"There are no stupid questions..." - like he11!

KaMaKaZe-
I stand corrected. The dumbest question I've ever been asked was exactly, "Is that thing [gun] loaded?" I thought (didn't say), "No honey, it's really just an expensive brick which I hope to throw with lethal accuracy." Gotta love her.
 
A few months ago I had a table next to an old retired salt form the KC police department. He spends his time trapping and had several furs for sale. We were sharing old war stories when a lady come to his table, looked very distastfully at the furs and asked if he had shot all those animals. He replied that yes, he had, it would have been too damn inhumane to skin them while still alive.

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Gunslinger

I was promised a Shortycicle and I want a Shortycicle!
 
Mine was (still usually is) the all to common: "you have guns in the house with your young son?!?"

I always reply - "you know you're right" then I ponder for a moment and say "you know allot of kids are killed each year by climbing into refrigerators or worst yet in falls in bath tubs - that's it the frig and the tubs are outta my house". Last time when told I was insane for having loaded guns in the house with my son - I replyed: "you know you're right - what I really hate is when you put them where they go at night and then you wake up and just like a snake loose in the house you never know where they will be in the morning!" One of the guys in the offic hearing this pipes in with "yep, they always head for the kids' packpacks - must be warm in there"

Don't know that it always (ever) sinks in, but hey - why not make a point when you can.
 
Aren't you afraid that'll go off?
Why do you keep it loaded?
(Once while on duty) Can I hold it?


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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gopher:
pax- Out-effin-standing answer! May I use that one ......please :D[/quote]

Thanks ... I forgot to take out a copyright on it so I guess it's public domain. :)

pax


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"Is there anything wrong with a woman preferring the dignity of an armed citizen? I don't like to be coddled and I don't like to be treated like a minor child. So I waive immunity and claim my right -- I go armed." -- Longcourt Phyllis in Beyond This Horizon by Robert Heinlein
 
From Wonderful Wife, after she takes inventory every few years....

"Why do you need all these guns?". Answer," Dear, only ten are mine, the rest are for the kids"....
 
Good one, MPower!

I've only been shooting a few months, and went to an IDPA training seminar yesterday. We had to fire our guns one-handed at one point. At first I was wary since I had never shot my SIG P225 one handed before - but it was fine. It didn't fly out of my hand at all! :D Did you respond to the guy? Would love to see your response. :)

Midwest_Lass

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MPower:
I belong to a Home Theater forum and talk often turns to action movies and guns...this guy posted tonight and I just had to clip and post it :) Obviously a gun expert :rolleyes:

"In that movie, and almost every other action movie I see, the guns don't recoil at all. It is nearly impossible for someone to fire a gun with one hand. The usual result the recoil knocking the weapon out of the user's hand. But John Woo movies (and all the action movies that copy his style) have guys twirling around firing two handguns. They never have to reload, and never get disarmed by the recoil."

I can't tell you how many times my HK flew out of my hand and bonked my girlfriend on the head behind the firing line at the range.

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Last time I was at the range with a friend, the MarkII wouldn’t cycle while he was shooting it. So, he handed it to me(muzzle downrange). I removed the mag, and cycled the bolt. Put the mag back in, cycled the bolt, put the safety on, handed it to him(muzzle downrange). He took it off, pulled the trigger, and nothing happened. Handed it to me(muzzle downrange). I cycled the bolt, and squeezed one off, with one hand(not enough room in the small lane to get a two handed grip. Shot it with one hand, and it flew up out of my hand, and put his eye out! So much recoil for such a little rimfire.

Actually I shot it with no recoil at all, didn’t even feel it. No muzzle rise at all. Its a .22. Well how about very little muzzle rise from a Smith M52? Very controllable, like catching a baseball thrown by a 9 year old. True most movies do not accurately portray recoil, but it is still completely possible to fire pretty much any handgun with on hand.

Dumb questions? How about "Why do we need assault rifles?" Dumbest question yet.


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Posted by MrBlonde
Shot it with one hand, and it flew up out of my hand, and put his eye out!

Man I am STILL lauging!!
 
I was at a local bar for happy hour. Mentioned to some people that I just met that I had to participate in a shooting competition the following day (IPSC three gun).

One guy asked me, "are you going to use real bullets?"

Simunitions aside, I don't know of any competitions that DON'T use "real bullets". :)

Justin

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Justin T. Huang, Esq.
late of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
 
During a conversation about the folly of gun control with my mother-in-law.

Me: Do you know what a Semi-automatic rifle is?

Battle-ax: Yes, when you pull the trigger it keeps firing bullets.

Me: No, that's an AUTOMATIC WEAPON. A semi-auto fires one shot with each pull of the trigger. No more.
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Wife: Why do you need more than one gun?!

Me: Guns are tools. There are different tools for each job. You wouldn't use a hammer to unscrew a bolt, would you?
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And when people see my pre-ban AR-15... "Wow that's scary!" :rolleyes:


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The first step is registration, the second step is confiscation, the final step is subjugation.
 
Another dumb question, asked when I told someone at work that my wife had taken the CCW course last weekend:

"Why does she need a gun when you have one?"

Duh. I patiently explained that (A) she IS allowed to go places without me, and (B) even if we are together, two are better than one becuase you can get back to back and deal with those who would surround you.
 
A friend upon seeing my pre-ban M4 AR15 - "What's this thing good for!!??" :rolleyes:

My response - "Well, let me ask you something, if you were in your house and suddenly 2 or 3 perps broke down your door intent on <insert perverted act here> your daughters, what would you rather have in your hands at that very moment - a phone or one of these rifles that can accurately fire 30 high powered rifle rounds without reloading??????"

I got the "deer in the headlights" look at that question. I think part of her response has to do with the fact that most people not only think "it can't happen to me", but also that they actually know they would not be capable of shooting another person - regardless of what they were doing to their kids of themselves.

"Sheeple"

CMOS

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NRA? Good. Now join the GOA!

The NRA is our shield, the GOA will be our sword.
 
One of my coworkers was in uniform and was asked for ID to buy a pack of Marlboros.
Or, I think it is the most popular question to ask an LEO: Have you shot anybody? Depending on the mood I am in dictates my response, it gets old after a while.
 
I was talking to one of my friends about guns, and he said, "Revolvers are antiquated." I wanted to slap him upside the head. Later on in the conversation he said, "Why do you need an assault rifle?" The media has brain washed these people.
 
I still like really dumb questions. Our shooting range is 1 mile outside of the town,since we have 70 300m lanes. I get out on my bike, the rifle slung around my back, a backpack on the luggage carrier (with cleaning equipment, a canteen, gun oil and the spare mags as well as my service pistol), but no CCW gun. Promptly, I get stopped by the cops. They question me why I was carrying the rifle this way, and I promptly told them it was the most comfortable way. However, two 30-round mags loaded with ammo is what probably raised their ire - you see, on a SIG 550, you can attach them like with these holding clips that hold two M-16 mags together. At that time, open carry was not illegal, now one needs a permit.

On another occasion, I went for a walk with my dog, carrying under my vest. Since I was walking a bit faster, I opened the vest a little, one saw my gun. Then she asked me why I needed a gun for protection if I already had a German shepherd.

My answer completely shocked the poor lady. "You see, I'm a hunter. My prey are criminals, and my dog brings me the prey once it has been shot, like any good hunting dog."

I will probably never forget the facial expression that drew upon this ladys face after my witty comment. :)
 
My husband's a photographer. Awhile back someone at church asked how things were going for him at work, and I responded: "He's been really busy. I guess that's good because he's paid on commission, so the more people he shoots the better the paychecks are."

She looked briefly confused, then responded: "Oh, is he a policeman?"

:D

pax

"If there are no stupid questions, what kind of questions do stupid people ask?" -- Dilbert
 
Once in downtown Shelby, NC (my hometown)... My buddy Mark and I had stopped to fill his truck up with gas. In the bed of the truck, his German Shepard was just looking around with his tongue hanging out. This guy walks up, starts petting the dog, and then asks "Does he bite?"

Mark started laughing, and I said "Not at the moment. Somebody walked up and petted him just about an hour ago, so he shouldnt be hungry now."

I dont think the dude got the joke.



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