come up with.
 
The 12 gauge is the quintessential American bore size.

For a handgun, if it's a minimum 9mm and made by a reputable manufacturer, it'll do for defense. This is provided that the user is not the weakest link in the "system."
 
...that shooting tin cans with a .22 is the most fun you can have, ever.
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Nope, shooting tin cans with a flintlock is the most fun you can have ever.

..., antigunners fear armed citizens, because they think they are smarter than us, and we're so stupid we might harm them. Those at the top KNOW the last possible "check and balance" against their soft-tyranny is the armed populace, just as they did when they wrote the Constitution.

LD
 
I'll agree with four out of your five, Marlowe.

My contribution:

-shot placement is more important than caliber or power factor; a .22 short to the eye socket will end any disagreement you may have, no matter whose eye socket is the recipient.

-mind set and practice will extend your life more that all of the gadgets you may add to your preparedness.
 
- the guy who said a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush didnt have a nice shot gun
 
I believe that women who wear tube tops should have to go through an application process.

I believe in eight of the ten commandments.

I believe in going to church every Sunday that there isn't a ball game on.

I believe that you should carry the biggest gun you can shoot well, and if that gun is smaller than a 9mm, you are making excuses.
 
I believe in eight of the ten commandments.
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I hope "covet" isn't one that you discount.

If you really think about it, it's the single biggest reason our country is going down the tubes, and currently very under-contemplated.


There's a reason it made the top ten.

IMO,
Les
 
Right or wrong, these are my ill formed and ignorant beliefs -

- a .50 Desert Eagle is only useful as an improvised anchor

- people who own .50 Desert Eagles should be avoided

- European firearms are of superior manufacture

- the 1911 .45 ACP is not the be all and end all

- the Taurus Judge is almost as useless as the .50 Desert Eagle

- IPSA or whatever it's called nowadays is not a realistic form of combat handgun training

- If I'm ever attacked by falling plates and rogue bowling pins, I will retract the above statement

- machine gunning blocks of ice, old furniture and water melons with full auto AKs is the most fun you can have with your pants on
 
Depends on which 2 he's caught violating, and he reserves the right to switch as needed. In other words, he does not recognize a higher authority that hands down commandments to mortals, and thus is his own authority... for a little while anyway.
 
oneounceload - I would submit that your 'belief' has likely been proven many times, and is something I totally agree with...
 
How is that? I open carry every day. I haven't experienced the problems that you refer to.
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It is also Laramie. Thank goodness we live in a very firearm friendly area of the country where people grow up around guns and know how to use them. I have yet to attempt open carry anywhere in town, but spot many people who do.

Kudos to you for OC'ing every day.
 
Wyocarp - I wish I could answer you, but as the title implies, 'I believe it, but can't prove it'...so it's really just a feeling on the matter.

That said, I've read a few articles (probably only a few over a couple of years) of instances where people have been hassled for open carry. http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-090429-concealed-carry,0,4370239.story There's one example - there are others.

I've also seen numerous posts here on THR about people being hassled by the police for open carry - only for the police to find out it is legal in some states (which is a good thing).

I just tend to think it makes people nervous...rightly or wrongly. Again, I can't prove it.
 
...that point shooting is a valid concept (at close distances)

Agree, I do it when the time is right in one of those shooting sports.

...that various anti-gun movements truly believe that increased gun control = less gun crime or fewer suicides (I know the facts, I'm speaking to their beliefs)

I believe that some of the FOLLOWERS of those movements believe that, but the leadership either knows better or does not care in their quest for political power.

...that we are our own enemy when it comes to ammunition scarcity

Yup.

...that shooting tin cans with a .22 is the most fun you can have, ever.

Disagree. If I had not been introduced to competitive shooting within about two years of graduating college and getting a job to buy guns and ammo with, I would be playing golf by now instead of rolling cans and breaking rocks. Plinking was getting dull.

...that open carry only leads to more problems for gun owners (sorry folks, just how I feel)

Agree. Most citizens and cops do not understand that an honest man might want to carry a gun. They will freak out. Not legal in my jurisdiction, anyhow, except on my own property. Which is too small and urban for it to be much use.
 
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I believe:
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...that point shooting is a valid concept (at close distances)In 90% of all CCW/Police shooting instances, its all you'll need or have time for.

...that various anti-gun movements truly believe that increased gun control = less gun crime or fewer suicides (I know the facts, I'm speaking to their beliefs)obviously bs. crime went down after CCW laws passed. suicide is selfish and stupid and has nothing to do with guns.

...that we are our own enemy when it comes to ammunition scarcityYup, you should have stocked up last year. WTSHTF or TEOWAKI happens, there isn't going to be any ammo around

...that shooting tin cans with a .22 is the most fun you can have, ever.bowling pins

...that open carry only leads to more problems for gun owners (sorry folks, just how I feel)true, open carry is stupid. If you can't carry legally, then carry concealed i................

Just curious what you believe that you cannot necessarily prove (or perhaps, it's highly debated)."



.40 and .45 work better than 9mm

AR15 with an Eotech beats the tar out of a shotgun

evolution has never happened (and why deos it allways pop up on a gun board?)

glock grips aren't really squarish at all

a good combat grip is on the front/back of the grip with the strong hand and the left and right sides are held with with the support hand (kinda). Basically a square anyway!

Even if .40 glocks kb or run weird with lights on, their still the second most reliable pistol out there, glock 9mm's are first.

I like turtles

most gun oils are just household mixes with a lable.

Stp,atf, and marvel mystery oil mixed right work better anyway.

Glocks don't have to stay stock to be reliable.

 
i believe...

you should be able to own a firearm just for the fun of shooting (not all guns but certain models) without judgement of others

being a gun nut isnt a bad thing

more people should shoot than talk

that every able man should be a rifleman
 
Obviously some similarities to others posted.

1. You do AIM a pistol or rifle, and you POINT a shotgun. (That doesn't mean the general area. You still need to know what you're doing. I cheat, I use a laser and point).

2. Shot PLACEMENT indeed is more important than caliber. And a 32acp or 380acp is totally sufficient for carrying purposes. And if you believe you HAVE to have a 9mm or bigger, then you're rationalizing.

3. If you can't hit the target and reduce the threat on you (Usually less than 25 feet), when carrying for self defense, with the 5,6,or 7 rounds that are in a standard hand gun, then you probably have no business with a gun in your hands. Needing a 15 round magazine is either a person's way of admitting they need more practice or they watch too many Die Hard and Lethal Weapon movies.

4. The best way to enforce our 2A rights and to ensure the survival of our rights; is to educate more people to appreciate guns, buy a gun, get a concealed weapon permit, join the NRA; and most importantly, let your congressman know. Make the 80 million gun owners in our country go up to 150 million. That will cover just about every eligible and legal adult. And get NRA membership up from 4 million to every person who owns a gun.
 
- the Taurus Judge is almost as useless as the .50 Desert Eagle
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No sir, the Taurus Judge is MORE useless than the .50 Desert Eagle. The Desert Eagle is at least heavy enough to use as an effective bludgeon (and the aforementioned "improvised anchor"). Note Taurus is now making a CCW version of the Judge *shudder*
 
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