
I've enjoyed reading the other couple of "gun nut"

So, I thought I would post another "gun nut"

Oh, and Hello, everyone!

As the events in Aurora prove (again) conclusively, even living in a well-policed urban area isn't enough. The police were on scene within 180 seconds, but it was already too late for most of those killed.PordFrefect wrote:The issue ant-gun activists like to harp on about is one of 'escalation'. They say without guns there's be less gun crime. This is somewhat true - in a nanny state that keeps its citizens under their boot heel at all times.
In the real world criminals and nutters have no trouble obtaining firearms because they create a market. Where there's a market 'capitalism' will move in to make a buck. They aren't following the niceties of gun-control laws. They're still armed. This leaves the honest, law-abiding, citizen largely defenseless against the predation of these hooligans. Unless you live in a well policed urban area, this is a big fucking problem. I live in the central interior of BC - the nearest 'city' is 60km away. The next nearest RCMP outpost is also 60km away in the other direction. I have a response time, at best, of 20-30 minutes. In other words, I'm on my own. Ringing the coppers will not help me. Especially if I'm already shot, beaten or stabbed. Absolutely everyone around here is armed - it's a necessity of living here. Those anti-gun advocates live in a coccoon of urban protection and reinforce their opinion with street violence which they think could be rectified by more stringent gun-control (also absurd because, as previously stated, criminals do not follow gun-control laws. They are criminals) and then go on to extrapolate this bogus hypothesis to apply the the entire country, if not the world.
You mean the 12 gauge? Yeah. I like it for home defense because you can "slam fire" it. For the uninitiated, the model 1894 Winchester shotgun is a pump-action shotgun with an exposed hammer that does not have the modern sear disconnector parts that prevents the hammer from striking the firing pin until the trigger has been released and pulled a second time after the prior shot. In the model 1894, you can hold the trigger back and cycle the action as fast as you can and the gun will fire every time it goes into battery (the bolt locks up with a new round in the chamber). It's favored in Cowboy Action Shooting because a) it fits the rule that all guns must have been designed (though not necessarily manufactured...mine was made in 1954) prior to 1900; and b) it cycles faster than modern pump shotguns because you don't have to remember to release the trigger between shots.PordFrefect wrote:Hey Seth, you still got that 1894 Winchester?
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 24 guests