Comments on: Our Albatross http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/04/19/our-albatross/ Firearms Policy and Politics in Pennsylvania Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:39:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/04/19/our-albatross/#comment-2724 Sebastian Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:58:31 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=513#comment-2724 Pretty cool Dan. I've talked to a few traditional hippies, and I generally find them to be more mellow and tolerant than the young ones. The 60s ones seem to be more of the philosophy of "do your own thing" and don't balk when I say I enjoy shooting. Pretty cool Dan. I’ve talked to a few traditional hippies, and I generally find them to be more mellow and tolerant than the young ones. The 60s ones seem to be more of the philosophy of “do your own thing” and don’t balk when I say I enjoy shooting.

]]> By: Dan http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/04/19/our-albatross/#comment-2722 Dan Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:31:28 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=513#comment-2722 edit: I meant to say that a gun was used in Lennon's death, not that it magically got up and killed him. edit: I meant to say that a gun was used in Lennon’s death, not that it magically got up and killed him.

]]> By: Dan http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/04/19/our-albatross/#comment-2721 Dan Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:29:45 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=513#comment-2721 I took out an old, aging, 60s hippy radical shooting with me Sunday. He is a good friend of mine, but has previously disavowed firearms because a gun killed John Lennon. We went over the basics of gun safety, proper aiming, etc. It went very well. I let him try a variety of things, from the .22, 12 ga., Ak-47, a 9mm handgun, and a S&W 500. I know I am not supposed to let beginners do the big stuff early, or at least that is what I have been told, but I figure that as long as all safety requirements were met, it would be ok. Anyway, he had a very good time. I was impressed that although he shot high, his groups were a lot closer than I expected. And he is even looking forward to me picking up a new .22 revolver or semi when I go to a big gun show in upstate NY this weekend. He is a big castro fan and hates GWB, but I made an anti-gun person turn that day. I guess the point of this yarn is that the gun range is a great tool of conversion on the gun issue. Even on old hippies. I took out an old, aging, 60s hippy radical shooting with me Sunday. He is a good friend of mine, but has previously disavowed firearms because a gun killed John Lennon. We went over the basics of gun safety, proper aiming, etc. It went very well. I let him try a variety of things, from the .22, 12 ga., Ak-47, a 9mm handgun, and a S&W 500.

I know I am not supposed to let beginners do the big stuff early, or at least that is what I have been told, but I figure that as long as all safety requirements were met, it would be ok.

Anyway, he had a very good time. I was impressed that although he shot high, his groups were a lot closer than I expected. And he is even looking forward to me picking up a new .22 revolver or semi when I go to a big gun show in upstate NY this weekend.

He is a big castro fan and hates GWB, but I made an anti-gun person turn that day. I guess the point of this yarn is that the gun range is a great tool of conversion on the gun issue. Even on old hippies.

]]> By: Ahab http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/04/19/our-albatross/#comment-2708 Ahab Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:51:58 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=513#comment-2708 It is scary - and as you can tell it's something that's been on my mind a lot lately. You know, think about all things that are easily understood by us that (to use my favorite turn of phrase) Suzy Soccermom has no idea what we're talking about. Yeah, it is funny to us when my little P22 gets called a "murderer's special" (thanks Rosie) when we all know it's, well, a .22; but then what about all the people that have never even held a gun? Or the people that don't know the difference between a 9mm bullet or a .22 caliber bullet? It is scary – and as you can tell it’s something that’s been on my mind a lot lately. You know, think about all things that are easily understood by us that (to use my favorite turn of phrase) Suzy Soccermom has no idea what we’re talking about.

Yeah, it is funny to us when my little P22 gets called a “murderer’s special” (thanks Rosie) when we all know it’s, well, a .22; but then what about all the people that have never even held a gun? Or the people that don’t know the difference between a 9mm bullet or a .22 caliber bullet?

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/04/19/our-albatross/#comment-2706 Sebastian Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:19:27 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=513#comment-2706 Yeah. I think semi-automatic confuses a lot of people. The term self-loading is probably better, but I wouldn't argue we ought to ban semi-automatic from the vernacular. The other thing that confuses people is "automatic pistol" doesn't mean full auto. Yeah. I think semi-automatic confuses a lot of people. The term self-loading is probably better, but I wouldn’t argue we ought to ban semi-automatic from the vernacular. The other thing that confuses people is “automatic pistol” doesn’t mean full auto.

]]> By: SayUncle http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2007/04/19/our-albatross/#comment-2705 SayUncle Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:17:29 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=513#comment-2705 I took my brother in law shooting one day. after we were done, we were talking about the weapons we fired (an AR, 10/22, and a Glock) and i was explaining to him some things about them. I mentioned that they were all semi-automatic. He said 'no they're not, they only fired once when I pulled the trigger'. And this is a TN country boy. 'nuff said. I took my brother in law shooting one day. after we were done, we were talking about the weapons we fired (an AR, 10/22, and a Glock) and i was explaining to him some things about them. I mentioned that they were all semi-automatic. He said ‘no they’re not, they only fired once when I pulled the trigger’.

And this is a TN country boy. ’nuff said.

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