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    Opinions wanted on my LGS experience

    That does not surprise me at all. I was thinking of it more from a theoretical/ethical perspective rather than good vs. poor form.
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    Help with professor!

    I am going to agree that you should put your grade in the class as your top priority. College is no place to stand by your principles. ;) Besides, even if you show up with stats that correlate gun bans with higher crime rates in isolated areas, he can always deny that its a causal...
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    Opinions wanted on my LGS experience

    Well I am not sure if it applies to gun shops, but IIRC the standard retail markup for clothing is 100%. So if a store is selling you a shirt for $100, then they probably got it from a wholesaler for $50. So if they are indeed going to price the used SP101 at $450, then I think buying it from...
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    My first encounter with the gun community

    Okay ... I really owe you guys a lot for this. Thank you very much for your thoughtful replies. Here's what I plan to do based on your advice: 1. Take craneman up on his most generous offer to teach me the basics. (I live in Orange County, CA and he is in North San Diego: not too bad of a...
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    My first encounter with the gun community

    Wow this was WAY more helpful than I expected. I am definitely going to start with a a few training sessions before buying anything. And I will definitely try to take cranemane up on his most generous offer. Thanks everybody.
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    My first encounter with the gun community

    What do you want the gun for? For target shooting and home defense.
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    My first encounter with the gun community

    I walked into a gun shop and told the man behind the counter that I was interested in learning about firearms. He was in his seventies, his mouth wrinkled from decades of smoking. He wore with a plaid shirt and steel-rimmed glasses. "Well, what have you fired?" he asked with a drawl...
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