TehGruu
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So I was at Academy this afternoon before I went to work. I just went in to pick up a small zip case for my Sig Pro and stopped to drool over a Colt sitting behind some glass. While I was looking I heard, "How easy is it to remove the clip?" I don't know why, but when I hear people use the wrong terms, especially for firearms, it's like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard. I looked over and saw an older couple and they were examining a Glock. Then they managed to sweep the muzzle in my direction. Maybe it was their first firearm purchase, but I just felt my hackles rise. Then I see she has the slide pulled back and is trying to move the slide forward by pressing the slidestop.
She was handing the pistol back to a very patient employee as I was walking away and gritting my teeth. I don't know why, but I'm only 29 and when I see someone with gray in theirhair I tend to assume that they have more wisdom in general than I do. But we all know what happens when one assumes I guess. Ah well, I just hope that if they were first time gun owners that the employee did more than just instruct them on filling out the proper forms and they can find someone to give them some proper education on the matter. I just wasn't up to it at that time. I was running late to work and they had the aura about them that no matter what anyone told them, they wouldn't listen because they knew better.
/rantoff
-Gruu
So I was at Academy this afternoon before I went to work. I just went in to pick up a small zip case for my Sig Pro and stopped to drool over a Colt sitting behind some glass. While I was looking I heard, "How easy is it to remove the clip?" I don't know why, but when I hear people use the wrong terms, especially for firearms, it's like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard. I looked over and saw an older couple and they were examining a Glock. Then they managed to sweep the muzzle in my direction. Maybe it was their first firearm purchase, but I just felt my hackles rise. Then I see she has the slide pulled back and is trying to move the slide forward by pressing the slidestop.
She was handing the pistol back to a very patient employee as I was walking away and gritting my teeth. I don't know why, but I'm only 29 and when I see someone with gray in theirhair I tend to assume that they have more wisdom in general than I do. But we all know what happens when one assumes I guess. Ah well, I just hope that if they were first time gun owners that the employee did more than just instruct them on filling out the proper forms and they can find someone to give them some proper education on the matter. I just wasn't up to it at that time. I was running late to work and they had the aura about them that no matter what anyone told them, they wouldn't listen because they knew better.
/rantoff
-Gruu