Prepared to defend yourself?

[Elgama]

.22 LR

.38 stubnose revolver

.45 ACP semi auto

12 ga pump

7mm Mag rifle

soon to add a 20 ga bolt action,

a .44 mag revolver

and possiblle a 9mm

any suggestions to round out my collection?

I suspect a blacksmith could round out most of your collection for you:lol:

[Hemidakota]

38mm? Are you sure? seems awfully large to me, since 25mm is around an inch. Maybe you meant 3.8mm?

Thanks for the correction. It was a 38 caliber size.

[yeti_mawl]

Short answer- yes.

[Jbs2763]

Thanks for the correction. It was a 38 caliber size.

did i neglect to mention the 30mm mounted behind the privacy glass in the 2nd story dormer......and claymores on the property line?

[breezygirl]

I was at bass pro this weekend looking for another handgun. The people were lined up 3 and 4 deep at the gun counter. The clerk told me thay had sold more than 500 weapons this past weekend alone. The display cases were empty. People were also hauling cases of ammo out by the cartload. I did buy another handgun but am going to have to wait a week ofr it to arrive. I then went to my sheriffs departmart today to get my carry permit and there were people lined up there too.. the clerk at the sheriffs office told me that they have been swamped with carry applications for a couple of weeks. Seems like people are trying to grandfather in their guns rights before Obama takes office. Colorado had the highest recorded number of gun sales this past weekend ever. Interesting stuff.

[NeuroTypical]

Good for you breezy. My wife has completed her NRA Personal Protection in the Home class, and goes to the Sherriff's office next week to apply and get fingerprinted. We bought her gun this week - and yes, the joint was jumping. The stack of applications for firearm purchase were almost two inches thick.

[Elgama]

Good for you breezy. My wife has completed her NRA Personal Protection in the Home class, and goes to the Sherriff's office next week to apply and get fingerprinted. We bought her gun this week - and yes, the joint was jumping. The stack of applications for firearm purchase were almost two inches thick.

see this is another encroach on freedom owning a firearm has - whilst I have no intention of committing a crime if it ever comes up I don't want my prints on file lol

-Charley

[BenRaines]

Not counting fingerprints for firearm mine are on file for Military, Police officer, securities broker (several times), mortgage license and for concealed weapons permits.

Not like I can hide anymore.

Ben Raines

[john doe]

I don't mind the government having my fingerprints. What i don't think is any of their business is what guns I own or how many I have.

[breezygirl]

Cant cash a check here at a bank without giving a fingerprint and cant get a drivers license without one either.. the police wont pursue a bad check unless the merchant puts the clients fingerprint on the check they write either. Fingerprints are a way of life here. Completely sucks. I own a small business and when I got the notice from the police department that merchants in my city were supposed to get fingerprints on all checks I posted a notice telling my clients we would NOT comply . I just feel that its not my job to fingerprint innocent people...that should be for law enforcement and criminals. My clients all thanked me for it and I honestly have had only one check in 20 years that I couldnt collect on.

We live in scary times and unfortunately ..at least for me , the ones who scare me most are the ones in charge.

[Elgama]

wow that is awful - mine are on file for nothing. Mind you we also have the right NOT to carry any form of ID - all this may change if the ridiculous ID Cards come in but most people are against them and they are gonna be an expense that can be easily cut if they do cut taxes.

I just think my Grandad and others fought for our freedoms and handing over my fingerprints, DNA etc without good reason is not one of them

-Charley

[Jbs2763]

Cant cash a check here at a bank without giving a fingerprint and cant get a drivers license without one either.. the police wont pursue a bad check unless the merchant puts the clients fingerprint on the check they write either. Fingerprints are a way of life here. Completely sucks. I own a small business and when I got the notice from the police department that merchants in my city were supposed to get fingerprints on all checks I posted a notice telling my clients we would NOT comply . I just feel that its not my job to fingerprint innocent people...that should be for law enforcement and criminals. My clients all thanked me for it and I honestly have had only one check in 20 years that I couldnt collect on.

We live in scary times and unfortunately ..at least for me , the ones who scare me most are the ones in charge.

which socialist society do you live in..

and my prints and DNA are on file...prints and DNA with the US Army, and i've been fingerprinted when i got my HAZMAT endorosment on my CDL, when i got my last CCW permit, and when i got arrested....probably a few other times too

[breezygirl]

I live in Colorado

[DMUCMU]

Gun Shew

South Towne Expo Center

9575 S State St

Sandy, UT

22 of Nov Saturday

[gabelpa]

I voted other,and looks like I'm the only one. I own multiple firearms, but haveno access to them, as I would need to go fromthe UK to the USA in order to get access to them.

As a teenager, I played a star-trek based point-and-click adventure game,based on one of the more war-like species. There was a quote fromthis game that has stuck with me ever since I played it. in the game, there was a situation where the characters were deprived of their weapons, and a fight broke out. The quote is:

There are always weapons

While typing this out, I can see at least four improvised weapons, ranging from a mop handle (Bo/Jo staff), bed slat (Trusty 1x4) a bottle of thick bleach (Mace).. you get the idea. As it's in the house, firearms are less effective for close quarters defense, so give me a blunt object any day of the week.

[NeuroTypical]

Dang - my wife applied for her conceal-carry permit 6+ weeks ago, and she hasn't received it yet. They told us to expect delays, but I guess everybody and their dog is applying for one.

There has been a recent spat of violent home invasions in Colorado Springs over the last 6 months, that probably had something to do with it.

LM

[TheyCallMeMom]

I said other

currently we have no weapons

but we do know several forms of martial arts..

[breezygirl]

I applied for my concealed carry in Colorado in November. I was told at that time there was a 3 to 4 month backlog on the CBI background check . Colorado Bureau of Investigation is flat out swamped with the recent applications and cant keep up. Im hoping to get mine by February or March.

[BenRaines]

I think martial arts is good for hand to hand combat. Other than in the kung fu movies I don't know that martial arts is that effective against a weapon like a firearm.

Ben Raines

[Jbs2763]

is it overkill that i have a claymore mounted over my door in my apt?

[BenRaines]

jbs, make sure you point it facing outside. :)

Ben Raines

[ninjormon]

For most cases righteousness and wisdom will keep you safe, for extreme cases guns are good, but train your body, without a healthy body weapons can do nothing. Also some swords and shurkens, martial arts are good to obtain because our right to bear arms can be taken from us.

[Hemidakota]

Trust me, you eventually need it unless you like hunting with a bow and arrow.

Marines are taught 'marshal art' but only they realize it, is usual for hand-to-hand until some rears a gun. Now that saying, they still cannot dodge a bullet.

Edited January 14, 2009 by Hemidakota

[NeuroTypical]

For most cases righteousness and wisdom will keep you safe, for extreme cases guns are good

I would agree with this notion. I would also agree that wisdom (expressed as situational awareness and keeping your eyes open) can deter or avoid a lot of random extreme cases.

However, your notion begs the question "How do you know when an 'extreme case' is heading your way?" It's not like a natural disaster will come knocking on your door and say 'hi, I plan on visiting you with a temporary collapse of social order next spring. I thought I should give you fair warning, so you can go get that firearm and train with it so you'll be ready for the dramatic uptick in crime and home robberies before the national guard shows up".

LM

[Hemidakota]

We all put our minds, our visions, our dreams, into one hopper, together, and look for a pattern, it will reveal a pattern of chaotic government, without law and order, no services, that many of us will run to the 'hills' to escape those who are led by the minions.