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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Apr 24, 2014 - 04:08pm PT
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What's the oxymoron chief?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Apr 24, 2014 - 04:20pm PT
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No, most guys in the camp were power mad pygmies who got off on having officers in no win scenarios that made them feel smart.
I focused on field training.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Apr 24, 2014 - 04:29pm PT
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Yes, I know how much people love their camps. And yes, they're necessary. I personally preferred a more positive training environment.
Edit: That is the Air Force/Army for ya.... huh Survival.
Yeah, for sure there are no power mad pygmies in the Navy.....
There are no Hardcell PJ's, period. Only guys that have been through the camp.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Apr 24, 2014 - 04:45pm PT
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Once you have one, you can acquire grenades a la mode. I personally know three individuals that have both their FFL and FEL's. Two ret LEO's and one a ret LCDR USN EOD Operator.
LOL,
I know one CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR with a FEL that refills flash bang grenades for local LEO's because he's the only one around with the properly rated storage facility.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 24, 2014 - 05:31pm PT
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Gawd I miss my 3"/50 gun... it would go so well in my backyard now and I
could light up those muthafuggin stoopid azz low flying helos.
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aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Apr 24, 2014 - 07:16pm PT
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There are about 20 children a day injured by accidental discharge of guns. Law enforcement experts say (and the statistics prove it)your chances of successfully using a gun for self-defense are much rarer than the likelihood of it being used against you, or for suicide, or some family member taking it and killing someone, etc.
I don't think gun control laws are necessarily the answer, but just as blind people cannot be allowed to drive a car, so many people for various reasons, are much better off without guns.
I think it's different if you live in the country, or on a farm; then you need guns, but even then, I would encourage people with children, especially, to give very serious and thorough safety instruction.
I live in Los Angeles, where thousands of gang members have guns, and one's attitude is much different, compared to those who live in the country.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de la Playa
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Apr 24, 2014 - 10:36pm PT
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The law appears to allow "gun-rights" to those who are licensed, which gets me to wondering what are the requirements to obtain a license in Georgia.
How many licensees?
How many white licensees?
How many black licensees?
How many gang-member licensees?
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Apr 24, 2014 - 10:46pm PT
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Aspendougy writes:
"...your chances of successfully using a gun for self-defense are much rarer than the likelihood of..."
Is it possible to use a gun for self-defense without firing it?
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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Apr 24, 2014 - 10:52pm PT
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Is it possible to use a gun for self-defense without firing it?
I am sure you already know the answer, chaz
simply showing or brandishing a weapon is a very effective deterrent
I was able to stop an escalating road rage situation just by holding my Glock out the
window, he saw it and stopped stalking my wife and I
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de la Playa
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Apr 24, 2014 - 11:06pm PT
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http://www.georgiacarry.org/cms/georgias-carry-laws-explained/frequently-asked-questions/
Q: I don’t have a Georgia Weapons License. Can I carry in my car?
A: Any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun may have or carry on his or her person a weapon or long gun on his or her property or inside his or her home, motor vehicle, or place of business without a valid weapons carry license. In addition, such person may carry a long gun, which must be carried openly if loaded. Moreover, such person may carry in his or her own motor vehicle. Finally, if such person is eligible for a Georgia Weapons License, he or she may carry in any private passenger motor vehicle.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 25, 2014 - 08:28pm PT
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Jesus is doing a face palm
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Tvash
climber
Seattle
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Apr 25, 2014 - 09:27pm PT
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I wouldn't assume everyone will be intimidated by your gun. That's a really stupid mistake to make, because not everyone is. Waking up at 10 pm with a shotgun in my face didn't do it for me, so I reckon I'm one. My only response in that croggy, confused moment was "find your Spanish, dude. I think this guy wants to chat". Now a big knife or tiny micronut...OK, those scare me.
Mr. Road Rage could just as easily have pulled out his own glock and shot the wife before you can say "please don't do that". An actual attack (what, he's going to ram your vehicle?) is very unlikely in such a case. Mostly the guy just wants to vent and show you who's boss.
Let him.
Dumbass maneuver that endangered both the wife and everyone else on the raod nearby. Really stupid.
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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Apr 25, 2014 - 09:53pm PT
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That coming from someone ripping on me for OPEN CARRYING.. Isnt that precious....
confused again, Ron?
I have never, ever, ripped on you or anyone else for openly carrying a weapon
here in New Mexico we are an open carry state
I happen to have a Concealed Carry License
get your facts right before you post, try it, just one time
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jstan
climber
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Apr 26, 2014 - 02:37pm PT
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Ron:
interesting you would say that. I was driving across the 13th street bridge in DC when I saw a male driver force his way in front of a car driven by a black woman. He then reached into the back seat, pulled up a rifle, and pointed it at her. In such an awkward maneuver if the rifle had been ready to fire he might have killed someone.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Apr 26, 2014 - 02:42pm PT
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http://m.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/man-gun-causes-scare-during-childrens-baseball-gam/nfhJS/
Parents at a Forysth County park abruptly stopped a children's baseball game after growing suspicions of the behavior of a man carrying a gun in a waist holster Tuesday night.
"He's just walking around [saying] 'See my gun? Look, I got a gun and there's nothing you can do about it.' He knew he was frightening people. He knew exactly what he was doing," said parent Karen Rabb.
Rabb told Channel 2’s Tom Regan the parents grew so alarmed that they brought the game to a halt when the man declined a request that he leave a parking lot overlooking the baseball field.
“He scared people to the point where we stopped the game, took the kids out of the dugout and behind the dugout, and kind of hunkered down,” Rabb said.
Park users flooded 911 with 22 calls about the man. Forysth County deputies questioned the man, and found that he had a permit for the handgun. Authorities said since the man made no verbal threats or gestures, they could neither arrest him nor ask him to leave the park.
Another parent questioned what point the man was trying to prove.
"Why would anyone be walking around a public park, with a lot of children and parents and people here playing baseball, and he's walking around with a gun? I don't think the parents would have been nervous had he just had the gun in his holster and was just watching the game," said parent Paris Horton.
Rabb's 6-year-old son Ethan was playing at the time and later expressed concern to his mother.
"When I was reading my son's story last night, he turned to me and said 'Mommy, did that man want to kill me?'" said Rabb.
The Forsyth County sheriff said he didn't believe the parents and children were in any danger and that parks are constantly patrolled. He said while the man was within his rights to carry the gun, his conduct was inappropriate.
"We support the constitutional right to bear arms. We will not tolerate bad behavior," said Forsyth Sheriff Duane Piper.
The director of Georgia Carry, a gun rights and lobbying organization, also questioned what the man was trying to do.
"There's a right and a wrong way to exercise your right. This is not the right way," said Georgia Carry Executive Director Jerry Henry.
Rabb said she, too, is a gun rights advocate.
"I own a gun. I have no problems with the Second Amendment. But they do not belong in a parking lot where we have children everywhere. If you want to make a statement, go to the Capitol," said Rabb.
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Fuucking gun nuts...
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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Apr 26, 2014 - 02:45pm PT
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^^^ +1 for nita
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Apr 26, 2014 - 03:21pm PT
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Seems like the USA is overly fascinated with guns. Can't turn on the TV without seeing them. I grew up with pellet guns, 22s, 45s, 12 gauges and a 30-06.
I'm glad I learned to shoot. At 12 I was shooting dad's 30-06 at the range. I have no fear of guns. But this fascination in the USA is just stupid. I don't own a gun and don't understand it.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 26, 2014 - 03:28pm PT
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I am so happy we moved back to Cali from Georgia. I love my friends there, but it is not the place I wanted to raise my kids.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 26, 2014 - 03:57pm PT
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Is this the kind of country we want to live in, where everyone carries a gun? Seems to me we are going backwards.
At what point do we evolve into a species that doesn't need a gun to go through life?
I have no problem with guns that people use to hunt food, or protect their home, but carrying one everywhere you go?
Really?
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Madbolter
Big Wall climber
I used to be hard
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Apr 26, 2014 - 05:38pm PT
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Gary throws out this photo as an illustration of Teabagger violence:
But Lincoln was a Republican and Booth was a Democrat.
Facts are a hard thing to deal with when they don't fit the agenda, huh?
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