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Gun Control & RKBA

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

35. The 2-legged vermin are not the only ones you need to watch for.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #34)

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 01:36 AM

Dec 2011

Since carrying a sidearm is not a bad thing, where is the problem that we do carry?

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Battle of the mouse guns at Walmart [View all] ileus Dec 2011 OP

Heheh We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #1

Well the one guy was hiding under a shrub. ileus Dec 2011 #2

Another good reason to avoid Walmart country Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #3

That reminds me gejohnston Dec 2011 #4

Yeah, i'd go with the .32 too. We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #6

Reason I carry a .45. Bigger hole is better. n/t oneshooter Dec 2011 #7

I hear ya... We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #8

Hehe... DissedByBush Dec 2011 #19

Figures. Hoyt Dec 2011 #21

Sure does! If it gets to the point that you have to poke holes in somebody oneshooter Dec 2011 #23

If it gets to that point -- which is not likely. Hoyt Dec 2011 #26

If it's a bad thing... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #28

As long as the criteria for purchase does not include how many people can you kill with it. Hoyt Dec 2011 #29

The number of people... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #30

The fact that the event is unlikely is a good thing. ManiacJoe Dec 2011 #32

If crime rate were Zero, you guys would still pack. Hoyt Dec 2011 #34

The 2-legged vermin are not the only ones you need to watch for. ManiacJoe Dec 2011 #35

Depends on where one carries . . . . . . . and why. Hoyt Dec 2011 #36

Everywhere it is legal to do so. ManiacJoe Dec 2011 #37

Did you read the other stories linked to the attempted robbery? burf Dec 2011 #5

What was that line about apples one-eyed fat man Dec 2011 #9

And because you and I own firearms........... burf Dec 2011 #10

Yeah, go ahead and pick on the small caliber stuff. burf Dec 2011 #11

I'd take that .22 over a .25 or .32 DissedByBush Dec 2011 #12

I'd rather have a .22 or even the .32 than a can of beans off a shelf to throw for defense. ntxt DonP Dec 2011 #13

.22? Sure. We_Have_A_Problem Dec 2011 #14

I remember my father had a 25 auto ileus Dec 2011 #15

That is not correct Lurks Often Dec 2011 #17

Good point on barrel length DissedByBush Dec 2011 #18

Well, nobody has every complained that the bullet that shot them was too small n/t krispos42 Dec 2011 #16

That was full of win. n/t PavePusher Dec 2011 #25

The .25 ACP is the perfect cartridge for MineralMan Dec 2011 #20

Hope posts don't degenerate into bunch of "my favorite gun is bigger/badder/deadlier . . . . . ." Hoyt Dec 2011 #22

Too Late, Hoyt. Paladin Dec 2011 #24

If they could, they'd post their calibres, and list lethal accessories in their signature line. Hoyt Dec 2011 #27

Well lets get started oneshooter Dec 2011 #31

Glad to see you wasting your time to impress somebody, Oneshooter. Hoyt Dec 2011 #33