Early christmas gift to myself (I"m so gangsta)

[xcellerate]

I grew tired of using my dad's guns and decided to start my own collection of firearms, which I decided should begin with:

The Walther P22:

I chose the walther because I like the way it felt in my hand, the build quality seemed excellent, and the caliber is cheap ($14 for 550 rounds). I went to a range today and fired 550 shots, and never had one jam or not fire.

For a comparison, my P22 shoots the round on the far right:

I asked my dad for a ruger 10/22 for christmas, and maybe in a few months I may move up to a larger rifle if I'm still enjoying shooting:

I just like the .22 stuff because the ammo is so damn cheap. Right now I'm spending $0.02 per round, but if I start moving up I could be spending anywhere from a $0.25 to $0.50 per round

 

[Raziaar]

Now you're ready to start killing people.

 

[CptStern]

christmas with a bang has a whole new meaning for you ..especially if ends with the loss of toes/fingers

oh and during the inevitable shooting spree try to aim for the less useful in society and spare the rest ..those that are seemingly of inferior intelligence, the hopelessly unfashionable, those that are using the good book as a defensive shield, folllowed, of course, by "where's your messiah now?"

 

[Baserape>]

Hypothetically, what US mall would you pillage with your arsenal of mass destruction? If you answer truthfully you get the chance to go back in time with me.

 

[Seppo]

christmas gift alabama style?

 

[CptStern]

nah there's no banjo playing in the background

NWS

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4924085173349496686

 

[Icarusintel]

.22 is weaksauce. Accept nothing less than .40.

Stern, you're just jealous. You wish you had a 2nd Amendment.

 

[CptStern]

.22 is weaksauce. Accept nothing less than .40.

Stern, you're just jealous. You wish you had a 2nd Amendment.

so that I could twist it and re-interpret it to suit my needs?

 

[Pulse]

Hur hur I got me a shootan device.

 

[Icarusintel]

Hur hur I got me a shootan device.

I don't see you surviving the zombie apocalypse very well.

so that I could twist it and re-interpret it to suit my needs?

Isn't that what happens to every piece of legislation?

On a side note, the NRA keeps sending me letters to join. I just can't see myself giving them any money.

 

[Pulse]

I don't see you surviving the zombie apocalypse very well.

No Icarus- you are the zombies.

 

[Icarusintel]

No Icarus- you are the zombies.

Whoa... when the f*ck did I become plural? That's pretty sweet. :thumbs:

 

[firenbrimstone]

"You'll shoot your eye out, kid"

 

[Phobie]

Unless they're virtual and can therefore do no damage to me, or anyone else, guns are ****ing lame.

 

[CptStern]

I don't see you surviving the zombie apocalypse very well.

this goes for me as well ..however i think i'll pry the shotgun from Chuck hestons dead cold hands and find a use for it ..and there's always axes, baseball bats, big sticks with a nail on the end, nunchuks, etc

Isn't that what happens to every piece of legislation?

On a side note, the NRA keeps sending me letters to join. I just can't see myself giving them any money.

"join us, joooooooiiiin uuuuussss"


seems like a cult to me, someone should surround their compound and set their buildings on fire

 

[Icarusintel]

Unless they're virtual and can therefore do no damage to me, or anyone else, guns are ****ing lame.

So, here's a fun question - would you rather die from a single bullet to the head or from someone repeatedly punching you in the face until you hemorrhage and die?

That may seem a bit irrelevant and not altogether sound, but it's a point no one seems to bring up. The deaths attributed to guns are horrible, but there were plenty of horrible deaths before they were ever invented. Simply taking them away doesn't solve all the problems people associate with them.

And have you ever shot a gun? It can be incredibly sweet.

 

[xcellerate]

Unless they're virtual and can therefore do no damage to me, or anyone else, guns are ****ing lame.

Hur hur I got me a shootan device.

I rekon dat dun means yall aint nevar shot nutin befor huh?

.22 is weaksauce. Accept nothing less than .40.

My dad has a 9mm, .38 and .357 magnum if I desire to make a louder boom, but all I shoot is targets, so I don't need all that power or the expense of owning anything larger.


edit: and just in case it wasn't obvious the gangsta remark in the title is a joke...the .22 is more likely to just piss somebody off than actually kill anybody. It's about the lowest power caliber you can buy.

..no but seriously, it's still very dangerous. There's just a reason nobody uses the .22 for anything except shooting targets/rodents. And this probably won't help my 'everybody in America/Alabama owns a gun' case, but I've been shooting with my dad for over a decade and am quite keen on gun safety, control, and ownership.

 

[Phobie]

So, here's a fun question - would you rather die from a single bullet to the head or from someone repeatedly punching you in the face until you hemorrhage and die?

That may seem a bit irrelevant and not altogether sound, but it's a point no one seems to bring up. The deaths attributed to guns are horrible, but there were plenty of horrible deaths before they were ever invented. Simply taking them away doesn't solve all the problems people associate with them.

And have you ever shot a gun? It can be incredibly sweet.

I'd rather not imagine myself being involved in any acts of violence. I'm incredibly passive and quite anti-violence. I think all deaths via violent acts are horrible, not just guns, but guns to me are no better or worse than being "punched in the face"..

No I haven't shot a gun. I've never even touched one and I'm quite happy to keep it that way, I hope I never have to.

 

[noQ]

DURK A DURR!

(please don't shoot me)

 

[Dynasty]

America sells guns in Wallmart yet Marajuana is illegal because its not made in America...

And people wonder why guns kill people...its because everyone can get their idiot hands on one, they should just throw in a free bottle of vodka and let them loose :S

 

[Qonfused]

This was predictable.

 

[Phobie]

This was predictable.

No u!

 

[xcellerate]

America sells guns in Wallmart yet Marajuana is illegal because its not made in America...

America doesn't sell guns in wal-mart; wal-mart sells guns in america. And not every wal-mart does, in fact all the wal-marts within 30 miles of my house do NOT sell guns, they only sell ammo and you still have to be of age to buy that.

And that marijuana statement is the stupidest thing I think I've heard today. You honestly believe marijuana is illegal because it's not made in america?

No I haven't shot a gun. I've never even touched one and I'm quite happy to keep it that way, I hope I never have to.

Why would that make you happy? I've taken maybe a dozen people like you shooting (people who have never held a gun) and everybody had a good time doing it. Everybody gets a big smile the first time they make that bottle explode. You shouldn't have such a negative outlook on something you haven't even given a chance.

 

[repiV]

Jeez, dude's excited about his new toys and all he gets is a load of shit.

So he enjoys shooting guns at a range, what the hell is it to anyone else? Anyone who thinks guns are inherently dangerous is just ignorant. I can think of shitloads of activities thousands of times more dangerous off the top of my head.

PS. shot the SA80 in Air Cadets, years ago...good fun. Not as good as riding in a Chinook though.

 

[TCfromBN]

Oh, I love the SA80. Sweet gun.

 

[noQ]

Jeez, dude's excited about his new toys and all he gets is a load of shit.

So he enjoys shooting guns at a range, what the hell is it to anyone else? Anyone who thinks guns are inherently dangerous is just ignorant. I can think of shitloads of activities thousands of times more dangerous off the top of my head.

..but... but.. Lesbians !?

 

[repiV]

Oh, I love the SA80. Sweet gun.

I've got nothing to compare it to, guns aren't exactly commonplace here.
And everyone has got some weird ****ed up phobia of anything shaped like a gun. My mum when apeshit when I bought an airsoft M16/MP5/USP .45 just because they look real.
The sale, manufacture and importation of replica weaponry of any kind is now banned except under certain circumstances. It's bullshit.

 

[repiV]

..but... but.. Lesbians !?

It's "but lesbian!!!1111"

 

[CptStern]

Jeez, dude's excited about his new toys and all he gets is a load of shit.

So he enjoys shooting guns at a range, what the hell is it to anyone else? Anyone who thinks guns are inherently dangerous is just ignorant. I can think of shitloads of activities thousands of times more dangerous off the top of my head.

yes but few that would be capable of taking your head clean off should I point it at you ... "it's all fun and games till someone loses his head"

if it's so safe why dont jugglers juggle firearms? if it's so safe why dont we let kiddies suckle on the barrels of shotguns? perhps a handgun pacifier or double barreled bottle feeder? if it's so safe why do you need a "safe" to store it in?

huh? HUH???

 

[Stigmata]

I thought it was "But Lesbian !!"

 

[Phobie]

I can think of things more dangerous than shooting a gun too, but the same as with a gun, I wouldn't want to, or wouldn't want anyone I know to DO them.

I just think that guns are unnecessarily violent and a bit silly. I try, but I CAN'T see what you gain from shooting one.

 

[repiV]

yes but few that would be capable of taking your head clean off should I point it at you ... "it's all fun and games till someone loses his head"

The same applies to a kitchen knife. You're more likely to injure yourself or someone else operating one of those than you are operating a gun.
Spray Lynx down your throat and you'll die instantly. Stupid idiots using deodorant, they're gonna get themselves killed one day.

if it's so safe why dont jugglers juggle firearms? if it's so safe why dont we let kiddies suckle on the barrels of shotguns? perhps a handgun pacifier or double barreled bottle feeder? if it's so safe why do you need a "safe" to store it in?

huh? HUH???

Uhu.

 

[Stigmata]

I'm more likely to injure myself with a knife, but that one time when I injure myself with a gun it's going to mean a lot more than a cloth and a band-aid.

 

[repiV]

I can think of things more dangerous than shooting a gun too, but the same as with a gun, I wouldn't want to, or wouldn't want anyone I know to DO them.

Shooting a gun is 100% safe if it's done correctly, so are you saying you want to keep everyone you know in a padded cell their whole lives?

I just think that guns are unnecessarily violent and a bit silly. I try, but I CAN'T see what you gain from shooting one.

I can't see what people gain from smoking, reading crappy Mills & Boon novels or driving humvees on the public roads, but fortunately we're all different.

 

[CptStern]

The same applies to a kitchen knife. You're more likely to injure yourself or someone else operating one of those than you are operating a gun.

yes but knives are made to cut things, guns are made for ..well lets be honest here, kill things ..otherwise they'd bounce off harmlessly when thrown at you

Spray Lynx down your throat and you'll die instantly. Stupid idiots using deodorant, they're gonna get themselves killed one day.

is this a recreational past time? spraying body spray down their throats? is it as fatal as say taking a bullet down the lyranx at full velocity? cuz I'm pretty sure that's fatal 100% of the time

Uhu.

no seriously, no one can answer why if guns are so safe ..why are they stored in safes?

 

[repiV]

I'm more likely to injure myself with a knife, but that one time when I injure myself with a gun it's going to mean a lot more than a cloth and a band-aid.

Why would you ever injure yourself with a gun? Why?

Besides which, stab wounds are far worse than bullet wounds.

 

[repiV]

yes but knives are made to cut things, guns are made for ..well lets be honest here, kill things ..otherwise they'd bounce off harmlessly when thrown at you

The **** does that have to do with anything? Besides the fact that it's not strictly true.

is this a recreational past time? spraying body spray down their throats? is it as fatal as say taking a bullet down the lyranx at full velocity? cuz I'm pretty sure that's fatal 100% of the time

Are you suggesting that shooting yourself in the throat with a gun a recreational pastime?

no seriously, no one can answer why if guns are so safe ..why are they stored in safes?

Perhaps because they're only safe if handled correctly and responsibly, and they need to be kept away from people who don't know how to handle them safely?

 

[xcellerate]

I just think that guns are unnecessarily violent and a bit silly. I try, but I CAN'T see what you gain from shooting one.

Guns were designed to be violent, but that doesn't mean they have to be used as such. In the same way that a car was not designed to be a weapon but by turning the steering wheel a few degrees (onto the sidewalk) I can turn it into one.

You don't 'gain' anything by shooting a gun, in fact you gain about the same amount of stuff as you would if you sat in front of a computer and played TF2 for an hour or two, or if you walked around downtown taking pictures, or if you went for a drive. Some people like to do those things and others don't.

And there are people out there who do own a gun and do practice because in their head they keep running through fantasies where somebody breaks into their house or tries to mug them and they're "forced" to use their weapon in self defense.

I, however, would rather give up my wallet than pull my gun on somebody.

no seriously, no one can answer why if guns are so safe ..why are they stored in safes?

For a couple reasons:
1.) not everybody knows how to handle a gun
2.) if somebody breaks into your house (unlikely, yes I know) you don't want to supply them with more weapons
3.) guns are very expensive and able to sold very easily. There's plenty of rifles going for $1,000 and some over/under shotguns can be $5,000 or more.

 

[Phobie]

Shooting a gun is 100% safe if it's done correctly, so are you saying you want to keep everyone you know in a padded cell their whole lives?



I can't see what people gain from smoking, reading crappy Mills & Boon novels or driving humvees on the public roads, but fortunately we're all different.

Not shooting a gun doesn't mean you have to live in a padded cell.

 

[repiV]

Not shooting a gun doesn't mean you have to live in a padded cell.

You said you wouldn't want yourself or anyone else you know doing anything that's more dangerous than shooting a gun.
Which does mean that you have to live in a padded cell, since you expose yourself to far more danger every time you get in a car, walk the streets of London or eat fast food.

Now riddle me this, if guns are so dangerous, why do they give 12 year old cadets small arms training?