Guns-and-babes question

It's silly, but if it doesn't promote poor or unsafe gun-handling, I don't have a major problem with it.

I do dislike the fact that this genre of pictures are often associated with true firearms enthusiasts at large, and thereby muddy the waters as to our interest.

I like guns, and I don't think it's sharing too much to admit that I like sex and stuff sexy. But I have NEVER equated my appreciation of the two. My interest in guns is simply NOT the manifestation of some Freudian subconscious desire to empower myself sexually.

That said, there are many, especially among the militant feminist anti-gunners (and these people are male and female), who do make such assumptions about me and other (mostly male) firearms enthusiasts. Pictures of scantily-clad women caressing big machine guns and gleaming pistols very much promote such thinking among the antis.
But these pictures sell, and will continue to sell. Best to give them no thought, and live in reality. Like 'em or hate 'em, all they'll do is frustrate you! ;)

[This message has been edited by Long Path (edited February 06, 2000).]
 
BTW, Gwinny's pic is my idea of the ideal woman, for the time! Strong, self-sufficient, and ready for anything! I'm thinking maybe she could do with a little makeup and a hair-fix-up, but come on! She was obviously in her work clothes! :)
 
"If you buy this, you can get lots of puxxy with it", said a guy to a friend of mine. My friend felt it was unprofessional and walked away from the offer. The product in question: a $100,000+ yacht.

I find my reaction to EAA, Mamiya and Canon advertising very negative.

These anecdotes aside, I just wonder how to avoid guilt by association when these sites come up in the same breath as, say, DC's resource list.

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Oleg "cornered rat" Volk (JPFO,NRA)

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Gwinny--awesome pic. Not exactly the most attractive woman I've seen, but I believe back then, character mattered a little more than looks.

Those were the days. When I brought my first gun home, my pastor's wife (a woman over 80 years old) was telling me about how well she could handle a .45 in her day.



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Don't give me a "smarter" gun.
Make me a smarter shooter :D
 
Looks like Maria Boch bakes a mighty mean loaf of bread. I think our message should stand alone without the help of the naked ladies. Seems to me that the message must be a weak one when something unrelated is brought in to give it a boost.
 
Remmeber to have a couple strong people to keep that lite-disk from flying away in heavy wind :) Then again, maybe it's skeet time...
 
I don't see this sight being a big problem at all. Its a personal choice whether you like these things or not and personally I don't mind looking.
I don't think people will go to such a sight to find gun information or to find information on gun supporters either. They will just go to look at the girls.
Seeing where we stand it's best not to question what others are doing. It's their way to support, there right to it, and others rights to view it (if they like to)
Personally I think Neither guns or pornography are bad to a society if properly introduced. I think the real problem with anything is labeling it evil when it really does no harm.
Looking at pretty women or gun's never hurt anyone. These women pose because they like to and they get paid a lot for it not because they are forced to. I have guns in my house because I like them and want them there, not because I am forced to have them there.
Making us turn in our guns and making someone give up their porn is the same type of freedom smashing that I fight against.
My opinions might be harsh to some, but hiding or condemning anything without proper cause starts problems.
I've looked at pornography and never sexually assaulted anyone. I've fired a gun and never have I killed anyone. Responsibility needs to be stressed not recall.

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Freedom by its self is just a word. To have freedom we must protect our rights to be free.
 
I'm glad you guys liked the pic of Mrs. Boch. There's just something about her that struck a chord--this woman, you can tell, had NO concept of political correctness. She probably also didn't like guns the way we do. It wasn't a hobby for her. She just knew she lived in a world where there were predators, and that she must protect herself from them. And it really is sad, as the caption points out, that any woman who made such a clear and rational determination today, in the same town where Mrs. Boch lived, would be arrested. She only lived about half an hour away from me and it's nice to think it wasn't always this way in this state.

BUT I guess I kind of copped out earlier. My opinion is, let it be. There are obviously people out there who like this particular type of pornography. I don't, but I'd be lying if I said I don't like pictures of women in general. The people who make this stuff aren't hurting anybody. And if you don't look at it, there's your answer to any anti foolhardy enough to accuse you of some kind of link between sex and guns. Simply respond "I don't really enjoy that kind of picture, nor do most of the shooters I know. A few do and that is their right. Bite me."

And ladies, if you want to see the same thing but with men, you should go to the book section of your local stores and look at the rack of bodice rippers. A lot of 'em are westerns (of a sort) and the covers feature half-naked men and women. Most of the men look like light-heayvweights at the Mr. O rather than cowboys but it can't be helped.
 
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