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**huntbytnkbel** · 01-16-2008, 11:37 PM

Me? No. I am far too broke to buy a gun and I live in "the sticks".

However, as soon as im done with school im moving back to Flint. (look it up on wiki)
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I will since it better be interesting if you're advertising a wiki link hehe

you aint kidding!

as i stated in my first post, its mostly going to be used for recreational shooting, but because i do have to frequent the 2nd most dangerous city in the US, It is likely i will go through the training course and obtain my carry permit. But many shooting events have different classes so that people with all types of firearms can participate with the guns that appeal to them, rather then just highly accurate long barrels with scopes have to be shot laying on your back supporting it against your leg etc. etc.. so thats of no concern to me.

just as much as a pointless display of a new car, or new video card, or new TV so whats the difference?

I realize that a lot of people on the forum are on the other side of the pond where this stuff isnt common, but if anything, i think it would peak interest/curiosity. thats ok though, its just a hobby of mine and so far i've stuck to long rifles and shotguns so i was excited is all.

You're absolutely right which is why I treid to make it absolutely clear I was being sarcastic. I had some heated debates in gun threads before, mainly because people claimed that private gun ownership is a very important and strong identifying part off the American culture and I needed allot off convinceing on it. Not saying I'm swayed you're doing things right, but I can see and relate to the positive arguments more now so I thought I'd be able to be in this thread without automaticly resulting in posts like...

It must be frustrating for the OP that posting a thread about something completely legal in his country garners so much controversy and negative attention from some people.

... these?

It wasn't negative attention, it was genuine intrest in more details about the why's. I'm not that technically interested in guns, I do like seeing some big one's fired on youtube once in a while had some fun being linked to some anti tank gun not long ago from fm I believe. But what I find most interesting is the why behind the purchase, as I think hearing about those from real people is what allowed my somewhat narrowminded approach to gun ownership to be broadend.

01-16-2008, 11:37 PM	#17
huntbytnkbel Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 415 Senior Member	Me? No. I am far too broke to buy a gun and I live in "the sticks". However, as soon as im done with school im moving back to Flint. (look it up on wiki) [thumbup] I will since it better be interesting if you're advertising a wiki link hehe you aint kidding! as i stated in my first post, its mostly going to be used for recreational shooting, but because i do have to frequent the 2nd most dangerous city in the US, It is likely i will go through the training course and obtain my carry permit. But many shooting events have different classes so that people with all types of firearms can participate with the guns that appeal to them, rather then just highly accurate long barrels with scopes have to be shot laying on your back supporting it against your leg etc. etc.. so thats of no concern to me. just as much as a pointless display of a new car, or new video card, or new TV so whats the difference? I realize that a lot of people on the forum are on the other side of the pond where this stuff isnt common, but if anything, i think it would peak interest/curiosity. thats ok though, its just a hobby of mine and so far i've stuck to long rifles and shotguns so i was excited is all. You're absolutely right which is why I treid to make it absolutely clear I was being sarcastic. I had some heated debates in gun threads before, mainly because people claimed that private gun ownership is a very important and strong identifying part off the American culture and I needed allot off convinceing on it. Not saying I'm swayed you're doing things right, but I can see and relate to the positive arguments more now so I thought I'd be able to be in this thread without automaticly resulting in posts like... It must be frustrating for the OP that posting a thread about something completely legal in his country garners so much controversy and negative attention from some people. ... these? It wasn't negative attention, it was genuine intrest in more details about the why's. I'm not that technically interested in guns, I do like seeing some big one's fired on youtube once in a while had some fun being linked to some anti tank gun not long ago from fm I believe. But what I find most interesting is the why behind the purchase, as I think hearing about those from real people is what allowed my somewhat narrowminded approach to gun ownership to be broadend.
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