The Average Joe

+1:up: The government is just using "Global Warming" as leverage for power and taxation. Back in the 70's, it was said we were going through a mini-ice age. Whatever happened to that?

I got this email from a coworker this morning. Didn't know if it had already been posted. I did a search on the forum and could find it. Interesting history lesson: It is now closer to reality than you think............. You're sound asleep when you hear a thump outside your bedroom door. Half-awake, and nearly paralyzed with fear, you hear muffled whispers. At least two people have broken into your house and are moving your way. With your heart pumping, you reach down beside your bed and pick up your shotgun. You rack a shell into the chamber, then inch toward the door and open it. In the darkness, you make out two shadows. One holds something that looks like a crowbar. When the intruder brandishes it as if to strike, you raise the shotgun and fire. The last knocks both thugs to the floor. One writhes and screams while the second man crawls to the front door and lurches outside. As you pick up the telephone to call police, you know you're in trouble. In your country, most guns were outlawed years before, and the few that are privately owned are so stringently regulated as to make them useless. Yours was never registered. Police arrive and inform you that the second burglar has died. They arrest you for First Degree Murder and Illegal Possession of a Firearm. When you talk to your attorney, he tells you not to worry: authorities will probably plea the case down to manslaughter. "What kind of sentence will I get?" you ask. "Only ten-to-twelve years," he replies, as if that's nothing. "Behave yourself, and you'll be out in seven." The next day, the shooting is the lead story in the local newspaper. Somehow, you're portrayed as an eccentric vigilante while the two men you shot are represented as choirboys. Their friends and relatives can't find an unkind word to say about them. Buried deep down in the article, authorities acknowledge that both "victims" have been arrested numerous times. B but the next day's headline says it all: "Lovable Rogue Son Didn't Deserve to Die." The thieves have been transformed from career criminals into Robin Hood-type pranksters. As the days wear on, the story takes wings. The national media picks it up, then the international media. The surviving burglar has become a folk hero. Your attorney says the thief is preparing to sue you, and he'll probably win. The media publishes reports that your home has been burglarized several times in the past and that you've been critical of local police for their lack of effort in apprehending the suspects. After the last break-in, you told your neighbor that you would be prepared next time. The District Attorney uses this to allege that you were lying in wait for the burglars. A few months later, you go to trial. The charges haven't been reduced, as your lawyer had so confidently predicted. When you take the stand, your anger at the injustice of it all works against you. Prosecutors paint a picture of you as a mean, vengeful man. It doesn't take long for the jury to convict you of all charges. The judge sentences you to life in prison. This case really happened. On August 22, 1999, Tony Martin of Emneth, Norfolk, England, killed one burglar and wounded a second. In April, 2000, he was convicted and is now serving a life term. How did it become a crime to defend one's own life in the once great British Empire? It started with the Pistols Act of 1903. This seemingly reasonable law forbade selling pistols to minors or felons and established that handgun sales were to be made only to those who had a license. The Firearms Act of 1920 expanded licensing to include not only handguns but all firearms except shotguns. Later laws passed in 1953 and 1967 outlawed the carrying of any weapon by private citizens and mandated the registration of all shotguns. Momentum for total handgun confiscation began in earnest after the Hungerford mass shooting in 1987. Michael Ryan, a mentally disturbed Man with a Kalashnikov rifle, walked down the streets shooting everyone he saw When the smoke cleared, 17 people were dead. The British public, already de-sensitized by eighty years of "gun control", demanded even tougher restrictions. (The seizure of all privately owned handguns was the objective even though Ryan used a rifle.) Nine years later, at Dunblane, Scotland, Thomas Hamilton used a semi-automatic weapon to murder 16 children and a teacher at a public school. For many years, the media had portrayed all gun owners as mentally unstable, or worse, criminals. Now the press had a real kook with which to beat up law-abiding gun owners. Day after day, week after week, the media gave up all pretense of objectivity and demanded a total ban on all handguns. The Dunblane Inquiry, a few months later, sealed the fate of the few sidearm still owned by private citizens. During the years in which the British government incrementally took Away most gun rights, the notion that a citizen had the right to armed self-defense came to be seen as vigilantism. Authorities refused to grant gun licenses to people who were threatened, claiming that self-defense was no longer considered a reason to own a gun. Citizens who shot burglars or robbers or rapists were charged while the real criminals were released. Indeed, after the Martin shooting, a police spokesman was quoted as saying, "We cannot have people take the law into their own hands." All of Martin's neighbors had been robbed numerous times, and several elderly people were severely injured in beatings by young thugs who had no fear of the consequences. Martin himself, a collector of antiques, had seen most of his collection trashed or stolen by burglars. When the Dunblane Inquiry ended, citizens who owned handguns were given three months to turn them over to local authorities. Being good British subjects, most people obeyed the law. The few who didn't were visited by police and threatened with ten-year prison sentences if they didn't comply. Police later bragged that they'd taken nearly 200,000 handguns from private citizens. How did the authorities know who had handguns? The guns had been registered and licensed. Kinda like cars. Sound familiar? WAKE UP AMERICA, THIS IS WHY OUR FOUNDING FATHERS PUT THE SECOND AMENDMENTIN OUR CONSTITUTION."..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.." --Samuel Adams

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Quote: Originally Posted by Punisher84 "It is better to not eat at Chili's, then to be butt raped in prison for 25 to life." Man, that quote is just plain marketable...I'm seein' bumperstickers, t-shirts, coffee mugs...and those little rubbery bracelets they pass out at church retreats.

Chris Rock said it best....."There's the mall the white people go to and then there's the mall where the white people used to go to." Tell me (since I haven't been in HH for over 10 yrs), do they specialize in women's shoes, baby clothes, book liquidation, and discount jewelry, now? That's what 100 Oaks had before this last remodel. I don't even think it will qualify as a mall when it get reopened this time.

I shot a relative's new S&W model 22A on Christmas day. It had terrible firing pin issues = no fun at all.

I used my bonus money to mop up at TSC. The day after Christmas I put stainless diamond plate bed caps and tool box on the RAM. Today I received my stainless nerf bars (via eBay) and installed those. So, no resolution for the truck. I'm just sticking with my initial D**che B@g vernacular.... and maybe AR furniture, if I can afford it.

I'm going to paint something and watch it dry. Won't even be able to break away to take a glance at the inauguration on the TV. I'd say I had my priorities in order.

I plan on using the phrase/term/vernacular....."D**che B@g" more, when applicable.

I haven't been to Rivergate in I know about 9 years. I can't say that I'll miss it. Come to think of it, the only reason I went to a mall (Cool Springs) this year was to take the kiddies to see Santa. After that we left...

Thanks guys.... I'm looking for something keep in the truck that won't break my heart if stolen from a break-in. Most of my 1911s are high end (i.e. Colt, Kimber, Springfield Armory). I'd loose my lunch everytime I heard "1911", if I lost one of those like that. Kinda explains why I'm carrying a $175 FEG PA-63 in .380 now....it's the cheapest thing I own.

Tuner260 and Rightwinger, those are some nice 1911s. What's the going/average rate on a RIA 1911? I'm very interested...

I keep half my gun money in PP (the other half in cash). I get emails from "PayPal" all the time but ignore them for fear they are phishing emails trying to scam me. Which I'm most certain they are... If PP has a message for me, it'll show up on my PP account when I sign in. No doubt, PP is the way to go, just be sceptical anytime you get emails about something concerning your money.....same as in everyday life..."trust no one". I too, take pride in also knowing that when I buy gun related accessories on eBay or with PP, that they are helping to support 2nd Amdmnt rights. As mentioned...eBay has become outrageous on their insertion and consignment fees. They've directed themselves from the local "yard saler" to benefitting off the online stores and power sellers. It's just not as much fun to sell on there as it was back in 2000-2002 when I was selling off all my old toys and collectibles. However shopping is still good (as long as the shipping is reasonable). I can still find what I can't find at Wally World at Christmas time.

A Remington 700 is a nice rifle...BUT What brand/bread of 1911 are planning on going with?

There's anal retentive and then there's cleaning your guns so you can sleep at night. Nothing wrong with easing your mind by cleaning your guns. Consider it therapy if nothing else.

Back when G.Gordon Liddy was on 99.7FM, he read a story about intersections in a city in Delaware that had all been sniped out with a .22LR. I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to do all of them that way. If the government wants to create jobs, do away with robots and hire more LEOs to do the job....that they used to do....and get Big Brother off our backs. When these things hit Nashville and Franklin, I'll probably stop driving. I'm forever "sqeezing the lemon" (running the yellow) through an intersection.

Here's my take. When dealing locally, deal locally.....use the phone or jump in the truck and go see the guy. Email in this case should be left for written conformation or receipt. If the guy knows you from your visit or follow up phone call, business (to me) should go alot smoother. IMHO, email is what these guys use to check on their long distance orders and order conformations....not local inquiries about gun/ammo/accessory prices. Again IMHO, I'd rather just go visit a dealer...chances are you might find something there you didn't expect to see and in most of my cases...can't live without.

Welcome from Fairview, David. Like the Bronker has said, the closest indoor range is Guns & Leather. Unless you're eccentric, rich, or a sucker, you might try Uselton's in Franklin. Welcome.

Land Between the Lakes....

try linking your pictures through photobucket.....http://www.photobucket.com

+1 One of those would make an excellent gift from father to son. I have 2 RBCs myself and look forward to getting my sons one each when they're old enough....if BHO will let me.... My dad has an old H&R 9 shot .22lr revolver that I'd love to have. Others mentioned: Ruger Single Six and Heritage Arms are good gift ideas, too.

Wrapping up my vacation days at home since Monday. I've been getting up at 5:45am and getting the wife off to work. Then, coffee with the laptop and Bob & Tom on 97.1FM.... I've been doing laundry and rearranging my gun safe....and getting paid for it. Then I come back to the laptop and Phil Valentine on 99.7FM. I'm suffering this routine till January 2, 2009.

On the road to Shelbyville.

Sweet!

What? No rebel flag?...No fuzzy dice? A yellow Pinto Drag Car......Ya know, In a game of losers...there is no winner.