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    What?

    Quote Originally Posted by JoFotoz View Post
    Honestly...thats a great example of why guns etc... are BAD.


    We still punch people in the UK......

    .it hurts , ya get over it.


    jo
    ARE YOU KIDDING? What if the guy went totally crazy and began shooting everyone and nobody was able to protect themselves? A big maybe, but the way our current administration looks, the only ones armed will be the bad guys.

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    My best friend:
    http://www.gun-deals.com/ammo.php

    also I buy guns and ammo from

    http://sell.ksl.com

    shipping ammo is fine as long as it goes ground and the recipient is of legal age.

    PPK.. ha I plan on getting a "real" gun Thinking Colt Government/mustang, or a beretta, although the new taurus' are built using beretta dies so...??

    I'm also considering the new Micro Desert Eagle, it has great reviews, and I like a lot of its features.

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    Why do so many of you have 9mm? Trust me its great fun for paper at the range but try defending yourself with it. Sorry but I'll take my 1 round over your 5. I run either a usp .40 s&w with no safety for tactical work, or a S&W nightguard .45 snub nose for protection or as a back up. But thats just the side arms. Primaries are normally a mk11 mod 0 for long range and a mk18 mod 0 for personal protection. Oh and ammo isn't a problem haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by taylorRichie View Post
    You should come and get one HA!
    I'm probably going to get a more compact .380
    Sure, I'll be right over (followed by "tink" sound-- my selector lever being moved from Safe mode to Fire mode).

    While you're checking out compact size .380's, take a peek at the Para-Ordnance "Wart Hog" sub-compact .45 ACP (extremely small, extremely powerful, w/high capacity).

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    These guys seem like a bunch of ignorant A-holes to begin with. Why are they drinking and driving??? Sounds to me like a situation that would have never happend if they were sober. It scares me knowing that these guys that can barely speak properly, guzzling down booze while wheeling, are toting around loaded weapons. I am glad that those who did have the guns weren't at the scene to return fire. I don't know the whole story by any means. HOWEVER, the old man should have NEVER shot the guy. We always hear about the crazy gun owners that are quick to fire at anyone that rubs them the wrong way, or innocent civilians. Sad that so many peoples lives are ruined by gun fire. It rubs me the wrong way seeing others post about how they would have killed someone after their friend was shot. I could never imagine killing someone as being satisfying, or making what happend right.

    I agree with Jo and the crazy UK laws!!!
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    Some folks just need shooting! That easy.....(the Germans call it "The face that screams for my fist" or something like that)

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    While you're checking out compact size .380's, take a peek at the Para-Ordnance "Wart Hog" sub-compact .45 ACP (extremely small, extremely powerful, w/high capacity).
    Ha... I think you forgot what you were trying to get... 1911 on the nightstand, Ak under the bed .380 on my person.

    Para Ordinance I think I just threw up a little bit.
    YUCK!! Hack job guns if you ask me.

    And @ nerve... the ballistics of a 40sw aren't substantially different than a 9mm, and a .380 is a 9mm short. And we should all realize... none of us... NONE OF US are going be using our guns, and the threat of them will be enough 99% of the time



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    Yeah, I guess the general consensus is that for REAL defense and stopping power, one should not reply on anything less than a .40. When I am out hiking I carry my 9mm. True, it might not be as good as a .40 or 45, but let's be honest, no one wants to get shot. I think a well placed 9mm will do me just fine. That said, I hope to never find out.

    Furthermore, there is nothing stopping me from slinging my AK. I worry about two things, hill-billies and mountain lions. I don't EVER want to encounter a hostile situation, and I know it isn't a very likely occurrence, but you never know. Be as smart as you can be, urban or rural.

    IMO, for family home protection, there is no replacement for a shotgun. You can remove limbs with a twelver loaded with 00. My shotgun is loaded with 00 and then slug, in alternating order. So, please don't break into my house cause it is going to be a hell of a mess.

    Bart

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    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    So, please don't break into my house cause it is going to be a hell of a mess.

    Bart
    HAHA, wow, I will remember that. This brings to mind oh so many FPS moments, like in Halo walking around a corner seeing a quick red dot on your radar and then the next thing you know it you are on the respawn screen cause some dude had a "shotty".

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    In all fairness

    The dude telling the story wasn't a witness. What he did tell us that he was a witness to was dozens of his buddies were weelin across this guys property that was posted (maybe hard to see) And this one guy who owned the property was trying to get them off his property. Now it is unfortunate that anybody got shot. However if you were home alone in your isolated country property and dozens of people came 4 wheelin across you yard it would be prudent to be armed. Since we have not heard both sides we do not know if this group of people who at least some armed members started trying to intimidate the owner or threaten him in some manner. The telelr of the tale was not there for the whole event and is of course telling his side of it. I am interested in seeing the owners side before I make a judgement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by circmand View Post
    The dude telling the story wasn't a witness. What he did tell us that he was a witness to was dozens of his buddies were weelin across this guys property that was posted (maybe hard to see) And this one guy who owned the property was trying to get them off his property. Now it is unfortunate that anybody got shot. However if you were home alone in your isolated country property and dozens of people came 4 wheelin across you yard it would be prudent to be armed. Since we have not heard both sides we do not know if this group of people who at least some armed members started trying to intimidate the owner or threaten him in some manner. The telelr of the tale was not there for the whole event and is of course telling his side of it. I am interested in seeing the owners side before I make a judgement.
    Thats why I like the story, because who knows what the guys that were wheeling were really up to. So either way shows reason to be armed. The way they tell it, it seems that this guy was nutty and as I read it he accidentally shot this dude when jabbing him with the barrel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrnCnn View Post
    Thats why I like the story, because who knows what the guys that were wheeling were really up to. So either way shows reason to be armed. The way they tell it, it seems that this guy was nutty and as I read it he accidentally shot this dude when jabbing him with the barrel.
    Link worked today

    You don't jab someone with the barrel of a gun unless you are planning on shooting them. And damn straight I would move the gun out of my gut too if I was him.

    Its not his property, if they were mining his minerals thats one thing but driving on a claim? That guy shouldn't even care unless he was crazy and had booby traps. I can't believe some of you guys are defending the shooter, he obviosly was not fearing for his life, as no one had pulled a gun on him. He seems to be the instigator 100% to me.

    I'm curious how after his passenger was shot, how they got out of there. The guy said he heard 4 shots, was he shooting at the fleeing vehicle? I want to know more, crazy story!
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    Quote Originally Posted by AlaskaVX View Post
    I'm curious how after his passenger was shot, how they got out of there. The guy said he heard 4 shots, was he shooting at the fleeing vehicle? I want to know more, crazy story!
    I do too. It all seems crazy and full of holes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VXIRONwoMAN View Post
    Why are they drinking and driving??? Sounds to me like a situation that would have never happend if they were sober. It scares me knowing that these guys that can barely speak properly, guzzling down booze while wheeling, are toting around loaded weapons.
    There is a group of offroaders here. Reno4x4.com, and I keep thinking of buying a sticker for my truck since I am a member there. Those guys are very similar to the group that wrote this story though. I see pics from the trail they went on over a weekend or something and there is usually people with beer in their hand on regular stops on the trail. I like to drink, but wait 'til the day is over at least. Most of the time these guys have to drive home, or worse drive a trailer with their ride on it home.

    I just dont agree. Plus, after Obama got elected they were saying pretty bad things, racist things. I didnt want obama, but thats not called for. So I am usually reminded that I dont want to be associated with those guys and dont buy a sticker. I also dont support that site.

    Yet another reason I like this forum. Good Honest people, for the most part.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AlaskaVX View Post
    Link worked today

    You don't jab someone with the barrel of a gun unless you are planning on shooting them. And damn straight I would move the gun out of my gut too if I was him. !
    I agree here a gun allows you some distance why give up your advantage

    Quote Originally Posted by AlaskaVX View Post
    Its not his property, if they were mining his minerals thats one thing but driving on a claim? That guy shouldn't even care unless he was crazy and had booby traps. I can't believe some of you guys are defending the shooter, he obviosly was not fearing for his life, as no one had pulled a gun on him. He seems to be the instigator 100% to me.
    Excuse me? Were you there? Were you part of the party driving through? We are seeing one side of the story from a person who was not even there the whole time yet you are taking his version of things as if they were 100% true. I myself would be intimidated if a dozen or so dudes started getting up in my face and I was all by myself in the middle of nowhere. You would be too. The story teller admitted the land was posted but claimed it was kinda hidden. Well he saw it they should have turned around but they decided screw the owner we can go where we want. He also admitted some of them were armed just not the ones who were caught tresspassing. I do not enjoy people being shot but had these wheelers not tresspassed (a felony) it never would have happened. Who knows they may have also been damaging the habitated of woolly spotted dick tree frog a rare and protected species.

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