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SuperiorDG
11-09-2016, 09:43
So last night I get a text from my daughter's mom asking if I have the mags for the 10/22 I gave her a few years back. It's been in the safe sense the last time we shot and the mags ended up with my ammo. She wants to get out and practice, and is wanting to get a hand gun "just in case." Also, a girlfriend of mine ask me this morning about getting her CHP. Feels she needs it now for some reason. For some reason it seems woman in my life are feeling a new need to have a gun handy. I think we might see an increase in female gun ownership after these elections. Thoughts, experiences?
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Aloha_Shooter
11-09-2016, 09:46
My neighbors asked me for some help in selecting a rifle and handgun for home protection several months ago. Haven't had time and they may not be as worried about it now that the election is over.
Despite what you fellas may think of me, for many folks I'm the "go to" guy on gun advice. Little do they know I just get all my good info from here. :)
I can honestly say that there are only a few folks in my life who know how knowledgeable I am in the way of things that go boom...and they probably know more than I do.
I had 3-4 people come to me asking about AR's and the such last week. I gladly guided them.
Today? Nothing yet. I do find it funny that liberals may be seeing the reason why the 2a is so important though.
I get asked all the time. The person wanting to get into firearms almost never seems to go through with it.
I get asked all the time. The person wanting to get into firearms almost never seems to go through with it.
Maybe you're not helping them enough?
I have had the exact opposite experience. If someone I know is curious or expresses interest, I do my utmost to take them shooting (often at my own expense)....In every case that i've been able to do so, they've been hooked after one trip to the range and buy their own gun shortly thereafter. One of them bought an AR the next weekend.... several have bought handguns... and one got the bug good and has who knows what now.
I enjoy taking new shooters out. I even enjoy taking people out who haven't shot in years. I normally enjoy relaxing and shooting with people who just enjoy shooting.
I absolutely avoid shooting with people who apparently know everything and can't wait to show you how unsafe they can handle a firearm.
For me, it is a hobby in support of a purpose. Not everyone believes they need to defend themselves, and for those people I agree, they probably don't need to own a gun. Many people are just curious and these are the people I will go out of my way to introduce them to the hobby. A few people begin to realize that they may want to take a greater role in providing for their personal and family's defense. I spend time talking to these people but often will refer them to some of the more competent instructors I know who will give them not just firearms training but introduce them to the responsibilities and liabilities involved in owning and using firearms against other human beings.
I know that for the past few years there has been an increase in participation by women and I think that is a good thing in general. I'm not so much interested in the person's sex as I am in their maturity and their willingness to learn.
Like most things in life, the hobby is on a scale; with those who don't on one end and those with a defensive mindset on the other. Lots of room in between.
Be safe.
OneGuy67
11-09-2016, 12:09
Ken at Damage Factory stated he started receiving emails this morning after Trump was pronounced president-elect from liberals asking about gun purchases.
I find this odd. I suddenly feel much safer today. Not sure why there would be a sudden panic from non-owners to suddenly want to own.
I find this odd. I suddenly feel much safer today. Not sure why there would be a sudden panic from non-owners to suddenly want to own.
I totally understand their apprehension. There is no worse feeling then living within the borders of your country with no representation, which I felt throughout the Obama administration. Some of the Rhetoric in this presidential campaign would make some people feel this way.
I find it ironic that liberals are talking about buying guns now. Maybe they'll finally see why we have the second amendment and it's ultimate purpose. It's your last line of defense against tyranny. They've just been so blinded by "hope" that they felt it would never be needed.
HoneyBadger
11-09-2016, 13:04
I've taken two new shooters out in the past month. I'm taking another one next week. 2/3 consider themselves something other than Republican or Conservative.
That being said, California seems to think they can find oxygen by diving deeper, and it turns out they are just depriving themselves of the very thing they seek. I can't wait to get out of this fucked up state.
I totally understand their apprehension. There is no worse feeling then living within the borders of your country with no representation, which I felt throughout the Obama administration. Some of the Rhetoric in this presidential campaign would make some people feel this way.
A lot of people are very, very frightened. My kid's school is mostly hispanic and the stuff they are telling me that their classmates are saying is incredible. The day before the election, they told me that kids were running around saying it was the last day of freedom. I didn't understand and had to be explained that it was the day before the election. I realized the fear once put into that context. Today I asked them what their friends at school were saying, and one little boy remarked to my niece, "Hey, do you want to go die in a ditch with me?"
These are fourth and fifth graders. They would't have these unrealistic fears were it not for their parents planting those ideas in their heads. I'm saddened that people are so afraid of a change in leadership. I understand that people are afraid that they're going to be deported or something, but I just don't see it happening.
Apparently some ass at my kids HS told the Mexican kids that they would be deported if Trump won, bunch of kids not at school today. Seriously?
My girlfriend (who is a pretty staunch liberal) asked me yesterday to teach her how to shoot.
ruthabagah
11-10-2016, 07:22
Wow.. same here. my wife told me yesterday that: "since these damn guns are going to stay, its about time i learn how to use them!" i almost fell off my chair....
SuperiorDG
11-10-2016, 07:26
A lot of people are very, very frightened. My kid's school is mostly hispanic and the stuff they are telling me that their classmates are saying is incredible. The day before the election, they told me that kids were running around saying it was the last day of freedom. I didn't understand and had to be explained that it was the day before the election. I realized the fear once put into that context. Today I asked them what their friends at school were saying, and one little boy remarked to my niece, "Hey, do you want to go die in a ditch with me?"
These are fourth and fifth graders. They would't have these unrealistic fears were it not for their parents planting those ideas in their heads. I'm saddened that people are so afraid of a change in leadership. I understand that people are afraid that they're going to be deported or something, but I just don't see it happening.
Apparently some ass at my kids HS told the Mexican kids that they would be deported if Trump won, bunch of kids not at school today. Seriously?
What is up with this fear mongering. This is way more intense than I have ever seen in my 49 years on this planet. I actually feel safer than I've felt in 8 years.
HoneyBadger
11-10-2016, 08:45
My girlfriend (who is a pretty staunch liberal) asked me yesterday to teach her how to shoot.
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What is up with this fear mongering. This is way more intense than I have ever seen in my 49 years on this planet. I actually feel safer than I've felt in 8 years.
Look at how desperate Dims were to win. There was no restraint and too many useful people.
If they'd give Trump a chance to disprove their phobias, I think most would be pleasantly surprised. But do we think Soros/DNC is going to do that? That's why we're already seeing violence.
What is up with this fear mongering. This is way more intense than I have ever seen in my 49 years on this planet. I actually feel safer than I've felt in 8 years.
There is a TON of fear going on right now. I would not be showing any support for trump in public right now. My wife lied about who she voted for so work would be amicable. So much for tolerance.
Firehaus
11-10-2016, 12:26
The left is not tolerant at all.
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Imagine how you would feel today if HRC had won the election. I imagine that is how many of those who voted for her feel today. They express it differently and through different media, but I would certainly have felt just as saddened by a Democratic victory. Don't bother looking for my crying on YouTube videos. There won't be any...ever.
If she had won would the Congressional investigations into her misconduct have stopped?
If she had won would many of us have just decided to join hands and sing kumbayah with progressives?
Many of the protesters are demonstrating their frustration at not getting their way. I get it. I believe they will get over it and move on to what they consider a more productive method of protest, and that will be obstruction of any policy that originates from the White House. Isn't that what we would do? The number of violent protesters is a small percentage that gets an inordinate amount of media attention. I predict that this small amount of violence will be short lived.
The 2018 Congressional election and 2020 Presidential campaigns have already begun. We get the government we deserve.
Dont have to imagine, just remember 2012. And none of us went out to burn chit and shoot people. Even when team D sure rubbed it in our faces.
I worked from home yesterday. Sad I missed the long faces, judging by the delay of folks ligging into IM lot of sad hungover pandas yesterday.
Dont have to imagine, just remember 2012. And none of us went out to burn chit and shoot people. Even when team D sure rubbed it in our faces.
I worked from home yesterday. Sad I missed the long faces, judging by the delay of folks ligging into IM lot of sad hungover pandas yesterday.
Yes, the right was upset when Obama got elected twice. But I don't remember taking to the streets, lighting flags on fire, calling for blood? Maybe I missed those? It's ok to be upset. Its not ok to stomp your feet until you get your way.
And yes, I expect them to oppose everything Trump does/proposes. It's how it works. I just find it ironic that they're doing the things they chastised the right for doing.
I also find it ironic that they're now seeing the importance of having the 2A.
Dont have to imagine, just remember 2012. And none of us went out to burn chit and shoot people. Even when team D sure rubbed it in our faces.
I worked from home yesterday. Sad I missed the long faces, judging by the delay of folks ligging into IM lot of sad hungover pandas yesterday.
And the vast majority of team D isn't burning stuff or shooting people.
Just looking at the numbers, there are a lot of people on team D. Despite how wrong I believe they are, I am not going to take them for granted or write them off. Eventually they will get over being sad and they will go back to making life tougher on us. I like the challenge.
And the vast majority of team D isn't burning stuff or shooting people.
Just looking at the numbers, there are a lot of people on team D. Despite how wrong I believe they are, I am not going to take them for granted or write them off. Eventually they will get over being sad and they will go back to making life tougher on us. I like the challenge.
Funny how team D always asks us not to judge the whole side by the action of the few? Do they reciprocate that to the other teams? Let me ponder on that....
OldFogey
11-10-2016, 12:58
Funny how team D always asks us not to judge the whole side by the action of the few? Do they reciprocate that to the other teams? Let me ponder on that....
This one's easy!! The answer to your question is no.
My wife lied about who she voted for so work would be amicable. So much for tolerance.
If someone at work wanted to know who I voted for, the answer would be, "No. The election is over. My vote is my business and nobody else's."
Democrats are like Islamists.
You don't have to fear most of them. Just the radical ones.
Anyone want to take bets on whether we see an increase in violence in our country carried out by the same people that abhor gun owners and label us violent people?
Funny how team D always asks us not to judge the whole side by the action of the few? Do they reciprocate that to the other teams? Let me ponder on that....
And if their behavior is one of the things that make me think less of them; Why would I reciprocate? Most of us don't act that way because we know it is wrong and we have enough self control that we don't have to behave like whiny children when we don't get what we want. Some body has to behave like adults. It might as well be us.
If someone at work wanted to know who I voted for, the answer would be, "No. The election is over. My vote is my business and nobody else's."
Or you could use Hillary's line following Benghazi. I can't recall the exact quote but it was something to the effect of "what difference does it make at this point?"
RblDiver
11-10-2016, 14:44
I'd have more fun with it. Just throw out a random name, party name, and reason.
I can honestly say I don't remember who I voted for, since all I remember was his party (American Constitution).
KevDen2005
11-10-2016, 14:48
I'm deep under cover as a liberal so I pretend to be afraid with the rest of them
"These two candidates were the choices we gave ourselves, and each came with a heaping helping of vulgarity and impropriety. Yeah, it was dirty job for sure, but the winner was NOT decided by a racist and craven nation – it was decided by millions of disgusted Americans desperate for real change. The people did not want a politician. The people wanted to be seen. Donald Trump convinced those people that he could see them. Hillary Clinton did not." -- Mike Rowe
We are not Marxists, racists, misogynists, deplorable, or any of the other labels we would use or have used against us. We are Americans. If we do not find a way to live together and be productive, this house will not stand.
Be safe.
Mike Rowe is undervalued in our society IMHO. He's such a well-spoken guy that can so eloquently write out complicated issues in such ways that it's much easier to understand the crux of the matter. He's great in entertainment, has a voice for radio and a face for TV, but I wonder how he could make a contribution that had more impact in our society. Maybe Trump could make him the Czar of critical thinking. [Coffee]
(Just kidding. I don't agree with the Executive Branch creating "Czars" of anything.)
I agree and support his foundation...Mike Rowe is a beacon.
gnihcraes
11-10-2016, 20:20
Two ladies at work have asked me to help them with purchasing guns, shooting and training. Somewhat random of them to ask.
Also discovered wednesday while wandering around the office, multiple gun owners I knew nothing about. Yay! One gal even showed me pictures of her shooting a new AK variant she bought and her new Sig 320.
Things are interesting this week.
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