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December 13, 2017, 09:58 PM | #26 |
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Looks like the OP did a good job.
My son's ex-MIL carried three handguns when she rode her Harley. One in a saddlebag and two concealed somewhere on her person (I didn't ask about specific locations). My wife has never fired a gun in her life even though she was raised in a Texas household with guns. She "tolerates" my collection though (as if it really mattered if she didn't ). This is the S&W Model 36 I bought her mother after an incident where she used a Titan .25 to scare off a late night intruder when she was about 80 years old. (I didn't know she even owned a gun, much less a little pot metal .25). My son now owns grandma's .38 Special... |
December 16, 2017, 03:26 AM | #27 |
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“Concealed” should be just what the word implies, I know several persons who intentionally carry in such a manner that a sharp eye will notice the firearm. I on the other hand have carried concealed since joining a police department forty five years ago, in all that time I have never been confronted about carrying a pistol. If the weapon is properly carried it will be well concealed yet afford you the opportunity to produce the weapon quickly in time to address a situation.
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December 16, 2017, 02:01 PM | #28 |
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I bought a toilet seat with cover from Home Depot , hung it on the wall in my man cave , has a picture of my mother in law in the center . Cover stays closed . Great Picture Frame , Need I Say More .
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December 16, 2017, 02:35 PM | #29 |
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My mother in law is full bore bonkers. She couldn't spell ammo. I do my very best not to get involved with her during christmas, i'd wind up getting toe socks to keep my feet warm when I'm out hunting "those things that I shoot at."
I curse the day that I moved back to the home town so my wife could be closer to her mother.
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December 16, 2017, 03:24 PM | #30 |
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When it comes to Christmas, birthday, any day gifts
I remind people that if I wanted it I already have it and if I don't have it I don't want it. Or tell them you're bonkers for Western style Stetson hats that start around $800 and go up. No, nothing in a cheaper range, thank you. |
December 16, 2017, 04:27 PM | #31 | |
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December 17, 2017, 01:25 AM | #32 |
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If I want to get my sister to hang up the phone, or stop texting me, all I need to do is mention, or send a pic of my latest gun. She instantly shuts down. It really annoys her, as she is totally anti gun. When I sent her a pic of my AR, she went totally off the deep end. She sent me an email of a totally nonsensical article where the author confused auto and semi-auto, and basically was as clueless as she could have been. When I mocked the article, she got very quiet for a while.
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December 17, 2017, 03:05 AM | #33 |
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All parents on both sides of the equation are long deceased, no in laws of any stripe. However, my father in law, who I never met, was a shooter and carried a 38SW revolver for SD back in the day, so making an "ammo" request would have been no problem.
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I think if you recognise that someone carrying a gun is a valid answer to the potential risks that exist in life, you accept that those risks are real to you too and that is something many can't handle. I recently opened a thread about a debate I had with a friend and his closing comment was that only the army should have firearms: no firearms in society = no one hurting anybody else. It essentially denies the fact that you can't legislate the risks out of living.
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December 17, 2017, 11:18 AM | #35 |
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A cop in Memphis was beaten to death with his own flashlight. One of the bad guys later back shot a swat officer.
No guns needed to cause mayhem. Apparently she never cut her finger with a kitchen k ice or hit her thumb with a hammer, and I must assume that nobody ever ran into her car while running a light.
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December 18, 2017, 12:15 PM | #36 |
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Wish that would work on my MIL.
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December 20, 2017, 07:41 PM | #37 | |
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I'd be happy to discuss gun rights in a social circle, but rarely do. It's just not something most people (on either side) can have a sane, polite discussion about. The labor involved in speaking to someone who doesn't have the ears to listen to another point of view just isn't worth the oxygen I'd use up... |
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January 1, 2018, 08:23 AM | #38 |
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My mil was so mean she did not need a gun,a look was all it took. She’s been gone since 1968,I really miss the old girl.
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January 1, 2018, 03:58 PM | #39 |
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OA, I feel for you. Your M-I-L has been well indoctrinated by the media.
My ex used to act that way, till she felt threatened, then she'd be "You got your gun on you?...". |
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