I am so disappoint,

[Scanker19]

Why are kids on this site?

I hope they don't take pictures of guns to school with the zero tolerance policies in place.

[Marlin]

Why are kids on this site?

I hope they don't take pictures of guns to school with the zero tolerance policies in place.

Kid may be looking over daddies shoulder.

They get on and surf with Dads account. It happens.

Look, I've "been there, Done that" and I was a little disgusted with the fact that somebody thought that was okay for the parameters I set.

[Irving]

You should have asked me Marlin. I would have told you that the thread would have gotten out of hand. It is practically a rule on the internet. It is like asking people to riot, but please don't set anything on fire or tip over any cars.

[TDYRanger]

You should have asked me Marlin. I would have told you that the thread would have gotten out of hand. It is practically a rule on the internet. It is like asking people to riot, but please don't set anything on fire or tip over any cars.

Dude 95% of the stuff was harmless fun, so at ease the rhetoric. plus me and others were on it right away

[Irving]

Dude 95% of the stuff was harmless fun, so at ease the rhetoric. plus me and others were on it right away

Oh I'm sure it was, but the thread still got shut down right?

You just can't filter out all the bad stuff.
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[hurley842002]

I saw the picture in question right before I shut things down for the night. I wasn't offended, I didn't run to the bathroom and throw up, or anything like that. I did ask myself, why in the hell anyone would put something like that on a public gun forum. It was tasteless, classless, and down right inappropriate for this site.

Coming from a forum that is supposed to represent responsible gun owners/ownership, I can absolutely understand why the mods would have frowned upon that photo. A full nudy would have been more appropriate in my opinion than the photo that was put up. Not to mention it completely ruined the mood and direction, that thread was supposed to go in.

[theGinsue]

I've only read through the first 2 pages of the current 5 pages of this thread and I'm dismayed and disappointed by many of the responses I've seen already. I couldn't wait to read through the other 60+ posts before posting my own response.

Not only do I not expect a response to my post, I really discourage anyone from responding to it.

First off, I barely looked into the thread in question because it's not what peaks my interest and I think every other mod/admin on the site was watching the thing. In fact, I don't come to the CO-AR15.com Forums to view erotic images. If I want to see that stuff, at least 20% of the rest of the internet has plenty - I'll go there to view it.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this site IS a family oriented site. We get men (some are gentlemen), and ladies, and, yes, some children who visit this site. Because of this, I've asked before that we monitor the language we use. How much more so should we self-censor our images?

Sure, I've heard the arguement that this should be limited to adults (I disagree with that stance - see my response below). I've also hear that if anyone doesn't care for the use of foul language here then perhaps this isn't the site for them. Again, I disagree. Just because we 'tote guns' doesn't mean that we can't monitor ourselves and show some self-restraint. While I'm aware that the membership of this site come from every socio-economic and education level concievable, we don't need to play into the stereotype that the anti's paint us all into.

Sure, I can curse with the best of them - after all, I served in the military for 20 years, I've seen, heard, and participated in things that would make most people blush. I can curse up a strorm to such a level that if I were to walk into a sailors bar and start my tirade, one could expect many of them to come running out 60 seconds later with their ears covered. I don't use that language here - out of respect for you, the membership. I believe that you deserve better than that from me. The thing is, I'd also like to believe that I deserve the same from YOU.

Why are kids on this site?

My response to that is another question: With parental/adult supervision, why aren't MORE kids on this site. Many, if not most of us on this site come from a family heritage of gun ownership, but some of us do not. With the constant attack on our firearms freedoms, we need to be reaching out to our youth and showing them that firearms use and ownership is more than a joy and a Right, but it's also a responsibility. We need to start with these kids as young as we possibly can because I assure you that the anti's are reaching out to your kids, neices/nephews, and grandkids every single day.

You should have asked me Marlin. I would have told you that the thread would have gotten out of hand. It is practically a rule on the internet. It is like asking people to riot, but please don't set anything on fire or tip over any cars.

Oh, he knew very well, but he was really hoping that the membership (in totale) would prove him wrong, so he gave you (the membership) a chance.

Down in the Mod section, Marlin was your most vocal and adamant advocate. He was repeatedly told how things would go and urged to remove the thread straight away. He held out hope that the membership here would show they had class. Most of you do; some don't.

I saw the picture in question right before I shut things down for the night. I wasn't offended, I didn't run to the bathroom and throw up, or anything like that. I did ask myself, why in the hell anyone would put something like that on a public gun forum. It was tasteless, classless, and down right inappropriate for this site.

Coming from a forum that is supposed to represent responsible gun owners/ownership, I can absolutely understand why the mods would have frowned upon that photo. A full nudy would have been more appropriate in my opinion than the photo that was put up. Not to mention it completely ruined the mood and direction, that thread was supposed to go in.

No matter what else I type, I couldn't possibly state it better than you just did. I know that you, Hurley, get it!