Re: was Dogs now peeping tom scum

Just depends on what kind of gun you buy.  They can range from$300.00 on
up...and I would handle all of them to see which one fits better in your
hand.  I just have a basic old revolver type.  I hated the one where you had
to pull the top part back - it either jammed on me or pinched my hand when I
did it. And I don't like guns with a big "kick" to them.  Just give me a
simple gun that does what I need it to do.  I'm married to a "Rambo".  My
husband and all of his uncles collect guns.  From big to little, we have
it.  I have a side by side and an "over and under" shotgun as well.  I shoot
skeet with the family when they are all home.



On 1/30/09, Daryl <dp2413@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Jesse,
>
> When I taught riflery at a YMCA camp, we used to shoot oranges for
> demonstration. We had the kids feel the orange and note that it was very
> similar to human flesh (being able to press it with fingers).
>
> We'd splat those oranges all over the place. We never, ever had a kid run
> for his target before the all-clear was given, and they were very careful to
> check to make sure that all cartridges had ejected before they moved from
> prone position. We also never had a kid aim even an empty and double-checked
> 22 at anyone else, even though we taught kids as young as 8 (and an
> occasional precocious 7 year old).
>
> My brother had rifles when I was growing up, and I never would have
> considered playing with a gun. I had more respect for guns than I had for
> cars, even though I saw my sister forget to check that the car was out of
> gear when she started it, and sent it through the garage door (and nearly
> out the other side of the garage) when I was about 5.  I wouldn't have
> considered touching either one. I think my brother took me skeet shooting
> when I was 8 - not older than 9 because we moved then.
>
> I haven't checked into the cost of hand guns in a long time. What do they
> run now? I've been contemplating getting one- the neighborhood is changing.
> My immediate neighbors are fine, but there are a lot of renters down the
> road, and there is gang sign on the main road about a mile away. I don't
> think I can handle a big dog anymore. If I get another dog, it will have to
> be closer to Beagle sized, maybe smaller.
>
> d
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" <justjess01@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] was Dogs now peeping tom scum
>
>
> Any child who thinks a gun is a toy, was not brought up properly by their
>> parents.  They should be taught to respect a gun and what it can do.  I
>> was
>> taught how to shoot at age six...and my father shot a pumpkin, and I
>> watched
>> it explode everywhere, and my dad said, "don't play with a
>> gun...EVER...because that's what will happen if you hit somebody...always
>> respect a gun, and never aim it at a person unless you intend to have them
>> look like that (and pointed to the pumpkin).  I never, EVER, messed with
>> my
>> dad's guns, but I knew where every single one of them were kept.  And they
>> were loaded.  My dad was Navy, and he was on a ship for long periods at a
>> time, and my mother was out in the country, on a farm, with three
>> daughters...and pregnant with my brother.  He wanted to make sure my
>> mother
>> knew how to use them, and that we had some way to protect ourselves if we
>> needed to.  I think growing up on a farm, and in the country, and being
>> military makes a difference.
>>
>
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