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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: ikillbux]
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08/05/19 02:45 PM
08/05/19 02:45 PM
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bobwallace
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First, the standard disclosure: I am HIGHLY Libertarian, nothing should be restricted or outlawed, if I want to own a freakin' Apache helicoptor with full weaponry, I should be able to. I'm never gonna say "nobody NEEDS such and such gun or attachment", it is of zero business to the government what I need/want/own.
Now, I said this on here once and got creamed for it, but I stand by it. "Gun nuts" are weirdos. Just about all of them I meet are socially awkward and I leave thinking "that dude is gonna shoot up the mall one day." And yes, I'm talking about people who just like to go to the range and "shoot guns", collectors of non-hunting guns, those are who into "AR's" and building/shooting/talking about these "assault weapon"-looking guns, tinkerers with weirdo calibers (here's looking at you, 6.5 Creedmoor guys), attendees to guns shows, especially if you don't also hunt. I always have this mental picture of two young dudes in Korn t-shirts, with a purple-haired goth girl sitting on the bench watching them, shooting about a dozen pistols and an AR. My first thought was "they probably stole those guns", then my second thought was "any minute now they're gonna want to know what that gun will do to me". They were just giddy with excitement and talked like fruit loops.
I am not into "guns", I am into hunting, and my interest in guns only goes insofar as a gun's performance for hunting. There's a big difference in me having a run-of-the-mill bolt action 30-06 with a scope that I deer hunt with (because I also own a bow, tons of camo, ATVs, 4wd trucks, treestands, hunting club membership, etc) and the weird dude with a granola Yankee accent (even though he's from Birmingham, AL???) being oddly interested in AR-15s and bump stocks and "30 round magazines". The one thing you've never seen is a hunter performing a mass shooting, you've never seen a mass murder with a Tikka 7mm-08 in stainless with a BDC scope and Muck rubber boots. There's a REASON all these mass shooters are weirdo personalities with AR-15s....the two go hand in hand, it's like the word association game. When you say AR-15, the first thing that comes to mind is "socially awkward 20-something wearing black boots and talking about mil-spec windage and body counts." And if that weirdo wingnut wants to buy one, then it's none of the government's business, but let's quit acting like there's not an obvious stigma and stereotype. A fascination with weaponry isn't normal....it may not signify a mass murderer, but I guarantee you mass murderers are fascinated with weaponry (and have no connection to outdoor sports).
I work next door to a gun store, and just this morning I was over there talking about this weekend's fishing trip with the guys at the fishing counter....there were two guys in there looking at guns, and they looked like fellas who had gone AWOL from the military, asking about weird technical ballistic specs and in general just looking, talking, and acting like the people they always show on TV shooting up a mall. I'm certain neither of them have ever even seen a deer outside the zoo, and they weren't looking at Browning turkey guns. They were acting so sketchy that I made up an excuse to walk back to my office.
Yeah, well, I always heard there were three kinds of suns in Kansas: sunshine, sunflowers, and sons-of-bitches.
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: ikillbux]
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08/05/19 02:51 PM
08/05/19 02:51 PM
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BAR1225
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A fascination with weaponry isn't normal....it may not signify a mass murderer, but I guarantee you mass murderers are fascinated with weaponry (and have no connection to outdoor sports). I am not into "guns", I am into hunting, and my interest in guns only goes insofar as a gun's performance for hunting. There's a big difference in me having a run-of-the-mill bolt action 30-06 with a scope that I deer hunt with (because I also own a bow, tons of camo, ATVs, 4wd trucks, treestands, hunting club membership, etc) I think they are into guns for the same reason you are but y’all are just hunting different prey. Also, I think it is normal for many to be fascinated with weaponry. There’s entire tv channels, movies, magazines, etc dedicated to it. The same reason people go see the blue angels or go to a fireworks show. I think it’s normal for a lot of people to like things that go boom. Back to what others have said about us not “standing a chance against the military”. First of all I could only imagine the mass defections that would take place in our all volunteer military if there ever was another civil war. Secondly, even assuming there wasn’t and the full weight of the US military was brought against we the people, (God Forbid!) to assume that tens of millions of citizens armed with AR-15’s couldn’t stand a chance would be to ignore much of history. There is lots of places you could look but why look any further than America’s current and longest war in history. Those cave dwellers in Afghanistan armed with little more than AK’s and RPG’s have proven to be quit the foe... and they only have a fraction of the numbers we have. Also, have any of y’all thought about what 3D printers could do and the almost endless possibilities that citizens could create.
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: Southwood7]
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08/05/19 02:57 PM
08/05/19 02:57 PM
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goodman_hunter
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the problem with your theory ikillbux is that once they get "assault weapons" they're coming for the bolt actions. Dont believe me? Cause not that long ago after the awb was implemented, they went after "military sniper rifles".
Last edited by goodman_hunter; 08/05/19 02:58 PM.
For without victory, there is no survival
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: Southwood7]
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08/05/19 03:03 PM
08/05/19 03:03 PM
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Posts: 31,681 Slidell, La
perchjerker
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Bar those cave dwellers beat Russia, and some men look at a fine handmade rifle the same way others see a muscle car or a beautiful woman. Just because you see every person with an AR as a terrorist doesn't make it so. I admit I never wanted one, but with this political climate, I can see a possibility of a civil war I now want one too.
Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!
If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: Southwood7]
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08/05/19 03:03 PM
08/05/19 03:03 PM
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James
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Wow. I for one won't be posting anymore of my new purchases on this site, i didn't know we had so many liberal nut jobs on here...
Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: James]
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08/05/19 03:04 PM
08/05/19 03:04 PM
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bobwallace
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Wow. I for one won't be posting anymore of my new purchases on this site, i didn't know we had so many liberal nut jobs on here... No schittt
Yeah, well, I always heard there were three kinds of suns in Kansas: sunshine, sunflowers, and sons-of-bitches.
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: James]
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08/05/19 03:05 PM
08/05/19 03:05 PM
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BCLC
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Wow. I for one won't be posting anymore of my new purchases on this site, i didn't know we had so many liberal nut jobs on here... Yup....tragically they all burned up in the great flood of 2019
We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870
Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: Skullworks]
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08/05/19 03:08 PM
08/05/19 03:08 PM
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outdoorobsession
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outdoorobsession
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I guess you can tell who will stand with you from this thread. No freaking doubt Skullworks. Some of these guys think that if THEY dont have a need for it or want one..NO ONE should have one. That is pure liberal thinking in my book.
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: jmudler]
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08/05/19 03:11 PM
08/05/19 03:11 PM
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One Leg Dan
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The next war will be socialism vs USA. Not left vs right/ democrats vs republicans It.is my opinion that the next war is already here and it is a war to protect our rights and freedoms for.our children and theirs. I fear that.things have gone too far.into decay for society as a whole in multiple areas and that we will see restructuring (whatever.that may be)and I believe that restructuring will occur in my lifetime. Our Nation is and always has been changing, Our founding Fathers did the best that they could with the tools and foresight at their disposal but not simply our Constitution, but our society as a whole has and is evolving in many ways that do not look good in my.opinion for.current and future generations. Sadly
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: perchjerker]
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08/05/19 03:15 PM
08/05/19 03:15 PM
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BAR1225
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Bar those cave dwellers beat Russia, and some men look at a fine handmade rifle the same way others see a muscle car or a beautiful woman. Just because you see every person with an AR as a terrorist doesn't make it so. I admit I never wanted one, but with this political climate, I can see a possibility of a civil war I now want one too. I don’t see people who own AR’s as terrorist. I’m not sure where you got that from. Also, I know Russia lost their Afghan war, which even proves my point further. You don’t have to have F-18 and M1 Abrams to win a war. The point I was making was that thanks to the second amendment we the people do have the ability to defend ourselves against a tyrannical government and I was rebuffing the notion that we couldn’t because we don’t have all the state of the art equipment that the military does.
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: Bruno]
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08/05/19 03:19 PM
08/05/19 03:19 PM
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What if: Someone set up on a hill above a Walmart parking lot with a bolt action 30-06 deer/sniper rifle? What if : Someone walked in a bar with an 870 rem. 12ga with #4 buck?
What do you think the narrative would be then?
Depends on race/religion of shooter
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: Southwood7]
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08/05/19 03:25 PM
08/05/19 03:25 PM
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perchjerker
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Bruno, google Charles Whitman, 1966 Texas Tower Sniper. His main weapon was a Rem 700 in 6mm. He killed 17.
Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!
If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: Clem]
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08/05/19 03:27 PM
08/05/19 03:27 PM
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crenshawco
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What if: Someone set up on a hill above a Walmart parking lot with a bolt action 30-06 deer/sniper rifle?
What do you think the narrative would be then?
Honestly surprised this hasn't happened more frequently. The last time I can recall a hidden shooter getting away with it for a while were the ones in 2002 in DC, Maryland and Virginia. I can't remember exactly what it was, but those shooters had some kind of ties to Montgomery, or they were caught in Montgomery or something like that.
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: Southwood7]
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08/05/19 03:28 PM
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dagwood
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The problem with the argument that nobody can tell me what I can own is that applies to everyone even these people that commit these terrible acts. If I want to own a small nuclear bomb is that OK? I know that's extreme but where is the cutoff? One thing that you have not heard anybody talk about is what kind of mind altering medications these people are on. The medication can sometimes be worse than the mental illness.
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: Southwood7]
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08/05/19 03:33 PM
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perchjerker
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Dagwood I read several of the killers had been taking antidepressants. I can't remember seeing anything about the last two. James, I agree that's why I own an extended collection of super soakers and various other water guns!
Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!
If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: crenshawco]
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08/05/19 03:39 PM
08/05/19 03:39 PM
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Clem
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What if: Someone set up on a hill above a Walmart parking lot with a bolt action 30-06 deer/sniper rifle?
What do you think the narrative would be then?
Honestly surprised this hasn't happened more frequently. The last time I can recall a hidden shooter getting away with it for a while were the ones in 2002 in DC, Maryland and Virginia. I can't remember exactly what it was, but those shooters had some kind of ties to Montgomery, or they were caught in Montgomery or something like that. https://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/DA/20091105/News/603208376/GT/
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
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Re: Conner betts weapon ( Dayton OH shooter)
[Re: perchjerker]
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08/05/19 03:41 PM
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Bruno
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Bruno, google Charles Whitman, 1966 Texas Tower Sniper. His main weapon was a Rem 700 in 6mm. He killed 17. Yeah, I'm old enough that I remember that. I think he had a M1 carbine also. The point I was trying to make is that they don't just want the AR's. They want them all and will use any tragedy to push their agenda.
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