Why GA is Dying

Matt Whiting wrote:
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I think they make special holsters for bras and/or special bras with
holsters built in.

Great. Now I just *have* to google bra holsters.

Getting mugged isn't always comfortable either. :-)

I'd imagine not. Fortunately, I don't get out enough to really be at
risk.

Actually...I bought a car a few weeks ago in a not so great part of
town. I would have paid good money for a gun then.

Guns are like fire extinguishers, you rarely need one, but
when you do you need it very much.

It is a good idea to not go somewhere with a gun if the only
reason you feel comfortable going there is because you have
the gun. Cops and soldiers have to go in harm's way.
Private persons do not. The gun is for the time the
predators and wild animals [there have been many people
killed and maimed in Kansas by dogs] come to you at the
market or when you're driving back to your home. A favorite
robbery tactic is to wait in the shadows near a garage door
and sneak in right behind your car. Your gun in the house
does you no good, the gun in your car does. Tip, put yard
lighting so it covers the areas around your garage so no
robber cam hide within 50 feet.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Emily" wrote in message
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|
| Matt Whiting wrote:
| snip
| I think they make special holsters for bras and/or
special bras with
| holsters built in.
|
| Great. Now I just *have* to google bra holsters.
|
| Getting mugged isn't always comfortable either. :-)
|
| I'd imagine not. Fortunately, I don't get out enough to
really be at
| risk.
|
| Actually...I bought a car a few weeks ago in a not so
great part of
| town. I would have paid good money for a gun then.
|

Jim Macklin wrote:
Guns are like fire extinguishers, you rarely need one, but
when you do you need it very much.

It is a good idea to not go somewhere with a gun if the only
reason you feel comfortable going there is because you have
the gun. Cops and soldiers have to go in harm's way.
Private persons do not. The gun is for the time the
predators and wild animals [there have been many people
killed and maimed in Kansas by dogs] come to you at the
market or when you're driving back to your home. A favorite
robbery tactic is to wait in the shadows near a garage door
and sneak in right behind your car. Your gun in the house
does you no good, the gun in your car does. Tip, put yard
lighting so it covers the areas around your garage so no
robber cam hide within 50 feet.

I leave that too Brandy. Brandy is our husky/shepherd mix. I really
don't depend on her for defense as she is way too nice, unless you are a
woodchuck. She really dislikes woodchucks for some reason. I depend on
her to point out the folks that I need to take care of.

Matt

Dogs, particularly the little ones, are good alarm systems.
The big dogs, even the gentle ones can become very defensive
and protective.


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
| Guns are like fire extinguishers, you rarely need one,
but
| when you do you need it very much.
|
| It is a good idea to not go somewhere with a gun if the
only
| reason you feel comfortable going there is because you
have
| the gun. Cops and soldiers have to go in harm's way.
| Private persons do not. The gun is for the time the
| predators and wild animals [there have been many people
| killed and maimed in Kansas by dogs] come to you at the
| market or when you're driving back to your home. A
favorite
| robbery tactic is to wait in the shadows near a garage
door
| and sneak in right behind your car. Your gun in the
house
| does you no good, the gun in your car does. Tip, put
yard
| lighting so it covers the areas around your garage so no
| robber cam hide within 50 feet.
|
| I leave that too Brandy. Brandy is our husky/shepherd
mix. I really
| don't depend on her for defense as she is way too nice,
unless you are a
| woodchuck. She really dislikes woodchucks for some
reason. I depend on
| her to point out the folks that I need to take care of.
|
| Matt

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:35:36 GMT, Matt Whiting
wrote:
I leave that too Brandy. Brandy is our husky/shepherd mix. I really
don't depend on her for defense as she is way too nice, unless you are a
woodchuck. She really dislikes woodchucks for some reason. I depend on
her to point out the folks that I need to take care of.

For the most part, my dog only barks at things that are likely to be
worthy of my attention and even then, not a lot of barking... He's
half German Shepherd and half St. Benard... He's rather friendly, so
the barks are more often of the "Hi nice to meet you come pet me
please please please" type of barks accompanied with lots of tail
wagging... He's accidentally killed a couple of ducks who had the
nerve to try to fly away from him when he went up there to say hi...
He handles small dogs without a problem -- one of his playmates used
to be a Jack Russel terrier who used to run circles around him...
Still, he warns me well enough that I can decide which caliber is more
appropriate for the cause of the barking... Armadillos and possums get
..22s, cats and grackles get a 1000 fps .177 air rifle pellet, most
other things get either a 12-gauge of 000-buck or a .45, dependent
upon what is closer to me at the time... If it's on my property, it's
fair game...

Try #4 buck, better pattern.



"Grumman-581" wrote
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| On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:35:36 GMT, Matt Whiting

| wrote:
| I leave that too Brandy. Brandy is our husky/shepherd
mix. I really
| don't depend on her for defense as she is way too nice,
unless you are a
| woodchuck. She really dislikes woodchucks for some
reason. I depend on
| her to point out the folks that I need to take care of.
|
| For the most part, my dog only barks at things that are
likely to be
| worthy of my attention and even then, not a lot of
barking... He's
| half German Shepherd and half St. Benard... He's rather
friendly, so
| the barks are more often of the "Hi nice to meet you come
pet me
| please please please" type of barks accompanied with lots
of tail
| wagging... He's accidentally killed a couple of ducks who
had the
| nerve to try to fly away from him when he went up there to
say hi...
| He handles small dogs without a problem -- one of his
playmates used
| to be a Jack Russel terrier who used to run circles around
him...
| Still, he warns me well enough that I can decide which
caliber is more
| appropriate for the cause of the barking... Armadillos and
possums get
| .22s, cats and grackles get a 1000 fps .177 air rifle
pellet, most
| other things get either a 12-gauge of 000-buck or a .45,
dependent
| upon what is closer to me at the time... If it's on my
property, it's
| fair game...
|

On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:14:08 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
Try #4 buck, better pattern.

At a typical defensive range, it doesn't matter... The pattern is less
than the size of a saucer... I want something that can punch through
walls if necessary and still produce a lethal dose of lead
poisoning...

#4 will shoot through both sides of a car at close range,
has 41 pellets in a 3 inch 12 gauge, 25 in a 2-3/4. The 00
and 000 buck has more energy per pellet, but the smaller
size of #4 give more energy on target because of more hits.
Personally, I use $5 birdshot since I live in an apartment
and don't want to have lots of big pellets going through the
walls that I'm responsible for.

If I lived in the country, I'd have an M4 or SOCOM handy.

I've thought that T steel would be good, lots of penetration
and "non-toxic" so you could say in court, "I did not want
to give him lead poisoning." Besides easier for the surgeon
to remove, with a magnet.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Grumman-581" wrote
in message
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| On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:14:08 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
| wrote:
| Try #4 buck, better pattern.
|
| At a typical defensive range, it doesn't matter... The
pattern is less
| than the size of a saucer... I want something that can
punch through
| walls if necessary and still produce a lethal dose of lead
| poisoning...

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:30:27 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
It is a good idea to not go somewhere with a gun if the only
reason you feel comfortable going there is because you have
the gun.

There are some of us who refuse to allow the criminal element dictate
where we are allowed to go... Of course, maybe this is just a Texas
thing... I suspect that the liberals up in the northeast would feel
differently about this...

Grumman-581 wrote:

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:30:27 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
wrote:

It is a good idea to not go somewhere with a gun if the only
reason you feel comfortable going there is because you have
the gun.


There are some of us who refuse to allow the criminal element dictate
where we are allowed to go... Of course, maybe this is just a Texas
thing... I suspect that the liberals up in the northeast would feel
differently about this...

Would you like a few? I'd be happy to send some down your way! :-)


Matt