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Quote: billwill @ March 7 2010, 9:11 PM GMTHow many are there now?
And who?
Kenneth, Me, Chipolata, Bill-Will, Steve Sunshine and Dolly have all got Ellie avatars. I feel special! 
Are any of them pirate hat related?
Quote: Ben @ March 7 2010, 9:22 PM GMTI don't think that I've ever seen a handgun. I'd like one though. It'd be good to pull out and point at my girlfriend's cats.
Noooooo!
You should NEVER play with guns.
That's how shooting accidents happen.
Guns are SERIOUS weapons.
Quote: billwill @ March 7 2010, 10:31 PM GMTNoooooo!
You should NEVER play with guns.That's how shooting accidents happen.
Guns are SERIOUS weapons.
It's ok, Billiam. You're quite safe.
Quote: billwill @ March 7 2010, 8:53 PM GMTYou not only have to know how to use a gun properly but you have to be sure that your fighting reflexes are better than those of the assailant, to prevent him distracting you and then wresting the gun from you.
The beauty of firearms is that they don't require you to engage in fisticuffs before you use them. If you're wrestling with your attacker you're probably not using the gun properly.
My neighbor just gave me 2 pounds of breakfast sausage made from a wild hog that he shot last month. Free meat is the best meat!
Quote: DaButt @ March 7 2010, 11:16 PM GMTThe beauty of firearms is that they don't require you to engage in fisticuffs before you use them. If you're wrestling with your attacker you're probably not using the gun properly.
wresting not wrestling 
There are crucial moments between when you realise that someone is a hazard & when you can get your gun out & trained on him/them during which a more nimble attacker if s/he is near enough can knock/kick the gun out of your hand and then pick it up themselves.
Try it with an unloaded gun and your Veteran friend sometime, I'll bet he gets hold of the gun more often than you could stop him.
...Anyway.
Quote: billwill @ March 8 2010, 2:28 AM GMTwresting not wrestling
I know the difference between the words, but they both involve hand-to-hand contact. You're doing it wrong if you and your adversary get close enough to tangle. The advantage of the firearm is that you can hit your target when it is tens or hundreds of feet away, negating any height/size/strength/speed advantage it might have over you.
I've read that the average real world distance between the shooter and the target is about 15 feet. Despite what they might show in the movies, nobody is going to cross that 15 feet and disarm me before I can get a shot or two off. Bullets fly faster than hands and feet every time.
What if they carjack you, like you said.
You must have one hell of a big car.
Quote: zooo @ March 8 2010, 3:12 AM GMTWhat if they carjack you, like you said.
You must have one hell of a big car.
It'll take longer for him to smash my window and unlock the door than it will for me to grab a pistol and shoot him in the face. It's not easy to drag an unwilling person from a car.
Quote: DaButt @ March 8 2010, 3:43 AM GMTIt'll take longer for him to smash my window and unlock the door than it will for me to grab a pistol and shoot him in the face. It's not easy to drag an unwilling person from a car.
Is that the NGAs new slogan?
Quote: PhQnix @ March 7 2010, 10:19 PM GMTAre any of them pirate hat related?
Ooooh I should bring that one out again. It's quite old though.
Robyn is wondering what to wear because the sun looks so warm, yet she fears that this may be deceptive.