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Out of touch. I had no idea. I was telling my friend from High School about the guys carrying guns. She says: "Kevin, I carry one all the time. We have five pistols in the house." I never knew. She says it is for Self Defense. Then I remember my neighbor from across the street, and he and his wife always carry a gun on their Motorcycle rides. My HS friend is seventy. My old neighbor and his wife are late fifties. At Lowes I met a dapper man in his early sixties. He was carrying two pistols on him "Open Carry." And I got into a chat with him mostly about his Bikes, as he does all the work on them himself. And then my other buddy wrote me and brought up the second amendment and HE carries a gun too.
He told me you just can't carry a gun in Public Buildings and Parks. So it turns out, I was much ado about nothing.
When I told one of my other friends (who grew up with guns in the house all the time) he said that he saw a lecture on YouTube for which gun is best for Home Security. He made me laugh when he said he uses a 12 gauge shotgun, because if you are in the same room as him, and he pulls the trigger...you go away. I bet you do.
So it turns out I over reacted. Apparently more people have guns than I thought. And one of the Single Mom's near us carries a thing that looks like a giant arrowhead. She said it is for stabbing an attacker. And she took a "self defense gun course " a few years back. But she can't afford a gun, but learned how to handle one ...just in case.
So it appears I am out of touch. Nobody in my family owns a gun, or keeps one in the house. So I reacted in shock to something I now know is very common. Most of the people I talked to today, had guns for Home Security, or if they were female, for protection period. And that I found sad. The guys who had more than a pistol, all brought up the Second Amendment. And they told me that I should check and see how many of our elected officials carry guns...and get caught in airports and such. From both sides of the aisle.
I guess I just didn't realize how many folks have guns. I was truly out of touch. So now, I am scared of just about everybody. LOL I remember posting about that Gun Collector when we ate at Fat Andy's, for some reason, he didn't scare me, and he and his nephew both had guns.
So I guess it all goes back to me being out of touch. But you all know how badly I suck with a pistol. So you are all safe from me.
He told me you just can't carry a gun in Public Buildings and Parks. So it turns out, I was much ado about nothing.
When I told one of my other friends (who grew up with guns in the house all the time) he said that he saw a lecture on YouTube for which gun is best for Home Security. He made me laugh when he said he uses a 12 gauge shotgun, because if you are in the same room as him, and he pulls the trigger...you go away. I bet you do.
So it turns out I over reacted. Apparently more people have guns than I thought. And one of the Single Mom's near us carries a thing that looks like a giant arrowhead. She said it is for stabbing an attacker. And she took a "self defense gun course " a few years back. But she can't afford a gun, but learned how to handle one ...just in case.
So it appears I am out of touch. Nobody in my family owns a gun, or keeps one in the house. So I reacted in shock to something I now know is very common. Most of the people I talked to today, had guns for Home Security, or if they were female, for protection period. And that I found sad. The guys who had more than a pistol, all brought up the Second Amendment. And they told me that I should check and see how many of our elected officials carry guns...and get caught in airports and such. From both sides of the aisle.
I guess I just didn't realize how many folks have guns. I was truly out of touch. So now, I am scared of just about everybody. LOL I remember posting about that Gun Collector when we ate at Fat Andy's, for some reason, he didn't scare me, and he and his nephew both had guns.
So I guess it all goes back to me being out of touch. But you all know how badly I suck with a pistol. So you are all safe from me.
Posted 2 mo ago
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According to Statista, between 37%-47% of American homes have one or more legal firearms in the home.
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Maj John Bell
2 mo
SGT Kevin Hughes - I live in a rural county where agriculture is the 2nd highest employment source in the area. [Tourism is number 1]. I'm speculating, but I'd wager that firearm ownership is well-above 60%.
A lot of car-deer accidents happen around my house (within 50 yards of my driveway), Probably 15-20 per year. It is a major highway for the deer to get to the lake for water and a lot of the undeveloped lots are overgrown with apple trees. It is rare that I have to go out and dispatch an injured deer. More often than not the local that hit the deer has the pistol with them to put down the deer themselves.
A lot of car-deer accidents happen around my house (within 50 yards of my driveway), Probably 15-20 per year. It is a major highway for the deer to get to the lake for water and a lot of the undeveloped lots are overgrown with apple trees. It is rare that I have to go out and dispatch an injured deer. More often than not the local that hit the deer has the pistol with them to put down the deer themselves.
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SGT Kevin Hughes
2 mo
Maj John Bell - That makes sense, I am glad only the deer get put down. I have a buddy who used to work in a rural area and he said it isn't always the deer that gets hurt. I have never hit anything bigger than a sparrow...so no need for a gun. LOL
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Maj John Bell
2 mo
SGT Kevin Hughes -
A farmer named Paddy had a car accident. He was hit by a truck owned by the Eversweet Company. In court, the Eversweet Company's hot-shot solicitor was questioning Paddy.
'Didn't you say to the police at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine?' asked the solicitor. Paddy responded: 'Well, I'll tell you what happened. I'd just loaded my fav'rit cow, Bessie, into da... '
'I didn't ask for any details', the solicitor interrupted. 'Just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine!'?'
Paddy said, 'Well, I'd just got Bessie into da trailer and I was drivin' down da road.... '
The solicitor interrupted again and said,'Your Honour, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the police on the scene that he was fine. Now several weeks after the accident, he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question. '
By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Paddy's answer and said to the solicitor: 'I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite cow, Bessie'.
Paddy thanked the Judge and proceeded. 'Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my fav'rit cow, into de trailer and was drivin' her down de road when this huge Eversweet truck and trailer came tundering tru a stop sign and hit me trailer right in da side. I was trown into one ditch and Bessie was trown into da udder. By Jaysus I was hurt, very bad like, and didn't want to move. However, I could hear old Bessie moanin' and groanin'. I knew she was in terrible pain just by her groans.
Shortly after da accident, a policeman on a motorbike turned up. He could hear Bessie moanin' and groanin' too, so he went over to her. After he looked at her, and saw her condition, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes.
Den da policeman came across de road, gun still in hand, looked at me, and said, 'How are you feelin'?'
'Now wot da fock would you say?'
A farmer named Paddy had a car accident. He was hit by a truck owned by the Eversweet Company. In court, the Eversweet Company's hot-shot solicitor was questioning Paddy.
'Didn't you say to the police at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine?' asked the solicitor. Paddy responded: 'Well, I'll tell you what happened. I'd just loaded my fav'rit cow, Bessie, into da... '
'I didn't ask for any details', the solicitor interrupted. 'Just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine!'?'
Paddy said, 'Well, I'd just got Bessie into da trailer and I was drivin' down da road.... '
The solicitor interrupted again and said,'Your Honour, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the police on the scene that he was fine. Now several weeks after the accident, he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question. '
By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Paddy's answer and said to the solicitor: 'I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite cow, Bessie'.
Paddy thanked the Judge and proceeded. 'Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my fav'rit cow, into de trailer and was drivin' her down de road when this huge Eversweet truck and trailer came tundering tru a stop sign and hit me trailer right in da side. I was trown into one ditch and Bessie was trown into da udder. By Jaysus I was hurt, very bad like, and didn't want to move. However, I could hear old Bessie moanin' and groanin'. I knew she was in terrible pain just by her groans.
Shortly after da accident, a policeman on a motorbike turned up. He could hear Bessie moanin' and groanin' too, so he went over to her. After he looked at her, and saw her condition, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes.
Den da policeman came across de road, gun still in hand, looked at me, and said, 'How are you feelin'?'
'Now wot da fock would you say?'
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Posted 2 mo ago
Don’t tell them you suck, and just let them guess.
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SGT Kevin Hughes
2 mo
You made me laugh. Maybe I should get a gun with a pearl handle, and six or seven notches in it? LOL
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PO1 H Gene Lawrence
2 mo
SGT Kevin Hughes - when I was working as a Deputy Sheriff, I loved the mind games. So much fun to see the expressions on the faces of the bad guy when he realizes that he had been had. LOL
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SGT Kevin Hughes
2 mo
PO1 H Gene Lawrence - Well thank you for BOTH your Services ! I am not smart enough for mind games. Crooks see me coming and know they have a "mark." Same with Car Salesman back in the day. But fooled them all, Haven't bought a car this century!
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Posted 2 mo ago
More folks carry guns now than ever, but the vast majority do not associate with the likes of those youngins you encountered earlier. Open carry with pistols holstered (like an on-duty cop) is one thing. Concealed carry is one thing. A rifle or shotty slung over one's back while hauling on foot from point A to B before or after a hunt (or pest control depending on the state) is one thing.
But acting like you're in the sandbox or empire graveyard is something we typically don't tolerate unless it's for a shooting event like what's called the 3-gun competition (fire at targets with a rifle, pistol, and shotgun. Idea is to hit the most targets in the least amount of time.). The combat zone wannabes ruined a lot of publicly-accessible open-carry events held in the last 15 or so years.
But acting like you're in the sandbox or empire graveyard is something we typically don't tolerate unless it's for a shooting event like what's called the 3-gun competition (fire at targets with a rifle, pistol, and shotgun. Idea is to hit the most targets in the least amount of time.). The combat zone wannabes ruined a lot of publicly-accessible open-carry events held in the last 15 or so years.
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SGT Kevin Hughes
2 mo
I Agree Sarge. I saw that three gun competition, it was how Keanu Reeves, practiced for John Wick. They had the Champion demonstrate and then Keanu did it too. Way out of my league.
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SFC Ralph E Kelley
2 mo
Its like sword fighting - the Swordmaster don't fear the best, but those that know less and may do something they're not trained against.
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