Hmm. Not sure why I included that point, even if my dad did mention it.Sharuuk wrote:And his point is??? Gunfire is loud...DUUUHHH.....So WHAT??? That's what ear plugs, muffs and other hearing protection is all about. Why should THAT make it a subject to be avoided?-The sound of a firing is exteremely loud.
True. I did dig up the front lawn without cracking my brother's skull with a shovel last week. But I suppose I treat guns differently than that because of one simple reason:Really? At the age of 10, I was considered responsible enough to take the family .22 down to the river (when we visited Gramma and Grampa in VA) alone and plink at cans from the railroad trestle. Have YOU come to that conclusion, or have your parents convinced you of it? What do you HONESTLY BELIEVE? Are you so unstable and irresponsible that because you're holding a potentially deadly instrument in your hand that you're automatacally going to do the wrong thing with it? How do you feel about handling a chainsaw, an axe, a machete, or a very large extremely sharp knife? All of these are potentially deadly weapons. Are you mature enough to handle these items with respect to what they can do responsibly? If you can honestly answer "yes" to that question, then you're responsible enough to handle a gun safely. If you can't, then maybe you shouldn't be allowed outside without adult supervision.
It always seemed apparent to me that the primary purpose of guns was to be used as a weapon, unlike those other tools. I'm now positive that this is wrong, but ingrown prejudices take a while to overcome.Tucker (Red Vs Blue) wrote: We don't have any digging equipment, just guns! What do you want us to do, shoot you a grave?
Your parents may not be able to touch you on this issue, but given the extreme liberal left wing ideology of most of todays campuses, you just might have even MORE objection to an interest in guns from not only other students, but some of the faculty and administration as well. Your GPA could even be held hostage until you professed "enlightenment" on the evils of gun ownership. It's been tried several times.Until I get to college (where my parents can't touch me), my interest in firearms will remain confined to books.
Been there, done that, got the scars to prove it. Bloodied and scarred, but victorious and never bowed....NEVER bowed. But this is for another thread.
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Do you know which colleges have this problem, or am I just going to have to find that out the hard way?Anyways, I talked to my dad again and he's loosened up a bit. So my question is, in case he lets me go but doesn't know where to take me, Do you know of any firing ranges in or near Raleigh, North Carolina?
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He's also an avid gun collector and hunter who whenever either the feminists or PETA get their thongs in a wad over something to do about guns, immediately goes out and adds another one to his collection and making a big todo of it in his column in response. He would be an excellent source of info on colleges and is a very approachable and personable type of individual.....check out his columns and judge for yourself.
(serious pucker factor here)...and there are others who relate that he (Hathcock) already had his crosshairs on the Cong's head and he fired just as his rifle came around square to his position.
I like you guys, even if you are a bunch of right-wing nutjobs. 
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