On 23/01/2013 10:28 AM, Bryan wrote:

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> Tell me I'm wrong. Make a case for rapid fire semi-automatics with
> large magazines. Tell me that there is no connection between the
> "slave patrol" racists of the 18th and 19th centuries and the
> circumstances in which Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis were killed by
> White vigilantes. Tell me, and everyone else, that the deaths of the
> children in Newtown represent the cost of freedom.
>


I won't even try. I am a gun owner and shooter. I have belonged to a
pistol club for about 20 years. I never used to go that often but last
summer I moved to an outdoor range that is close to home. Being outdoors
I have more shooting options. I occasionally shoot skeet with my old
double barrel side by side. Most of the time I am on the hand gun range
or shooting a .22, .303 or 7.62 on the rifle range. I shoot at paper
targets.

I get a kick out of the dorks that show up in camo or in tactical gear.
They go to the action range and blow off hundreds of dollars in
ammunition at a target 10 yards away. They are thrilled to get 80% of
their shots into the bulls eye of the club targets, designed for
sighting in at 100 yards.

I don't buy the argument about being armed to fight the government. It
ain't going to happen. They have artillery, helicopter gunships and
more. The best they can hope for is to be well armed terrorists.
I am no a big fan of castle laws. Human life is worth more than
property. You should not be able to kill to protect property. And you
sure as hell don't need multiple high capacity magazines to defend your
home from burglars. You fire off 40 rounds at a home invader, you are
doing it wrong and run the risk of hitting an innocent bystander.