Thank you. I know I was on a bit of vitriolic rant with those posts. I get a little passionate when this is the topic - especially with Europeans. I also have an inherent distrust of "Government". I think we're both Libertarian, at heart - at opposite sides of the spectrum, Nurb - but ultimately - we want personal agency with reasonable limits to be the rule.

Sun May 03 2026 09:58:15 EDT from Nurb432

I know i'm veering closely into political territory so ill make it brief and step back.  I believe all sides are at fault.  Neither side has a monopoly on wanting to suppress the 'unwashed masses'.    I trust no government, of any kind.

 

Yes. This. 

Sun May 03 2026 18:31:23 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

Our nation was born out of this.  When the oppressors finally went too far, we killed them.

May it be so with all modern oppressors, both foreign and domestic.  

How odd. even local gun stores are not wanting to buy...    something is coming.. just dont know what.

lol no bias there .  "expanding gun rights"  no. just a much needed reduction of unconstitutional and over-reaching laws.

And another stupid law just signed here. In my supposedly pro-2A state.    I remember having shooting class in school....

" Possessing an object or a device that is substantially similar in coloration and appearance to a firearm on school property or a school bus is a class B misdemeanor"

Well, SCOTUS has agreed to hear a case about states restricting access to "AR-15 assault style rifles and large capacity magazines" ( both lies, and anti freedom marketing, but we all know that )

This could go really poorly. I don't trust them to do the right thing, and it would open flood gates if they agree states can do it.. .  And even if it does go well and they DO stand up for our rights and beat it down, states that don't care, will continue to ignore the law and restrict their citizens.

They also need to get/accept a case about the Glock bans, that is also a really dangerous precedent that needs derailed.. quickly.

Guy in the next town over offered to buy the stuff i was trying to sell that i mentioned earlier. Really low key place. I didn't even know he was there until recently, not well known, his shop is pretty well hidden in a back parking lot easily overlooked, but has been there for decades.   He stopped selling new stuff years ago, "just cant compete with the big box stores like Rural King who get discounts, so why bother". You walk in to the shop and hes got stuff literally stacked in the corners and all over the counters. A 'real' feel to the place, like a gun store should be. 

Spent a good hour there couple of weekends ago talking shop with him. Apparently he makes most of his money via gunsmithing, not sales.  He gets kudos for that too. Few of them are left. I should take some of my old un-finished projects over to him to show off. lol.  ( he would laugh and in a fun way: 'nice try, amateur'  )   

Oh, and he also drives a jeep. another point in his favor   :)

LOL someone was on my PC last night i see..  Just now noticed.  No wonder things were not 'right' this morning in a few cases.

Sun Jul 26 2026 10:45:33 EDT from ZoeGraystone

Guy in the next town over offered to buy the stuff i was trying to sell that i mentioned earlier. Really low key place. I didn't even know he was there until recently, not well known, his shop is pretty well hidden in a back parking lot easily overlooked, but has been there for decades.   He stopped selling new stuff years ago, "just cant compete with the big box stores like Rural King who get discounts, so why bother". You walk in to the shop and hes got stuff literally stacked in the corners and all over the counters. A 'real' feel to the place, like a gun store should be. 

Spent a good hour there couple of weekends ago talking shop with him. Apparently he makes most of his money via gunsmithing, not sales.  He gets kudos for that too. Few of them are left. I should take some of my old un-finished projects over to him to show off. lol.  ( he would laugh and in a fun way: 'nice try, amateur'  )   

 

Oh, and he also drives a jeep. another point in his favor   :)