Yesterday I took the NRA's "basic pistol course" class over at a gun range with some friends. Half the class was on safety, the other half was on technique. 45 caliber handguns are pretty fun to fire. I can now purchase handguns in California, which I will do when I get back from my trip.
Also, turns out my medical insurance covered all of my travel immunizations. That wasn't completely unexpected even after they told me over the phone that they didn't cover such things, but still a nice surprise, and a $600 check I don't need to write.
you are the media you consume.
Which pistol were you using?
P.S. The whole gun thing is something our Euro-counterparts don't 'get.' Stand-by for some questioning. :-)
I'm generally uncomfortable around people who aren't Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
I'm not sure what you're saying.
It's guns that are built to kill people that bother me. And there's often a very different mentality that goes along with them. I'm sure that doesn't apply to AT or Starvid, and most are like them, but many are not. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
For me, the problem is the fantasy that has been made around pistols - John Wayne, Dirty Harry, & all that rot.
If I had the misfortune of living in the country I could imagine hunting, in the same way I could imagine gardening. But only if I could store the thing someplace well away from home.
I mostly want it for societal breakdown scenarios and for fun at the range.
