"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
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In article . net,
Maxprop wrote:

"Ringmaster" wrote in message
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How many times do I need to type "it's illegal" to own a sawed off
shotgun. At least in my state.

Sawed-off? Nothing sawed-off about a shotgun with a federally-legal 18"
barrel.

I don't think he knows that, Max, and he doesn't seem real interested
in learning despite my saying it, so I quit.

Far as I can see, he's bought a new boy toy. Nothing wrong with that
but it's like Bobsprit talking about using an angle grinder to polish
gelcoat, or his famous powered router bits. Just because you can or
might own something doesn't make it a good tool for a particular job.

He's got a rifle that's at least as long as a legal shotgun, fires ammo
with way excessive range and penetration for an urban/suburban
situation, and won't be as effective at sub 50m ranges, let alone sub
10m ranges, as the shotgun. But hey, it has a big magazine, a folding
stock and a flash hider. Probably came in way cool black, too. With a
laser dot sight, no less, just like the military use.

PDW

The problem is he has only one gun. You need at least a dozen guns, just to
get started, for covering the basic scenarios. You need at least one gun for
each car, two for every boat over 25 feet, one for every room in the house,
one for each family member and then a working stock of firearms for everyday
use. Of course backups are needed too and don't forget lots and lots of
ammunition.

I sure Ringmaster has proudly taken his first step into excersizing his
First Amendment Rights and, with our prodigious coaching, will flourish and
grow! Happiness is a warm gun!

Glory!

In article , Bob Crantz
wrote:

"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
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In article . net,
Maxprop wrote:

"Ringmaster" wrote in message
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How many times do I need to type "it's illegal" to own a sawed off
shotgun. At least in my state.

Sawed-off? Nothing sawed-off about a shotgun with a federally-legal 18"
barrel.

I don't think he knows that, Max, and he doesn't seem real interested
in learning despite my saying it, so I quit.

Far as I can see, he's bought a new boy toy. Nothing wrong with that
but it's like Bobsprit talking about using an angle grinder to polish
gelcoat, or his famous powered router bits. Just because you can or
might own something doesn't make it a good tool for a particular job.

He's got a rifle that's at least as long as a legal shotgun, fires ammo
with way excessive range and penetration for an urban/suburban
situation, and won't be as effective at sub 50m ranges, let alone sub
10m ranges, as the shotgun. But hey, it has a big magazine, a folding
stock and a flash hider. Probably came in way cool black, too. With a
laser dot sight, no less, just like the military use.

PDW

The problem is he has only one gun. You need at least a dozen guns, just to
get started, for covering the basic scenarios. You need at least one gun for
each car, two for every boat over 25 feet, one for every room in the house,
one for each family member and then a working stock of firearms for everyday
use. Of course backups are needed too and don't forget lots and lots of
ammunition.

I sure Ringmaster has proudly taken his first step into excersizing his
First Amendment Rights and, with our prodigious coaching, will flourish and
grow! Happiness is a warm gun!

Amen, brother! Then you need a full machine shop and a reloader's bench
so you can tune your guns and tailor your ammo.

PDW

I sure Ringmaster has proudly taken his first step into excersizing
his
First Amendment Rights and, with our prodigious coaching, will flourish
and
grow! Happiness is a warm gun!

The AR is not my first gun. It's my post Katrina purchase.

"Ringmaster" wrote in message
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I sure Ringmaster has proudly taken his first step into excersizing
his
First Amendment Rights and, with our prodigious coaching, will flourish
and
grow! Happiness is a warm gun!

The AR is not my first gun. It's my post Katrina purchase.


See! He's already on the way!

Glory!

"Ringmaster" wrote in message
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The AR is not my first gun. It's my post Katrina purchase.

I'd expect the best post-Katrina purchase to be a couple of really surly
Rottweilers.

Max

I'd expect the best post-Katrina purchase to be a couple of really
surly
Rottweilers...

Don't need any dogs at the moment.

"Maxprop" wrote
I'd expect the best post-Katrina purchase to be a couple of really surly
Rottweilers.

Not really. There have been a number of people mauled by dogs lately, even an
elderly woman and a kid killed in seperate incidents. In all cases the dog
owner was in deep dog crap over it - even when his dog bit a kid that wandered
into his own yard. The woman who owned the pit bulls that got loose and killed
the older woman went to prison for manslaughter!! OTOH, no gun ever shot anybody
on its own.

Also, given the liability problem, Rottys, Dobermen and other "police" or
"attack" breeds should be avoided else the other guy's lawyer will claim that
you're a vigilante and bought the dog hoping it'd bite somebody.

It's a bad scene out there. A kid I know works for a towing company. Over a
year ago a drunk showed up in the middle of the night demanding his impounded
car back. When the kid explained that he couldn't release it without police
permission the guy attacked him so the kid stabbed him with a screwdriver. Even
though the wound wasn't life threatening and was in self defence the cops put
the kid in jail for a couple days til a judge released him, then he had to sweat
til the DA decided not to prosecute, then sweat some more until the drunk lost
the lawsuit. Meanwhile, he couldn't leave the state.