Dave Smith wrote:
>
> 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 like plastic water bottles for relaxing shooting, nice "blast", easy
to clean up, still recyclable, and cheap.

>
> 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.

They're developing different skills that you are shooting long range at
a bench. They aren't dorks, they have different interests than you.

>
> 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.


Ask Asad how that's working out for him...

> I am no a big fan of castle laws. Human life is worth more than
> property.

Criminal life has no value.

> You should not be able to kill to protect property.

Feel free to not kill to protect your property, don't feel free to push
your feelings on me.

> And you
> sure as hell don't need multiple high capacity magazines to defend your
> home from burglars.

Yes, actually you do, case after case proves this. The recent one with
the revolver proves that a revolver is not reasonably adequate, 6 shots,
5 hits and the threat not actually neutralized, but at least discouraged
into retreat.

> You fire off 40 rounds at a home invader, you are
> doing it wrong and run the risk of hitting an innocent bystander.

I'm not going to stop firing until the threat is neutralized, however
many rounds that takes. I don't live in some horrid city, so I don't
have any notable innocent bystander threat.