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Well, shooting is fun. Not to mention the fact that the weapons come in handy if your house is robbed or broken into.
As for the usual intrusion on these threads by some Brit who wants to whine about how dangerous guns are and how safe the UK is because they banned them
Originally posted by ParaNana
Well, shooting is fun. Not to mention the fact that the weapons come in handy if your house is robbed or broken into.
are you saying you would happily shoot someone for stealing your TV or something? (protecting ur family i can understand btw) and what is so fun about pulling a trigger, not being able to see what comes out of the muzzle because it moves so damn quick, and then seeing a hole in whatever object you have just shot to pieces? where does the fun come into it? if i had ever shot a firearm i may well agree with you, but i haven't and i hope i never have to. My intention isn't to offend anyone or anything, i just dont see or understand where the "fun" comes from. What is it exactly about shooting that appeals to so many people?
Originally posted by ParaNana
As for the usual intrusion on these threads by some Brit who wants to whine about how dangerous guns are and how safe the UK is because they banned them
my intention isn't to whine or moan about anything, merely to understand what is so appealing. And yes ur right...the UK can be a dangerous place...but without guns, we get up close and personal and use the best tools available to us...fists! id much rather have a one on one with someone using my fists than to fire at them from say 250 mtrs
Originally posted by Retseh
As for the usual intrusion on these threads by some Brit who wants to whine about how dangerous guns are and how safe the UK is because they banned them, I have 2 comments - firstly, this is the weaponry forum, we talk about weapons. Politics is second door on the left next to the toilet, the moderators may want to work on that one too - and secondly, I visited the UK just last month and if that's the kind of social decay that a gun ban buys you, I'll stick with AKs. The UK is just plain nasty, and violent as hell from what I saw and heard over there.
Originally posted by ParaNana
my intention isn't to whine or moan about anything, merely to understand what is so appealing. And yes ur right...the UK can be a dangerous place...but without guns, we get up close and personal and use the best tools available to us...fists! id much rather have a one on one with someone using my fists than to fire at them from say 250 mtrs
Originally posted by Retseh
As for the usual intrusion on these threads by some Brit who wants to whine about how dangerous guns are and how safe the UK is because they banned them, I have 2 comments - firstly, this is the weaponry forum, we talk about weapons. Politics is second door on the left next to the toilet, the moderators may want to work on that one too - and secondly, I visited the UK just last month and if that's the kind of social decay that a gun ban buys you, I'll stick with AKs. The UK is just plain nasty, and violent as hell from what I saw and heard over there.
[edit on 3-12-2006 by Retseh]
Originally posted by ParaNana
where does the fun come into it? if i had ever shot a firearm i may well agree with you, but i haven't and i hope i never have to. My intention isn't to offend anyone or anything, i just dont see or understand where the "fun" comes from. What is it exactly about shooting that appeals to so many people?
Originally posted by catalepsy305
Well in the uk someone could come into your house with a bow and arrow and kill you just as easily if with a gun.
Originally posted by JackJuice
I also will soon be in the market for an AK47 saving my money up as we speak.
Also don't get the bolt action barret when the semi automatic would be so much more fun.
Originally posted by Styki
Originally posted by JackJuice
I used that weapon a few months ago. Sargent didn't tell me what it was going to feel like when I fired but there was only a little pain. It's not the kick, that's not bad but something else, don't know what it's called.
You don't even really have to hit the target for it to go down, just get close
I love my toys