Interesting bus ride this AM

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Who cares what a liberal, loud mouthed sheep thinks. I know I don't. :D

I've had it with arguing with the sheep. I'm just getting too old for them to even matter any longer.
 
Hungry Seagull said:
Wonder what a MRI or CAT will do to the thing? No forget it, you wear a thin cloth in there anyway.
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Probably not much. Most of it is plastic anyway! :evil::D
 
Simply say, "Madam, that is ridiculous." and nothing else. Polite yet it points out she is foolish in a civilized way. Busts her idiotic stereotype right up. Might help wake up a "fence-sitting" observer that stereotypes of rude, unstable firearms owners are total BS.

Also if you are in the Military, say something like "Madam I am a soldier. Please respect my hobbies and the Constitution I fight for."
 
Quite honestly I didn't know what to say and just went back to my reading. Next time I'll read the NY Times.

Any thoughts?
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"Oh! You're one of those psycho alarmists who loves to cry wolf! You should all take a deep breath." :D
 
I'd like to think that, given the same opportunity, I would have gotten up and followed her to the seat that she had selected and then sidled in beside her, opened up the magazine again, and then started humming the opening bars of Beverly Hills Cop.

No need to say a thing.
 
Hmm I'm probably a gun nut (own close to twenty handguns, granted many have been payment in trade from a few retirees who needed their houses painted, and other odd tasks, and then an old gunsmith I knew with no kids passed on and left me a couple rifles and five handguns). I've got a shaved head (because I'm 24 and going bald already) got a size forty eight chest and am just so close to benching 400 pounds (and I look it), twenty four inch biceps, an almost permanent scowl, and a permanent five o'clock shadow when I shave in the morning, granted I'm only 5'9". When I put on my NRA instructor shirts and 'Terminator' sunglasses (my roomate calls them even though they are brown) go out in public no one seems to say a word to me, go figure. Granted it's Florida and most people want to know about getting their CWP/CWL when they talk to me. Hey T-shirt advertising is cheaper than printed advertising. I do get odd looks on the rare chance I can hang out at Bordres and read Wall Street Journal, Economist, Shotgun News.

I just laugh at silly people, a real mean and insulting laugh, to make those people feel small and worthless. I would have let out one of my raucous laughs that have caused more than a few people to fall down backwards in fright, granted that may not be the most Highroad thing to do.
 
Hungry Seagull said:
Wonder what a MRI or CAT will do to the thing? No forget it, you wear a thin cloth in there anyway.
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Very bad things. An MRI uses intense magnetic fields that orient the nuclear magnetization of your body, which means that unsecured metal objects near the field can become projectiles. When we order MRIs here (I work at Mayo Clinic), you can't have an MRI if you have a metal-containing implant (There are a couple exceptions for some types of pacemakers). Things like shrapnel left inside the body would cause a lot of tissue damage.

I've seen pictures of things like pallet jacks getting sucked into MRI machines.

So if you did manage to have a gun in there, you'd stand good odds of injuring yourself or destroying the equipment.
 
I'd rather be a gun nut than a lug nut.

Of course, I guess I'd have to give the woman a little slack. After all, the light at the end of her tunnel is NYC.
 
I LOVE reading gun magazines on the airplane. You get left alone almost every time. And if someone DOES talk to you, they are probably like-minded!

No more awkward, pretending-to-be-interested-even-though-I'd-rather-read-my-magazine conversations!
 
Things like shrapnel left inside the body would cause a lot of tissue damage.
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Depends on the shrapnel. The stuff I carry around in me is stainless, non-magnetic. A couple of pieces of the mine casing came out when I had my first MRI, but nothing on subsequent passes through the cave.

It does make it interesting reading the printout, though. :D

Pops
 
I thought I was gonna get a lecture the other night when I attended my granddaughter's softball game. I was wearing my CrimsonTrace shirt (the one that has the "Helping bad guys make informed decisions" lettering on the back). I couldn't help noticing her coach kept looking over at me during the game.

When the game was over, he approached me and asked if I owned a gun with a laser on it. I told him yes, that I had a Sig 239 with the laser grips, but was more impressed with the night sights on it. He then explained that he was thinking about installing them on his pistol and he was watching to be sure I didn't leave before he had a chance to talk about what was available and whether they were worth the money.

It turned out to be a very positive conversation, but you just never know when you mention guns around soccer moms or little league coaches - especially now that Tennessee is trying to pass a law allowing those with handgun permits to carry in state and local parks (with local government allowed to opt out if they so choose.)
 
I hate to say this but I will.

You have been a victim of a hate crime. You were reading about firearms, both of which are civil rights. You were threatened for your actions because of what you were reading, even though your actions were constitutionally protected.

Your rights were violated. How does it feel to be a victim? I think therapy may help.

Lawyer up.





Sorry, I'm just kidding.
 
Great post. Made my day with all the sensible and witty replies.
btw, I drive a transit bus daily. You should hear the stuff I hear all the time. Like the one today where the lady is discussing on the cell phone, loudly I might add, about her boyfriend going to prison and all other stuff relating to his incarceration. Be surprised how much these people know about the judicial system. I guess they've been in it enough times. And the druggies, usually skinney with chalky faces talking about "Jesus" Seems they all seem to find Jesus while in jail or prison.
I wish all my passengers just snoozed or read like you do. Makes for such a pleasant ride.
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Anyway, today I was reading the latest copy of Guns and Ammo, minding my own business when a middle-aged women got on the bus and sat next to me (I'm 52). She took one look at what I was reading and said loud enough for all to hear "oh, your one of those gun nuts! You should be put away because you all are dangerous." Needless to say she changed seats while everyone stared at me.
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You pull out your cellphone, snap a picture of her face, then say into the receiver "June 5th, 2009, 8:30 AM, location, city bus. End incident recording.' and then look at her and say "Miss, I am going to be suing your for malicious slander. I happened to have had my phone on record and your comments are on there. Please give me your name and address, and the name of your lawyer.'

and then as she gets up to leave start snapping more pictures of her.
 
I would have just GLARED at her with murderous intent and not said anything...LOL just kidding. But seriously, just stare at them until they break eye contact or until the bus arrives at your stop. I have the ability to stare someone down without blinking for about a minute and a half straight. It has worked every time. What is she going to do? Call the police because you are looking at her? Hmm, I wonder what ordinance/law that violates.....??? :)
 
A good response would have been....."gun nut?! I'm the nut and here you are wearing that outfit with those shoes. And you call me the nut."
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LOL!!! Absolutely the best!!!
All day long she would have been asking everybody she knew, "Do these shoes look OK with this outfit?" She would have never worn them again!!!
 
"You're making quite an effort to offend someone that you labeled a crazy gun nut that should be locked away. Either you don't really believe your own propaganda or you are suicidal."

Just a thought.
 
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