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The Straight Story

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38. In the hood in columbus :)
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 09:58 PM
Dec 2012

Our neighbor has a 14 yr daughter who got pregnant from another neighbor (he was 14 too). Her dad has been in out of prison. His 'mom' (not his real mom) takes in foster kids (for the money).

She broke up with him, he got his gang of friends, his 'mom', and went down to the other neighbor's house to attack him (for, well, no real reason).

Most were high school kids. His 'mom' kicked in neighbors' door, bit him, etc. The other kids had bats and such, neighbor's son called his friends, battle ensued.

Basically, two-three families here cause a lot of problems. They don't mess with us generally (only once). Drugs, theft ring, etc.

On top of that, many houses here are in foreclosure and empty. People come here about weekly to break in and rob them, gave up calling the cops as they have never, not ONCE, arrested anyone - make them put things back and they leave.

I don't call them anymore.

I know you're fishing for snark, but some of us can drop an empty and load a new mag pretty fast NightWatcher Dec 2012 #1
"I know you're fishing for snark" former-republican Dec 2012 #6
oh, ok, then no, a ten rounder isnt a problem for most shooters NightWatcher Dec 2012 #23
The sound of loading a 12 gage shot gun was all that was necessary. reverend_tim Dec 2012 #102
No newfie11 Dec 2012 #2
I don't even have bullets for my guns & I don't feel under gunned. Kaleva Dec 2012 #3
Same here.... NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #7
I have ammo but they are at another house 12 miles away. Kaleva Dec 2012 #27
The layperson doesn't seem to understand how easy it is to fabricate a high capacity magazine. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #4
At least we could reduce the number of crazy layperson shooters. pnwmom Dec 2012 #75
i generally carry five fifteen round mags on my person for my glock 22 loli phabay Dec 2012 #5
What do you need it for? Aerows Dec 2012 #9
my m16a1 in my trunk former-republican Dec 2012 #14
If you are in the military Aerows Dec 2012 #15
nope not the military any more. loli phabay Dec 2012 #20
You aren't a civilian Aerows Dec 2012 #24
He is a cop. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #41
He has a reason, though Aerows Dec 2012 #43
i have another two mag holder on my tac vest so i use it rather than have it empty loli phabay Dec 2012 #44
Given your cryptic profile entries, ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #45
out here in the boonies we carry both. i can use non lethal with my shotgun loli phabay Dec 2012 #46
Until you live in the boonies, you see no reason to carry a firearm Aerows Dec 2012 #48
lol kind of loli phabay Dec 2012 #16
I missed the M16 LOL Aerows Dec 2012 #18
He probably lives where there are some brown people and worries about them kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #28
No, I realized he carries an M-16 Aerows Dec 2012 #29
You really aren't helping anything here. former-republican Dec 2012 #30
What do you believe their intent is? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #40
Derail a thread former-republican Dec 2012 #70
Wrong. You RWers and gun masturbaters aren't helping. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #94
What a juvenile post rl6214 Dec 2012 #96
What a paranoid freak. morningfog Dec 2012 #66
We own a bolt action shotgun with a three round clip and NO underpants Dec 2012 #8
Precisely Aerows Dec 2012 #11
If you truly believe that railing against clips that hold "20 or 30 rounds" is a solution, you've won AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #35
Revolvers have too much recoil Aerows Dec 2012 #36
1.) You've changed the subject. 2.) You speak like someone who has never fired a revolver. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #57
LOL Aerows Dec 2012 #62
You've changed the subject again. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #77
Probably Aerows Dec 2012 #80
You initially said at #11, you were "dumbfounded at people that think 20 or 30 rounds in a clip ..." AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #85
My bolt actions can hold up to 5 rounds Kaleva Dec 2012 #19
I think I would be in GP6971 Dec 2012 #42
LOL! I probably would opt to run, if I could, instead of getting out a gun like that. Kaleva Dec 2012 #50
That thing is probably GP6971 Dec 2012 #53
You could bash something over the head with it Aerows Dec 2012 #58
Not quite Sgent Dec 2012 #72
Didn't know GP6971 Dec 2012 #87
No. former9thward Dec 2012 #10
I have a revolver for protection. No mag. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #12
Too much recoil. Aerows Dec 2012 #17
Never carried with that few hack89 Dec 2012 #13
But would you feel okay with ten ? former-republican Dec 2012 #21
The difference between 10 and a standard mag is meaningless hack89 Dec 2012 #31
My usual carry has an 8-round magazine. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #22
No, actually. And I carry everyday when I'm in the States. But... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #25
two seconds is a long time to change a mag. thougj id prefer ten thirty round mags to a three hundr loli phabay Dec 2012 #34
Then why are they so popular with some people? Kaleva Dec 2012 #39
They are better, no doubt. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #54
This isn't 1994 and there wasn't a horrific mass shooting at a school that year either Kaleva Dec 2012 #67
I understand your comment and totally see where you're coming from... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #89
Oh, gee, another weenie wagging thread. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #26
+1 ellisonz Dec 2012 #33
Oh gee, another juvenile penis post rl6214 Dec 2012 #97
Had a 13 round hand gun when I was a security officer The Straight Story Dec 2012 #32
Jesus, where do you live. Barack_America Dec 2012 #37
In the hood in columbus :) The Straight Story Dec 2012 #38
C-bus does has some rough spots. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #59
This is a red herring ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #47
Glad to hear someone else say this Aerows Dec 2012 #51
I agree with what you say about handgun magazines. Kaleva Dec 2012 #60
What is this post doing in General Discussion? undeterred Dec 2012 #49
We are discussing it Aerows Dec 2012 #52
I've alerted on it twice. Crickets. This has nothing to with gun laws. nt valerief Dec 2012 #76
It does in the respect that we are *FINALLY* discussing Aerows Dec 2012 #78
No nt Incitatus Dec 2012 #55
Yes bluerum Dec 2012 #56
My EDC is 6+1 ileus Dec 2012 #61
Why 30 round mags for your AR for HD? Kaleva Dec 2012 #63
i have a m4 carbine that if needed i would go to for home defence loli phabay Dec 2012 #65
Why do you believe that chances are you'll need that much firepower? Kaleva Dec 2012 #69
one round may stop the threat but it may not. there may be more than one threat i dont know loli phabay Dec 2012 #73
If you need 29 rounds, my dear, you are in deep shit trouble Aerows Dec 2012 #74
yyuup but ive ran out of ammo before in a firefight so i like to backstop loli phabay Dec 2012 #79
I'd rather you not need 30 rounds at all Aerows Dec 2012 #82
Do you have spare 30 round mags on hand in case of a jam or malfunction? Kaleva Dec 2012 #86
yyup ive learned from experience. loli phabay Dec 2012 #106
Nope bossy22 Dec 2012 #64
My EDC has been a folding lock-blade knife for the last 39 years slackmaster Dec 2012 #68
No Budgies Revenge Dec 2012 #71
Not really sarisataka Dec 2012 #81
Pretty much Aerows Dec 2012 #84
I don't have a gun and this post makes me feel overgunned. undeterred Dec 2012 #83
Sounds like you're billh58 Dec 2012 #88
Why would someone feel that way? Rex Dec 2012 #90
This OP is obscene BainsBane Dec 2012 #91
No seriously, I want to hear an explanation. Rex Dec 2012 #92
For home defense? Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #98
Riddle someone with 30 to 100 bullets BainsBane Dec 2012 #99
No, they won't. Dr_Scholl Dec 2012 #100
20 dead children BainsBane Dec 2012 #101
Not really. Dr_Scholl Dec 2012 #103
You may not prioritize the lives of children BainsBane Dec 2012 #104
I think you may be garnering a mistaken impression of this "tide." Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #108
Actually this place Is more pro gun BainsBane Dec 2012 #111
Seriously?!? Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #113
And I talked about doing that where, precisely? Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #107
Home defense BainsBane Dec 2012 #112
"high death count magazines" Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #114
My great fear here is that 1000s of people went out and bought a 'gun'. Rex Dec 2012 #118
I wholeheartedly agree. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #119
No, never. flvegan Dec 2012 #93
I carry a small 9mm so 10 rds is standard so no, I don't feel rl6214 Dec 2012 #95
No, because less than 10 is the natural number for that gun. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #105
Yes. When carrying a revolver I felt outgunned knowing there were semis out there with jmg257 Dec 2012 #109
Why is this in GD? This is a gun thread with mostly gun owners talking about their damn tpsbmam Dec 2012 #110
If overwrought claims of all gun owners as insane criminals are allowed in GD dmallind Dec 2012 #115
Reasonable and informed? billh58 Dec 2012 #120
I don't carry. Ganja Ninja Dec 2012 #116
I almost never carry. I never carried once in 2012. MineralMan Dec 2012 #117
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