JohnRich 4 #1 August 26, 2011 You might be a gun-o-phobe, if you write editorials like this: "Gun people: I don’t pretend to understand them. I don’t relate to people who carry guns, collect them or shoot them. To me, guns encourage violent behavior and are a danger to society. "I shot a gun once back when I was 11 or 12 years old. Living in the country, my father let me shoot his gun into a field. I remember the shot being loud and me falling down as the gun went off. It was scary..."Full editorial: http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-23964-gun-people.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 2 #2 August 26, 2011 And because of other childhood experiences, he may still sleep the light on. if a girl had pushed him down at recess on the first day of school no telling how he would've turned out.Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #3 August 26, 2011 You missed this quote: Quote"I don’t think my grandfather owned a gun, but he did own a rifle.""That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 August 26, 2011 Quote You missed this quote: Quote " You can put a gun in your sock, in your underwear or even up your ass. ." scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 August 26, 2011 Quote And because of other childhood experiences, he may still sleep the light on. if a girl had pushed him down at recess on the first day of school no telling how he would've turned out. Sounds right for the Brady bunch...glad you've been paying attention! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #6 August 26, 2011 Quote You might be a gun-o-phobe, if you write editorials like this: "Gun people: I don’t pretend to understand them. I don’t relate to people who carry guns, collect them or shoot them. To me, guns encourage violent behavior and are a danger to society. "I shot a gun once back when I was 11 or 12 years old. Living in the country, my father let me shoot his gun into a field. I remember the shot being loud and me falling down as the gun went off. It was scary..."Full editorial: http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-23964-gun-people.html Its so god damn ridiculous I cant even read the whole article. __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefty 0 #7 August 26, 2011 That was, without a doubt, the most unintentionally funny article written by a gun-o-phobe that I have ever read.Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #8 August 26, 2011 I agree. It isn't even a coherent argument, it's just an expression of his own phobia. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vortexring 0 #9 August 26, 2011 Funny article mate, although I'm surprised you're still publishing such media; a little birdy had told me you'd given up all your guns and now spent most of your time hugging trees and eating lentils... Guess not... 'for it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "chuck 'im out, the brute!" But it's "saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #10 August 26, 2011 QuoteYou missed this quote: Quote"I don’t think my grandfather owned a gun, but he did own a rifle." Where did you get that idea? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #11 August 26, 2011 The guy is a moron."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #12 August 27, 2011 He would be in the Womens Only forum asking dating advice._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #13 August 27, 2011 QuoteHe would be in the Womens Only forum asking dating advice. Yeah! Or..or... if this was a ballet forum, he wouldn't know the difference between Retiré devant and a Rond de jambe! Fucking moron. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #14 August 27, 2011 QuoteQuoteYou missed this quote: Quote"I don’t think my grandfather owned a gun, but he did own a rifle." Where did you get that idea? Where did I get what idea? That was a quote from the article ... the guy doesn't even understand that a rifle is a gun."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #15 August 27, 2011 QuoteQuoteHe would be in the Womens Only forum asking dating advice. Yeah! Or..or... if this was a ballet forum, he wouldn't know the difference between Retiré devant and a Rond de jambe! Fucking moron. Oop. . Should have been more specific to what piece I was responding to. . . That is, what would have happen if a girl pushed him down on the first day during recess._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #16 August 27, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteYou missed this quote: Quote"I don’t think my grandfather owned a gun, but he did own a rifle." Where did you get that idea? Where did I get what idea? That was a quote from the article ... the guy doesn't even understand that a rifle is a gun. Where did you get the idea that I missed that quote? I didn't. I read the editorial, start to finish. I made no attempt to debunk every false or dumb statement he made - I didn't have all night to respond. Technically, a gun is not a rifle. A "gun" has a smooth bore, like a shotgun, while a "rifle" has grooves cut into it to make a bullet spin. The USMC made this very clear to me in boot camp. Woe be to he who called his M-14 a "gun"... But I haven't a clue what the author of the piece meant by that statement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #17 August 28, 2011 Quote Quote He would be in the Womens Only forum asking dating advice. Yeah! Or..or... if this was a ballet forum, he wouldn't know the difference between Retiré devant and a Rond de jambe! Fucking moron. OK...so now I questioning just how it is that YOU know the difference. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #18 August 28, 2011 This is my rifle. This is my gun. This is for fighting. This is for fun. Now why do they call one rank "gunny"? Because they are pricks. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #19 August 28, 2011 Quote Quote Quote He would be in the Womens Only forum asking dating advice. Yeah! Or..or... if this was a ballet forum, he wouldn't know the difference between Retiré devant and a Rond de jambe! Fucking moron. OK...so now I questioning just how it is that YOU know the difference. Cuz everything is look-uppable. Get the idea; look it up; work it into the act. Remember to tip your waitresses. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #20 August 30, 2011 Quote Funny article mate, although I'm surprised you're still publishing such media; a little birdy had told me you'd given up all your guns and now spent most of your time hugging trees and eating lentils... Guess not... Hey vortex, you a lentile o phobe? Lentils are delicious and I have a constitutional right to eat them. Guns are good, I have plenty but they're somewhat boring but essential when needed, similar to my toolbox. Now back to lentils, yummy, don't knock lentils. Trees.....good.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #21 August 30, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteYou missed this quote: Quote"I don’t think my grandfather owned a gun, but he did own a rifle." Where did you get that idea? Where did I get what idea? That was a quote from the article ... the guy doesn't even understand that a rifle is a gun. Where did you get the idea that I missed that quote? I didn't. I read the editorial, start to finish. I made no attempt to debunk every false or dumb statement he made - I didn't have all night to respond. Technically, a gun is not a rifle. A "gun" has a smooth bore, like a shotgun, while a "rifle" has grooves cut into it to make a bullet spin. The USMC made this very clear to me in boot camp. Woe be to he who called his M-14 a "gun"... But I haven't a clue what the author of the piece meant by that statement. But hand guns have rifling, don't they/ Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #22 August 31, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteYou missed this quote: Quote"I don’t think my grandfather owned a gun, but he did own a rifle." Where did you get that idea? Where did I get what idea? That was a quote from the article ... the guy doesn't even understand that a rifle is a gun. Where did you get the idea that I missed that quote? I didn't. I read the editorial, start to finish. I made no attempt to debunk every false or dumb statement he made - I didn't have all night to respond. Technically, a gun is not a rifle. A "gun" has a smooth bore, like a shotgun, while a "rifle" has grooves cut into it to make a bullet spin. The USMC made this very clear to me in boot camp. Woe be to he who called his M-14 a "gun"... But I haven't a clue what the author of the piece meant by that statement. But hand guns have rifling, don't they/ Yes. Confusing, isn't it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #23 August 31, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteYou missed this quote: Quote"I don’t think my grandfather owned a gun, but he did own a rifle." Where did you get that idea? Where did I get what idea? That was a quote from the article ... the guy doesn't even understand that a rifle is a gun. Where did you get the idea that I missed that quote? I didn't. I read the editorial, start to finish. I made no attempt to debunk every false or dumb statement he made - I didn't have all night to respond. Technically, a gun is not a rifle. A "gun" has a smooth bore, like a shotgun, while a "rifle" has grooves cut into it to make a bullet spin. The USMC made this very clear to me in boot camp. Woe be to he who called his M-14 a "gun"... But I haven't a clue what the author of the piece meant by that statement. But hand guns have rifling, don't they/ Yes. Confusing, isn't it! If I remember correctly from weapons training, a pistol and/or rifle is a firearm, while a cannon, such as a howitzer, is a gun."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #24 August 31, 2011 QuoteIf I remember correctly from weapons training, a pistol and/or rifle is a firearm, while a cannon, such as a howitzer, is a gun. Civilian LEOs, even presumably those who are military veterans, colloquially refer to personal firearms as "guns" all the time. Anyhow, the author was obviously being inartful in distinguishing a handgun from a rifle. If the point is that he's so much of a "gun whuffo" that he uses incorrect vocabulary, that may be the case. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #25 August 31, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteYou missed this quote: Quote"I don’t think my grandfather owned a gun, but he did own a rifle." Where did you get that idea? Where did I get what idea? That was a quote from the article ... the guy doesn't even understand that a rifle is a gun. Where did you get the idea that I missed that quote? I didn't. I read the editorial, start to finish. I made no attempt to debunk every false or dumb statement he made - I didn't have all night to respond. Technically, a gun is not a rifle. A "gun" has a smooth bore, like a shotgun, while a "rifle" has grooves cut into it to make a bullet spin. The USMC made this very clear to me in boot camp. Woe be to he who called his M-14 a "gun"... But I haven't a clue what the author of the piece meant by that statement. The terms regarding firearms are somewhat fluid, and depend on who you ask. In some circles there is a distinction made between "pistols" and "revolvers." A belt-fed full-auto rifle-cartridge firearm is usually referred to as a "machine gun," even in the Corps. A magazine-fed pistol-cartridge firearm is commonly known as a "submachine gun" (the "sub" being sub-caliber). A magazine-fed full-auto full-patch rifle-cartridge firearm is known as an "automatic rifle;" if it fires a reduced load it becomes an "assault rifle." In any event, little regarding firearms is quite what it seems. A .38 is actually .357", a .38-40 is actually a .40", and a .44 mikes out to .4295" (say .43"). The military is kind of like the guy who has eaten more Big Macs than anyone else alive. From a culinary standpoint, he does not have a lot of credibility when describing much besides Big Macs; similarly, the Military has a lot of experience with billions of rounds from a very limited number of firearm/ammunition combinations. Don't get me wrong, I would question the sanity of a unit that let everyone choose their own caliber; if everyone had a .30 caliber, but this included 7.62x25, .30-30, .30/06, .30 Carbine, .300 Savage, .300 Weatherby, .300 WM, .30-40, .308, 7.52x39, 7.62x54R, you could have a lot of firepower but no interchangeability - and a logistical nightmare on your hands. A fixed cartridge for a shotgun is a shotshell or shell, but it is perfectly acceptable for someone who just hit 98 out of 100 clay pigeons to say "I gotta go get more bullets." Is that 'correct?' No - but if you can shoot like that, you can call them whatever you want. Thus I would not get too strung out by someone using vernacular common to a different firearm culture, though someone can also display complete ignorance with a single well-chosen sentence. BSBD, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
