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The Lounge / Post Your Guns

« on: May 15, 2009, 02:13:47 PM »

I just picked up a Mossberg clip fed shotgun, arisaka .25 carbine model 98 i assume, remington semi auto .22 s, l and lr, and a Diana west germany air rifle from a garage sale for $95.  They all came with hard cases and they are SWEEEET.

What A FIND!

ill post pics later

Wow, I didn't think you could just sell guns at a garage sale.

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The Lounge / Post Your Guns

« on: May 11, 2009, 08:04:40 PM »

We're speculating.  Again, he could have had a gun and the same thing could have occurred.  If things escalated even more he could have then used his weapon.

It is easy to say what the right choice is now that the incident is over.

I really don't care enough about it to have a pointless tit-for-tat internet argument over it, you're pro-guns, I get it.

The point is we aren't speculating. The kid didn't have the nerve to shoot someone over a camera fortunately but he probably would have if they tried to pull a gun in defence. Things couldn't have escalated any more than the existing situation of having a gun in your face. The next step up is getting shot, which would probably happen if you try and draw your weapon when someone already has a gun at your head. I'm not saying guns can't be used for self defence, they obviously can, but this is an example where as chance would have it the situation would have ended worse, or at best the gun would have been useless anyway.

That's my position, if you don't agree that's fine.

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The Lounge / Post Your Guns

« on: May 11, 2009, 06:28:49 PM »

He could have had a gun and it could have went down the same way.  Pulling one's weapon is a last resort.

If Thepoolman felt he was surely about to get shot then he would have every right to defend his life.  Then we'd have one less thug robbing people at gunpoint on the streets.

I hear what you're saying and don't get me wrong. I'm guessing that he didn't feel he was surely about to get shot as he didn't hand over his camera. If he was sure he was gonna get shot (or even if he wasn't), if he had a gun in his possession and pulled it then either him or the ghetto kid would of been shot. As it went noone was. The kid might not even of had a live weapon. I'm not defending him, just pointing out that in this particular situation on reflection I'd have been glad I wasn't armed. Getting shot or shooting a kid would not have been a positive result. You get where I'm coming from? It just seems that this is one illustration where a gun wouldn't have been of benefit.

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The Lounge / Post Your Guns

« on: May 11, 2009, 05:58:52 PM »

Chill, I find guns very interesting, always have. I used to go shooting with my old man when I was younger. Just don't see the point in having one now as there's nothing I want to shoot in the city and I have a young daughter at home. If you have an argument with what I actually said rather than an ill-informed vaguely xenophobic rant fire away slugger.

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The Lounge / Post Your Guns

« on: May 11, 2009, 04:35:03 PM »

the other day while out shooting photos, 3 little ghetto thugs decided to try and rob me at gunpoint.  i was in one of the nicer neighborhoods in the city. I was shooting a photo and they started talking to me, i paid half a mind to them and kept shooting,, when i put my camera down from my eye, it was replaced with a gun. i looked the kid in the eyes, scoffed and walked across the street. Ill be fucked if im going to let some little fuck try and steal a camera i worked my ass off for.  His friends were telling him to shoot me, i knew he didnt have the balls.  had i not had my camera in my hands( had it been around my neck) i would have beaten them with my umbrella.   Ive been thinking about getting a small gun to keep in my camera bag incase of this situation happening again. Im pretty sure that its illegal to carry in philadelphia, but its something i have to check out.  I might still get something to keep in my apartment.  I was looking at getting something compact and powerful, not   too expensive... similiar to the glock that couch was talking about. Can anyone point me in the right direction with what would be a good choice.  Thanks

Great, so with another gun in that situation at least someone would have got shot.

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The Lounge / Post Your Guns

« on: March 11, 2009, 08:55:23 PM »

I use this mostly for hunting crack dealers, cop killers and deer.

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The Lounge / Post Your Guns

« on: January 03, 2009, 05:05:50 PM »

Real men use swords!