Over-The-Top ParaMilitary MindSet?

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Nearly 500 views in about six hours. It seems to me the purpose of a forum (Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm not without an opinion.) is to prompt some thought and some posts.

I could have posted:

"Golly gee! Them bullets sure do go fast!"

And the thread would never get off the ground. Much more fun to twist the panties up into a tight bunch and then YANK them into a wedgie!

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I don't disagree with most of these posts. "Subaru" because I was too lazy to look up the spelling of "Hyundai".

I don't lock the doors at night, or look out the windows. The dog barks if she hears deer in the yard, or elk, cougar . . . There's no crime out here because the criminals can't seem to get their act together to get out here. Besides which, they realize there's a gun behind every window.


My other ride is a John Deere. :cool:
 
I am personally glad the OP lives in such a wonderful world where his words and events can be so eloquently parted, combed, sprayed, and brushed up to his choosing.

My world is not like that, . . . and if describing my world, . . . the events that go on, . . . the tactics & lessons learned, . . . can be very well understood in military or LEO jargon, . . . then maybe that is well called for. After all, . . . is not the major design of language being that it is an understanding between the conversing parties?

Methinks the OP needs to get his wedgie undone, . . .

May God bless,
Dwight
 
Good post, Max. The really sad (interesting?) thing is that this forum is actually one of the BETTER forums about thi sstuff. IMO it is much like the days when you used to sit around dreaming about making the winning touchdown for the home team when you were a 3rd string scrub, or taking the head cheerleader to the prom when you were the class geek, or so on. Those that have done it know that it isn't all its cracked up to be, and so they might look at life a little more reasonably and realistically. Some might actually think they will have the chance (not mention need and ability) to use 3 magazines with 45 rounds and the BUG to save the day. Some know better. But it really doesn't hurt anything to dream. After all, the cheerleader has to go to the prom with somebody!
 
Ha ha. Funny stuff.

I don't think the OP (correct me if I'm wrong, max) is intending at all to say that there's anything wrong with talking about LE or Military related tactics, etc. in the appropriate context. I also don't think he's anti free speech.
I think all he's saying is that these crazy mall ninja types are rediculous. 99% of the time, I don't think people are coming on here to get tactical advice because they live in a bad neighborhood. I've been in a lot of bad neighborhoods, lived in projects, etc, and I've never seen anyone with a tactical belt. (it makes me laugh just saying it).
However, I bet the OP HAS seen real life idiots in his hometown, bowie knives tied to their thighs... 2 hi-points on either hip....spouting off lines from Rambo: First Blood: Part 2.
No part of the OPs post was anti-LE or anti-Mil or anti anything other than anti crazy, over-the-top, wanna-be Army Seal.

HOWEVER, I will say that I sometimes get a good laugh from these guys. Especially when they end up with the cheerleader 25years down the road after she's been with everybody else.... :eek:
Man, I'm cold...
 
Who is far more annoying imo?...

The clowns who have a CCP and/or firearms for home defense who then act as if they will never actually need to use it.They dont bother to carry their CCW half the time and their HD gun is probably locked up in a safe somewhere.They're sure that they'll be able to dispatch(does that word bother anyone?) any threat with their 3" J-frame,which they'll obviously have on them when needed.:rolleyes:

Which is all fine and good...

Until they start acting as if those who take a more prepared(ntm logically consistent) approach are somehow mentally ill...Or little boys playing soldier/cop.:barf:

I dont know why any of these types even bother to own a firearm for SD/HD.They treat it more like a charm that will keep away evil than an actual tool to be used.

For the record...

Dont sleep with a gun under my pillow,wear a "tactical belt" whatever that is(does the occasional fann...micro weapon pack count?),or shower with my pistol(thats what the piston AR is for).;)
 
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does it really matter what people call thier "gun"? maybe some of the other "ranger rick" lingo is a bit of somebody trying to be somebody they truely are not. but if thats the case go to the other end of the bar if it bothers you. as far as who carries what, carry whats comfortable for the situations. whe i carry it depends on what i am wearing and where i am going. the same for how many reloads you carry. i sometimes carry a .38+p with only five rounds. sometimes with a reload. and sometimes its a .45 with an extra magazine. more often than not its nothing. i have been military and i am leo, but none of that matters when it comes to what you carry, where you carry it, and how much of it you carry.
 
I get so tired of people telling me what I do or don't need. When liberals eavesdrop on a conversation about firearms, they almost always ask me, "Why do you need a gun?" I get so tired of that crap. I really don't see the problem with people carrying handguns that have capacities of over eight rounds. I can't remember a time when having too much ammunition was problematic. Furthermore, I have yet to run into one of these "mall ninja" types in real life, unless you're counting anyone who feels more comfortable carrying a handgun with a double stack magazine. I run into lots of those people, because those "weapons" (also never knew that word was a problem, since a handgun is a weapon, after all) are effective. In my experience, most people prefer for things that they own to be effective, especially their weapons. If you feel more comfortable with a firearm with only eight rounds, that's fine, I don't think anyone has a problem with that.

Oh yeah, +1 for scorpion_tyr, I agree with everything he has posted on this thread so far.

In conclusion, I am not a "mall ninja", and I don't know or have ever seen any. You are just insulting a lot of people and wasting everybody's time. You said it best:
MaxHeadSpace said:
I'm not trolling. Or maybe I am...
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The only reason I'm posting here is that the "why do you need that" crowd really gets on my nerves. I just get so tired of it.
 
After a recent trip to the Palm Beach gunshow I have an idea of what the OP is protesting. I call them PlayStation kids and they're rich. They walk through and buy the latest tech. and use the lingo without a thought about what it can really do. It's just COOL and they can afford it ALL. They take it home in their late model Mercedes/Lotus/Porsche and, hopefully, just play with it there. Preferably without any live ammo.
 
i've read some threads that make me laugh, i am no experienced gunfighter and dont know a lot about tactics, but i do know i won't "engage multiple gang bangers moving quickly" by " spray and pray" when im walking home from the store. or ever use spray and pray
 
Exactly, swamp.
I've also seen quite a few "kids" who are way too old to be pretending their in a SOCOM video game or a Rambo movie.

Apparently a big difference of opinion here.
I carry most of the time. Sure, sometimes I don't. Maybe that's wrong.

However, I'm not gonna live my life in "super tactical, everybody is out to get me" mode, either. I think there is a happy medium that includes range time and situational awareness, but not night vision goggles, flash grenades, and what else?

Nothing wrong with high capacity, either. I carry 13 all the time. I don't feel offended at all at the original post. It's not saying there is anything wrong with hicaps, but rather there is something wrong with the people who think you're an idiot because you're carrying less than 4 hi-cap mags to take care of the 8 guys hiding in your trash can.
 
LOL! (Takes off the Tin Foil Hat) I actually like the OP. Im pretty sick of the whole tactical thing myself. Half the cops I see now days look like special forces/SWAT/Gears of War with fatigues and boots etc. I dont really care for it. Seems to me a lot of people, cops included, get a little crazy when they carry a weapon. If you wanna be in the military join up. Otherwise, I say live your life cautiosly but live it nonetheless. Don't live like your posted a war zone unless you are. Just my opinion.
 
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im selling cans of this stuff for $25 a piece
 
I can't understand why some posters take this so personal (onthejon55). This forum is fun and informative, but really nothing more; it is the internet after all.
 
I'm in SoFL, I think that I need a M-2 and some M-72's just to drive through Miami. When the natives really get restless I want a M1A1 Abrams. I was close when Liberty City and Overtown exploded.
 
Well put, Maxheadspace. I agree with pretty much all of the OP. I have an alibi though as I am in the army. But since I am not combat arms I also reserve the right to "civilianize" my vocabulary whenever I want. It's the best of both worlds.

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What is a troll? I understand that it is someone who picks fights on message boards I guess but why a troll? Why not just a @#$%er?
 
I was once driving in downtown Evansville, not looking for trouble, when I see somewhere in excess of twenty people standing in the middle of walnut street. They easily could have stopped me (I didn't want to run them over). The only weapon in my truck was my rusty tire iron (uber tactical :rolleyes:). I was only trying to get from point A to point B when a situation could easily have come up that would require the need of a high capacity magazine (police do not show up in seconds, even though it was only a few blocks from the civic center). I would have felt much more comfortable with more than eight rounds.

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Eight rounds IS enough.
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Had my situation turned sour, I highly doubt that eight rounds would have been enough. The kind of people that were involved would surely back up their "homies". I am a normal guy, and I even live on a farm; this situation could happen to anyone. Wanting to feel safer (its impossible to feel safe in that situation) does not make me a "mall ninja". Just to illustrate, I had to slow down and weave in between them, and they were yelling at me the whole time. I seriously thought there was some kind of riot going on or that this would make the news at least. Basically, who are you to tell me what is and what isn't enough. I am not a LEO, not in the military, have never been either, and just because I want the most effective weapon for protecting myself (more than eight rounds, for me), I am now a "mall ninja" poser? Yes, that offends me. I assure you that I do not walk around in full tactical gear :rolleyes:. However, because I prefer more than eight rounds, you have associated me with "mall ninja" posers. Eight rounds may or may not be enough, I will carry as many as I see fit, regardless of what you say. You are just trying to insult me, and people like me. You are a troll, and you even admit it.
 
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