Are we crazy?
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Really, now.
As you guys don't know where the photo came from, why argue over it? It certainly fits the pattern of something the anti-gun movement would do. The photo is probably staged and everything you see are props assembled for the purpose of illustrating a "gun nut" in an effort to paint us all with the same brush.
Discussions in the forums should remain objective.
As you guys don't know where the photo came from, why argue over it? It certainly fits the pattern of something the anti-gun movement would do. The photo is probably staged and everything you see are props assembled for the purpose of illustrating a "gun nut" in an effort to paint us all with the same brush.
Discussions in the forums should remain objective.
Niantician
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People in other countries collect goats, wives, snakes, hostages....its ll relative.
Tangentabacus
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Wives... lol
Southern Rebel
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Look, just being an American citizen pretty much implies a person is somewhat weird. In my lifetime, I have seen people collect yo-yo's, beanie babies, crackerjack toys, etc, etc. If someone desires to collect guns and related items, he is no different - other than the choice of what he collects.
We are all a little weird. It is just a matter of which side of the bell curve our particular weirdness has us fall.
We are all a little weird. It is just a matter of which side of the bell curve our particular weirdness has us fall.
Did you see the appraisal of this guys (Las Vegas) "Transformers" collection? Something like 5000 pieces and worth $30K? I don't even own one "transformer" so I must think the guy must be mental to have that many????
No, to each his own. If I happen to own more firearms than this guy does, I obviously would not think his "display" excessive, would I?
If I did not have any firearms, I must think it as excessive? I don't think so, but that is obviously what the antis want you to think.
Every man to his own taste said the fellow that kissed the cow.
No, to each his own. If I happen to own more firearms than this guy does, I obviously would not think his "display" excessive, would I?
If I did not have any firearms, I must think it as excessive? I don't think so, but that is obviously what the antis want you to think.
Every man to his own taste said the fellow that kissed the cow.
I try to avoid the term crazy. "normality challenged" is much cuter and makes it a lot less impolite.
You've also got to keep in mind that some of the people who are in possession of 3,000 thimbles are diagnosable as having obsessive compulsive disorder. Anything seriously wrong with that? sort of, a fully developed OCD can interfere with a person's life in a thousand ways. Unless it screws up your life, OCD is pretty harmless.
Lemme put it this way.
Could you walk past the counter at walmart if you see your favorite ammo at the lowest price you've seen it at in a decade, even though you already own many thousand rounds of that exact item?
(i dunno, I sorta think you'd be stupid to walk past it. you'll never have that opportunity again. Sorta like $1 a pound coffee.)
Part two of the question is whether you'd spend the rent money, borrow against your 401K, Pawn something, or put it on an already loaded credit card. Would you?
Then, maybe you have a problem.
The degree of damage one does to his/her life because of hobbies or obsessive collecting is the one thing that really needs to be considered.
You've also got to keep in mind that some of the people who are in possession of 3,000 thimbles are diagnosable as having obsessive compulsive disorder. Anything seriously wrong with that? sort of, a fully developed OCD can interfere with a person's life in a thousand ways. Unless it screws up your life, OCD is pretty harmless.
Lemme put it this way.
Could you walk past the counter at walmart if you see your favorite ammo at the lowest price you've seen it at in a decade, even though you already own many thousand rounds of that exact item?
(i dunno, I sorta think you'd be stupid to walk past it. you'll never have that opportunity again. Sorta like $1 a pound coffee.)Part two of the question is whether you'd spend the rent money, borrow against your 401K, Pawn something, or put it on an already loaded credit card. Would you?
Then, maybe you have a problem.
The degree of damage one does to his/her life because of hobbies or obsessive collecting is the one thing that really needs to be considered.
btw, I have a little experience with OCD. It runs in my wife's family. my father in law once told me that he was looking for a variable speed, reversible, 1/2 inch hammer drill, because he only had a 3/8 vsr hammer. he had a drill for everypossible contingency.
You should have seen him when they started coming out in cordless.
Any of you remember when the carter 4 barrel carbs had "pins" that regulated gas flow? he had a set for "high performance" and one for economy, and he carried the high performance in his truck in case he ever felt a need to switch them out while he was out driving.
Those people were very educational.
BTW, he was into guns, too, but he mostly horded information about them. He'd have loved this place, and you guys would have loved him.
You should have seen him when they started coming out in cordless.
Any of you remember when the carter 4 barrel carbs had "pins" that regulated gas flow? he had a set for "high performance" and one for economy, and he carried the high performance in his truck in case he ever felt a need to switch them out while he was out driving.
Those people were very educational.
BTW, he was into guns, too, but he mostly horded information about them. He'd have loved this place, and you guys would have loved him.
Bamashooter
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I was proud of those korean americans. They protected their stuff like we all should.
Some of us, to a degree.
I expected a Katrina reference first.
I'm not denying that guns are occasionally useful for defense purposes.
However, some of us seem to fantasize about such situations to the point where it's a little bit disturbing. In that locked flash mob thread, some posters even sounded a bit bloodthirsty.
That picture in the first post, it hits a little close to home.
And then, there's the zombie craze. I'm still not even sure what to make of it.
I expected a Katrina reference first.
I'm not denying that guns are occasionally useful for defense purposes.
However, some of us seem to fantasize about such situations to the point where it's a little bit disturbing. In that locked flash mob thread, some posters even sounded a bit bloodthirsty.
That picture in the first post, it hits a little close to home.
And then, there's the zombie craze. I'm still not even sure what to make of it.
No question, there are a lot of people who own guns who are drooling at the chance to be john wayne. I don't think I recognize anyone on this board that goes over the line in their thinking. a little high strung and over enthusiastic, maybe, but not remarkably so.
The picture was a propaganda piece, disguised as a joke. "the american response to global crisis is to sit in front of the tube with their guns handy, in case the tanks come rolling down the street."
Zombies? heck, nobody really believes in zombies. It's a game.
You win a fight, in your mind, in the silence before the first shot.
People who take life seriously analyze tactical situations regularly. Whether you are hunting squirrels or busting doors with a swat team, you have to plan ahead, and think your way through the situation. figuring out how to kill the undead is a good way to think outside of the box. You know, stop thinking in terms of double tap to center mass, and start asking yourself, "how do I kill a tweaked out crackhead who's not feeling any pain, my .25 acp is bouncing off of his football helmet, and he's got a chainsaw?"
That is when you engage zombie weapon #35 from my private arsenal: The 4 foot roofing shovel. Hit him under the chin, and sever arteries, nerves, and hopefully, spine. if its a short chainsaw, you've got him.
Pond James Pond
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Interesting thread. Interesting responses.
I don't come from a gun-strong culture. So perhaps that gives me a useful, objective, degree of separation. Perhaps it makes me underqualified.
However, I do think that a little critical self analysis is no bad thing. First you'd have to define "crazy". For me, in this case, I'd have to call it displaying an unhealthy and irrational obsession with firearms.
On the one hand you might have a guy/girl who owns 30 firearms, shoots the lot, but ultimately just sees them as manufactured goods that he/she enjoys understanding and using as a honed skill.
Then you might have someone who attributes way to much of their own self-worth to a single such mass-produced piece of metal, feeling it defines him/her, and they are less without.
I know which of those two I would call crazy!!
I could cite myself, riding my motorbike when I was younger: taking risks, being brash, more aggressive and essentially letting that rather fast bike (it was a great ride!!
) inflate my self confidence. Now bikes are still quite central to my lifestyle but there is distinctly less "you mess with me, you mess with my whole garage"...thankfully 
I also agree with some of the earlier posts regarding some people's relationships with their guns. I, too, have read some posts where some seemingly relish in the idea of actually shooting someone. "I'd kill that SoB" seems to be a very easy thing to type.
As was mooted earlier, same with some of those Zombie and TEOTWAWKI threads: I sometimes feel that some of the fantasy is being able to use a firearm with impunity.
I know for some of the posters it is just a bit of pseudo-hollywood fun, but some posts read like they were typed by someone in a dark room, with sweaty palms....
So: self-reflection.
Should be no bad thing, unless one can't handle what's in the mirror!
I don't come from a gun-strong culture. So perhaps that gives me a useful, objective, degree of separation. Perhaps it makes me underqualified.
However, I do think that a little critical self analysis is no bad thing. First you'd have to define "crazy". For me, in this case, I'd have to call it displaying an unhealthy and irrational obsession with firearms.
On the one hand you might have a guy/girl who owns 30 firearms, shoots the lot, but ultimately just sees them as manufactured goods that he/she enjoys understanding and using as a honed skill.
Then you might have someone who attributes way to much of their own self-worth to a single such mass-produced piece of metal, feeling it defines him/her, and they are less without.
I know which of those two I would call crazy!!
I could cite myself, riding my motorbike when I was younger: taking risks, being brash, more aggressive and essentially letting that rather fast bike (it was a great ride!!
) inflate my self confidence. Now bikes are still quite central to my lifestyle but there is distinctly less "you mess with me, you mess with my whole garage"...thankfully I also agree with some of the earlier posts regarding some people's relationships with their guns. I, too, have read some posts where some seemingly relish in the idea of actually shooting someone. "I'd kill that SoB" seems to be a very easy thing to type.
As was mooted earlier, same with some of those Zombie and TEOTWAWKI threads: I sometimes feel that some of the fantasy is being able to use a firearm with impunity.
I know for some of the posters it is just a bit of pseudo-hollywood fun, but some posts read like they were typed by someone in a dark room, with sweaty palms....
So: self-reflection.
Should be no bad thing, unless one can't handle what's in the mirror!
Don’t get your panties in a wad over a posed propaganda picture made by amateurs at making posed propaganda pictures.
If that’s supposed to be anti-gun propaganda it’s so silly looking that it defeats its own purpose.
If that’s supposed to be pro-gun propaganda it’s so silly looking that it defeats its own purpose.
If that’s supposed to be anti-gun propaganda it’s so silly looking that it defeats its own purpose.
If that’s supposed to be pro-gun propaganda it’s so silly looking that it defeats its own purpose.