Dave Workman
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http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/06/12/my-month-with-a-gun-week-one/ This is supposed to be Part I of IV....
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compmanio365
Regular Member
She is going about this all the wrong way. I say anybody who just straps a gun on, that they are obviously so emotionally distraught about, is doing the wrong thing. And portraying the wrong message (big surprise there, right?). I would never recommend someone buy their first gun, have no clue about it, and be scared of firearms, then immediately move to open carry.
If she wanted to truly research properly, she would have rented a few guns, taken a safety class and then decided to carry when she knew how to use the gun (and how they actually work - a bullet in your fuel tank isn't going to "make the car explode"). THAT is a far more realistic and responsible scenario that matches real life gun ownership, not just strapping a gun to your side when you don't even know how it works. Beyond that, did she even ask the gun store owner how to use it? How to be safe with it? You don't get answers to the questions you don't ask......but hey, it's pretty obvious the article is meant to confirm her own biased preconceptions, so she'll do anything it takes to confirm them.
If she wanted to truly research properly, she would have rented a few guns, taken a safety class and then decided to carry when she knew how to use the gun (and how they actually work - a bullet in your fuel tank isn't going to "make the car explode"). THAT is a far more realistic and responsible scenario that matches real life gun ownership, not just strapping a gun to your side when you don't even know how it works. Beyond that, did she even ask the gun store owner how to use it? How to be safe with it? You don't get answers to the questions you don't ask......but hey, it's pretty obvious the article is meant to confirm her own biased preconceptions, so she'll do anything it takes to confirm them.
sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
...and yet even with no experience and scared as shite....she still didn't harm anyone....
b0neZ
Regular Member
Okay. We know a few things from this "article":
1) She's a moonbat, but well within her right to carry.
2) The guy at the store sold a Mark 1, Mod 0 novice a firearm specificaly on her stated reason to him for HD. This makes sense: New person needs something easy to manipulate for those "Bumps in the night" senarios.
Should he have demoed how to load and clear it? It's possible he tried to, and she cut him short with a flippant excuse of some sort. We'll never know.
3) It's reasonable to surmise from her writing that the sidearm possibly wasn't even loaded, violating at least one of her own rules: carrying for personal protection.
I won't go into the stuff we all already know about and is much discussed: training, etc.
If I am wrong on any of these points, please let me know.
(Please pardon any typos, as I'm only on my first cup of coffee.)
1) She's a moonbat, but well within her right to carry.
2) The guy at the store sold a Mark 1, Mod 0 novice a firearm specificaly on her stated reason to him for HD. This makes sense: New person needs something easy to manipulate for those "Bumps in the night" senarios.
Should he have demoed how to load and clear it? It's possible he tried to, and she cut him short with a flippant excuse of some sort. We'll never know.
3) It's reasonable to surmise from her writing that the sidearm possibly wasn't even loaded, violating at least one of her own rules: carrying for personal protection.
I won't go into the stuff we all already know about and is much discussed: training, etc.
If I am wrong on any of these points, please let me know.
(Please pardon any typos, as I'm only on my first cup of coffee.)
tombrewster421
Regular Member
Well I made several comments that are awaiting moderation. Hopefully she'll begin to take this seriously and actually understand what she is doing. I invited her to come here and said that I would gladly show her how to handle her weapon safely and I'm sure others would be more than willing as well.
golddigger14s
Activist Member
Maybe instead of actually getting a weapon first, do a story like Nat Geo or Discovery Channel does. "A day in the life of an Open Carrier" Shadow an OCer for a day or two with some range time included, then go out and do it herself. Just like the journalist in Iraq, not making the news herself but "embedding" herself with an OC group. My .02.
tombrewster421
Regular Member
I'm sure you know she's not interested in what "real" journalism is.
sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
Dave Workman
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EMNofSeattle
Regular Member
I think she's in Washington, so I made a comment inviting her to next months picnic in South Kitsap.... But I guess moderation filtered it out
tombrewster421
Regular Member
All my posts still say they are waiting for moderation. I'm guessing they may be flooded and those that have shown up already were already registered to comment on that website. Every other time I've signed up to comment on a page like that they wait to confirm your email address. I haven't got an email yet.
Dave Workman
Regular Member
This should get her attention:
New Wash. state CPL tally more than 7,000 higher than mid-May
More than 7,000 new concealed pistol licenses have been issued in Washington State since Examiner last checked with the Department of Licensing in mid-May, bringing the total to 433,223 as of Monday morning.
http://www.examiner.com/article/new-wash-state-cpl-tally-more-than-7-000-higher-than-mid-may
New Wash. state CPL tally more than 7,000 higher than mid-May
More than 7,000 new concealed pistol licenses have been issued in Washington State since Examiner last checked with the Department of Licensing in mid-May, bringing the total to 433,223 as of Monday morning.
http://www.examiner.com/article/new-wash-state-cpl-tally-more-than-7-000-higher-than-mid-may
this is over in the social forum, too. basically she is an idiot.
also, the bigger matter here isn't the 2A (which she's not interested in adopting, just exploiting); it's the purposeful rejection of personal responsibility, expecting the gov't to establish rules and laws on how we should make decisions.
also, the bigger matter here isn't the 2A (which she's not interested in adopting, just exploiting); it's the purposeful rejection of personal responsibility, expecting the gov't to establish rules and laws on how we should make decisions.
jhfc
Regular Member
This article has inspired me to get into whitewater rafting. Just go out and do, you know, things! Stuff!
I'll go buy a raft, round up some kids and take a trip down the Deschutes. I'm nervous AND excited!
Do you think I should learn to swim first? What could possibly go wrong?
I'll go buy a raft, round up some kids and take a trip down the Deschutes. I'm nervous AND excited!
Do you think I should learn to swim first? What could possibly go wrong?
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tombrewster421
Regular Member
This article has inspired me to get into whitewater rafting. Just go out and do, you know, things! Stuff!
I'll go buy a raft, round up some kids and take a trip down the Deschutes. I'm nervous AND excited!
Do you think I should learn to swim first? What could possibly go wrong?
Hahahahaha!
EMNofSeattle
Regular Member
This article has inspired me to get into whitewater rafting. Just go out and do, you know, things! Stuff!
I'll go buy a raft, round up some kids and take a trip down the Deschutes. I'm nervous AND excited!
Do you think I should learn to swim first? What could possibly go wrong?
That's why we need mandatory government training in river safety before you can take a boat on any river, stream or creek deeper then 12 feet (or a high capacity assault creek if you will) boat dealers should only rent you rafts after you show your river card and fill out a form indicating your name address and race to keep for government records.
Whitney
Regular Member
Ding,ding,ding
This is spot on. I hope for her sake she is not forced to defend herself.
I would say she has started quite the social experiment. For arguments sake lets make believe the experiment comes to fruition, training and profiecency are mandated by law. Now lets say a homicide is committed by a person who has had the "mandated training" who is responsible or even culpable? The government must be responsible as they failed to provide sufficent training, I can see the courts backing up now.
No matter the argument she makes, there is no substitute for personal responsibility and accountability for your actions.
~Whitney
This is spot on. I hope for her sake she is not forced to defend herself.
I would say she has started quite the social experiment. For arguments sake lets make believe the experiment comes to fruition, training and profiecency are mandated by law. Now lets say a homicide is committed by a person who has had the "mandated training" who is responsible or even culpable? The government must be responsible as they failed to provide sufficent training, I can see the courts backing up now.
No matter the argument she makes, there is no substitute for personal responsibility and accountability for your actions.
~Whitney
MKEgal
Regular Member
Come join the discussion...
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...mber-buys-pistol-decides-to-carry-for-a-month
I figured that since it's a national magazine, & doesn't mention which state she's doing this dangerous experiment in, that was a good place for it.
I'd like to figure out how to get in touch with her. Might have to go through the Brady Bunch HQ.
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...mber-buys-pistol-decides-to-carry-for-a-month
I figured that since it's a national magazine, & doesn't mention which state she's doing this dangerous experiment in, that was a good place for it.
I'd like to figure out how to get in touch with her. Might have to go through the Brady Bunch HQ.
gogodawgs
Campaign Veteran
She is in my hometown of Vancouver Washington.