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What's the Dumbest Comment Ever Said to you...
sohigh1
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About guns?
It's been way too long since I've posted here.
The question in the title is something I've been thinking about for the last week because someone, once again, made a dumb comment to me about guns.
One that I've heard the most often is, "you have guns with kids in the house?!" As if that's the worst thing a guy could ever do...
And then, there's the occasional relative that will ask, "you carry a LOADED gun?!" Nah, I just carry an empty one to throw at the bad guys... Again, as if...
Any others?
It's been way too long since I've posted here.
The question in the title is something I've been thinking about for the last week because someone, once again, made a dumb comment to me about guns.
One that I've heard the most often is, "you have guns with kids in the house?!" As if that's the worst thing a guy could ever do...
And then, there's the occasional relative that will ask, "you carry a LOADED gun?!" Nah, I just carry an empty one to throw at the bad guys... Again, as if...
Any others?
Comments
It was more or less to that effect.
Said right here on the forum.
And I'll give you three guesses who said it.
That was the dumbest, but it's this one is a close second (also said by a forum member):
"I support the NRA, what have you done for gun rights?"
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
What? your mom has a gun? Why? Women don't shoot and most don't like guns!
Me- My Mom is not most Women. She in her day was an NRA Rifle instructor that shot expert and also hunted, raised a family of 4 and was married for 47 years till widowed.
Some people can't wrap there leftist head around this. [:)]
Duh.[8D]
and its cousin,
I support the second amendment, but [everything that follows this phrase, every time.]
me than take the chance of having a gun in my house .
that was from a former co-worker ,She and her husband said they would just do what ever the bad guy(s) wanted and give them what ever they wanted ,
After shooting sub 1" groups at 200 yards with my XP-100 I had a guy with a AR that was shooting 6" groups at 50 yards tell me that pistols shouldn't be allowed on the rifle range because they were not accurate enough.
That's hilarious!
rifle.
A new kid working the counter asked to help me.
"yes can I see that Remington 788 on the rack there" I asked.
the newbie went to hand me the gun. I held my hands up and said,
"could you open the bolt before you hand it to me".
{I was taught never to take a closed gun from someone you didn't know}
The kid said, "IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF GUNS MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T TOUCH THEM"
The owner of the place {my old friend} Laffed and said "Bob, show him what you are carrying".
Opened my jacket to show the Officers model 1911 under my left arm and the colt .38 snub on my pants belt.
Why in the world would any one carry two guns ???
'Cause they're hard to conceal when I try to carry more than two but as soon as open carry is approved I'll be able to carry up to six comfortably.
Why in the world would any one carry two guns ???
If you have to ask that question----you won't understand the answer.
Yes, yes I do. And no, it doesn't make Jesus want to puke, as I read someone said.
From my neighbor skinning a deer many years ago. He shot it with a gun, so sorta about guns.
Comment by the proprietor of a pawn shop while I was examining a custom Mauser in 257 Roberts.
"You need to quit being so defensive over the gun issue, you must understand the democrat party stance is to ultimately get guns out of the hands of everyone but the police and military". "We don't need no Second Amendment"
Comment made to myself and a friend at a DNC planning meeting at UNC, Raleigh in 2000 by the chairperson.
"But I thought you already had a gun". We still chuckle about that one.[:)]
~ regarding gun bans/laws/restrictions
Guy behind desk to me when purchasing.
After reading disclaimer in paperwork which included a coupon for Blazer HV ammo, the store, against company policy, bought the pistol ( unfired) back the next day.
Brad Steele
I was shooting a K-31 Swiss straight pull.
Guy comes up.
"Straight pulls aren't safe. Nothing locks the bolt closed."
"What?"
"Nothing locks the bolt closed. You aren't turning the bolt into lock."
I thought he was joking. No, he went and got the range safety officer demanding I remove the gun from the line. Who laughed at him.
quote:Originally posted by armilite
Why in the world would any one carry two guns ???
'Cause they're hard to conceal when I try to carry more than two but as soon as open carry is approved I'll be able to carry up to six comfortably.
Okay that makes sense [:D][:D]
"Why do you need more than one?"
Duh.[8D]
I've heard this one 'till I'm sick.
I usually answer... "Well Yeah. DON'T YOU?"
"One is None... Two is One... Three is Fun... And Four... Well, you've got a good start."
When selling a used/pre-owned firearm, potential customer asks:
"How many round have been shot thru it?"
Stock answer: They don't come with a 'round counter' but do you know where I can get one? [:0]
I'm not so sure this is necessarily a dumb question. Mark Christian--and nobody knows more about guns than Mark Christian--always includes details in his auctions about barrel wear and about the metal inside the gun. This is information directly related to how many rounds the gun has fired and what shape the gun is in.
Gun Tests magazine when reviewing used firearms writes about how revolvers are affected by the number of rounds fired, how that can affect the timing and barrel wear, etc. Beretta for years dealt with issues about slide cracking in the 92 directly related to the number of rounds fired.
So perhaps the "How many rounds has it fired?" is not phrased in the best possible way, but the customer's inquiry is extremely valid. What he or she is saying is "Is this firearm still in good shape and capable of good accuracy and function, or has it been fired so much that it is starting to wear out and will that affect performance?"
And--if you really want the truth of things--it's a pretty dumb thing to give potential customers smart * answers to reasonable questions. There's actually a term for this in the commercial world: "Out of business."
She said, "Oh, I know that. But we've got to do something!
"The 1911 is a far more superior weapon than a Glock" [;)]
or the similar version.....
"Polymers have no place in the firearms world. Guns should be made of STEEL!" [:D]
Them: "We bought a Taurus .38 and got our CHL's. Got to be ready - you never know what might happen."
Me: "So how/where do you carry it?"
Them: "We keep it in a sock, in the case, in a lock-box under the car seat, and keep the ammo in the trunk."
Me: "What? That's really stupid."
Them: "Well, keeping it loaded makes us nervous. We're not all blood-thirsty like you. Besides, I'm not going to be killing anybody. I'll just shoot them in the leg."
I have tried since I was a kid.....but they are hopeless [V]
Neal
His wife & kids were in the other room playing with our kids.
Rich wanted to look at a SAA Rugar Vaquero of mine. I made sure it was unloaded, and handed it too him.
His wife walked into the room, and saw Rich holding & looking at the gun.
She then said, "Oh, are we playing with guns now?". I gave her a pretty stern look, and she turned & walked out of the room mumbling sarcastically something like "Boys and their toys!"
I don't give her the time of day now. I see her in Church, and I look the other way...[}:)]
Trinity +++
Seem to hear this one from time to time:
"The 1911 is a far more superior weapon than a Glock" [;)]
or the similar version.....
"Polymers have no place in the firearms world. Guns should be made of STEEL!" [:D]
A quality 1911 will always be a better firearm than a quality Glock.
Not a fair statement, of course, because the latter does not exist.
Brad Steele
About an hour later a hospital administrator came to my room and said, "We could have you arrested."
I told him he was welcome to try but it would be a waste of his time and the cops since I held a permit and the building was not posted.
Later when my fiancee` came to visit I asked them to give the gun to her to take home. They had misplaced it! It took them over an hour to find out what had become of an item they were supposed to put in the safe.