first day packin heat

[SwampGas]

originally posted on the glock board:

<blockquote>I've been calling the Sheriff's office for nearly 2 weeks trying to find out what the hold up is..."try again tomorrow" or "I'll talk to the morning guy" or "I don't know." I figured I'd use my expert terrorist negotiation skills and talk my way into getting it with a personal visit.

Waltzed in and said "hey...I called earlier this week and you said you'd have it by Thursday" (which was today)...a total lie. He opens the desk drawer and it's sitting on top. ???

So I loaded up the "new" preban mags I bought (the pair for $143 shipped), ran down to the gun shop and picked up some 115-gr Hydra Shocks...

Then, of course, WALMART! http://www.glocktalk.com/images/smilies/supergrin.gif Walked down every isle in the store, and made sure to buy some ammo.

Then off to the range to see how I like the Federal ammo...I must say the muzzle flash is terrible. It lit the already lit range up...but it had little to no recoil which is really nice. I noticed the holes in the paper were smaller than the holes made by the Winchester 115-gr FMJ. Anyhoo, loaded up all 15 rounds into the mags and headed off to watch Smackdown!

Afterwards.....off to Denny's for some food. A most excellent club sandwich hit my stomach.

Then...BACK TO WALMART http://www.glocktalk.com/images/smilies/supergrin.gif Had to roam around some more and get angry at all the 14 year old mothers dragging their 3 year old sons through the store after midnight.

And thus endeth my first official day as a CCW holder. Now to take LFI-1....http://www.glocktalk.com/images/smilies/upeyes.gif</blockquote>
off the record and for diary purposes...it really changes the way you think and act. a lot of people would assume someone with a firearm would be like john wayne and run around finding trouble trying to be a hero...but it's a lot different. when you realize that little thing hanging on your hip gives you the power to decide if someone lives or dies, you really think twice about EVERYTHING. and now that i have it on me whenever i leave the house (except for when i go to the club and/or drink) i definitely want to AVOID all potentional conflict.

and even if something occurred that i would be justified in using it, i would probably reach for the OC spray before i grabbed a gun. you can't take back the bullet once you pull the trigger. unless you are in complete, total, absolute imminent danger of being killed, who the hell are you to declare yourself judge, jury and executioner?

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[Isildur]

> to avoid all potential conflict...then why do you have a
> gun?
>
> just curious.
>
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Barney: These fumes aren't as fun as beer. Sure, I'm all dizzy and nauseous, but where's the inflated sense of self-esteem?
[a man at the end of the bar slumps to the floor]
Moe: Hey, if you guys are getting loaded of them fumes I'm gonna have to charge you.
[two scientists in ecosuits walk in]
Man: Man alive! There are, uh, men alive in here.
Woman: [holding a beeping detector] I'm detecting over twenty different toxins in the air.

Man: All right, everybody out! As long as Burns is pumping oil, this bar is closed!
Moe: Damned Burns. Let me just get one thing.
[pulls shotgun from behind the bar]
Barney: Me too!
[b] [pulls gun from his side] Ah: now <u>there's</u> the inflated sense of self-esteem!
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[Octocrook]

> Of course, it's always interesting to see theory applied...
>

Considering one of my friends has been held up at gunpoint before, I don't blame Sam for wanting to pack it.

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[SwampGas]

> why did you get a gun?

why do you wear a seatbelt?

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[icenine0]

But when will you have the opportunity to draw first?

> Considering one of my friends has been held up at gunpoint
> before, I don't blame Sam for wanting to pack it.



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[Paladyn]

> > why do you wear a seatbelt?
> >
> again ill ask. why did you get a gun?
>

One hopes to never get into an accident, yet wears a seatbelt just in case he does.

One hopes to never get into a situation where he needs to use deadly force to save his life, yet carries a gun just in case he does.

I'd get a CC Permit if MD wasn't so positively anal about it.

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[Dark Macc]

> actually i was directing this question towards swampgas.

And they were saving you from being flamed.


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[Paladyn]

> > actually i was directing this question towards swampgas.
>
> And they were saving you from being flamed.
>
Yeah. He'd either tell the guy to fuck off, or say the same thing, just not as nicely.

Sometimes it isn't worth the effort though... <img src=smilies/snipersmilie.gif>

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[SwampGas]

> Sometimes it isn't worth the effort though...

precisely my thinking.

i was going to respond with "<img src=smilies/flipa.gif>", but it'd waste time to post it.

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