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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 10:45:10 GMT -5
Thanks Guys ... and hondobrode ... my stuff is at his home in the bedroom that I'm sleeping and confirmed. brutalis & adamwarlock2099 ... I'm excited about it and looking forward seeing them and I had many classes with them and that's how we formed our friendship. Now, my Parents are gone and thinking about making this an annual event during late Winter and/or Early Spring. All of my friends don't have Parents to take care of ... they were chain smokers and died early.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 12:13:18 GMT -5
Took brother for his 50th birthday to a shooting range along with a couple of other brothers, my son, and sister-in-law. He's a detective with a good selection of guns and experience at this range. I haven't had a gun for years and had never been to a range. We all took turns with his pistols of his and another brother's and then we all had a clip with a sub-machine gun. That was fun. We then all went for steaks and beer, then the arcade, then back to my son's for drinks, video games and movies. Great birthday party for my bro and we all had fun. Gonna do the same thing for my dad in November; he's impossible to shop for. Did something similar for my Dad a few years ago for his birthday. Our local shooting range hosted different gun makers and you could try anything from a crossbow to a muzzle loader to a machine gun. My Dad loved the Civil War era rifles. I loved the crossbow and pistols. The machine gun terrified both of us.
I remember the first time I shot a shotgun. I was 12 and my Dad bought me a 20 gauge shotgun. I wanted to shoot his shotgun... I think it was a 12 gauge. I ended up flat on my back from the recoil and had a bruised sore shoulder for a week!
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Post by Confessor on Jan 29, 2019 13:47:38 GMT -5
I don't know, you Americans and your weird gun culture.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 29, 2019 14:23:30 GMT -5
It wasn't an American who wrote "Happiness is a Warm Gun".
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 15:28:00 GMT -5
I don't know, you Americans and your weird gun culture. In the most simple terms I suppose no other country had our westward expansion into a "new" frontier that developed the unique mythology surrounding the American Wild West and cowboys and guns were a big part of that.
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Post by beccabear67 on Jan 29, 2019 16:33:18 GMT -5
I don't know, you Americans and your weird gun culture. In the most simple terms I suppose no other country had our westward expansion into a "new" frontier that developed the unique mythology surrounding the American Wild West and cowboys and guns were a big part of that. Well... Canada! Here the RCMP, or before that North-West Mounted Police, came before most others, plus the Hudson's Bay posts and forts. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/north-west-mounted-police"The Fort Whoop-Up outlaws had fled before the police arrived." Probably fled south. That happened in the early days of British Columbia a number of times.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 17:56:19 GMT -5
In the most simple terms I suppose no other country had our westward expansion into a "new" frontier that developed the unique mythology surrounding the American Wild West and cowboys and guns were a big part of that. Well... Canada! Here the RCMP, or before that North-West Mounted Police, came before most others, plus the Hudson's Bay posts and forts. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/north-west-mounted-police"The Fort Whoop-Up outlaws had fled before the police arrived." Probably fled south. That happened in the early days of British Columbia a number of times. I will agree Canada had similar situations but it was on a smaller scale and for a shorter period of time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 18:28:59 GMT -5
Speaking of the Wild West, a history book I read claims Victorian Britain was far more violent than the 'Wild West' - and there were far more murders!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 29, 2019 18:49:05 GMT -5
The problem is that a huge amount of the myth of the Wild West is just that...a myth. It was propagated by penny dreadfuls and then built upon by movies and television. Which isn't to say that it couldn't be a rough life. But it wasn't what most people believe it was.
Just as an example, gun control in almost any decent-sized town in the old west would put the strictest gun control currently in the U.S. to shame. One of the major points of contention (certainly not the only one) between the Earp group and "the cowboys" was the Earp's enforcement of Tombstone's very strict ordinances on having weapons in the city limits. See also, Dodge City, Abilene, etc.
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Post by beccabear67 on Jan 29, 2019 19:14:13 GMT -5
I'm just busting with pride to know we had a Fort Whoop-Up. I can add that to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and Buffalo Jump Head Smashed In, Alberta!
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Post by hondobrode on Jan 29, 2019 19:34:39 GMT -5
I'm a leftie, and I believe but gun control, but, I also grew up in the country, and understand and appreciate having the ability to defend myself if need be.
As a teenager I had a hunting rifle but later sold it.
When I was still married I thought about getting one more for my then-wife to have to protect herself when I'm gone, but now I'm by myself and don't much feel the need for one.
It's not a priority, but later on I will get one; better to have it and not need it than need it and not have. My best shooting was with a 45 so that's probably what I'll eventually get though my brothers each have a carry and conceal license and love their .40's.
One brother, who just had the birthday, is a detective. The other brother got one from hearing about how much he loved his gun, plus, it's his family protection.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 20:25:38 GMT -5
I'm going to take a nap now, and get up around 10 PM and wait for the Airport Service to pick me up and on my way to Fort Lauderdale. So, this is my last post until 2/18/2017 ... and looking forward this vacation. So, see all of you on the 18th of February!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 21:44:09 GMT -5
The problem is that a huge amount of the myth of the Wild West is just that...a myth. It was propagated by penny dreadfuls and then built upon by movies and television. Which isn't to say that it couldn't be a rough life. But it wasn't what most people believe it was. Just as an example, gun control in almost any decent-sized town in the old west would put the strictest gun control currently in the U.S. to shame. One of the major points of contention (certainly not the only one) between the Earp group and "the cowboys" was the Earp's enforcement of Tombstone's very strict ordinances on having weapons in the city limits. See also, Dodge City, Abilene, etc. Yep! And that myth was a big part of my childhood entertainment with westerns on TV everywhere from The Rifleman to Gunsmoke to The Lone Ranger. It was also something I shared with my father since he also grew up on westerns on the radio and in the movies. A few years ago I bought him the complete collection of one his favorites - Hopalong Cassidy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 21:57:05 GMT -5
Neil Gaiman is offering an online masterclass on writing and storytelling... link hereI am very tempted but I have neither the time nor the budget at the moment. -M
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 30, 2019 4:22:35 GMT -5
I don't know, you Americans and your weird gun culture. In the most simple terms I suppose no other country had our westward expansion into a "new" frontier that developed the unique mythology surrounding the American Wild West and cowboys and guns were a big part of that. Well, beccabear mentioned Canada; the other country that immediately came to mind is Russia (expanding eastward rather than westward to sure), and eventually taking over a far vaster territory.
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