Deanimator
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I found that while taking the bus back and forth to college, reading the Special Forces programmed text on improvised explosives is the perfect antidote to chatty elderly women!
Reading Gun Magazines In Public?
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I've read gun mag's on the plane before 911 - and I would again if I was flying.
The lady next to me kept "glancing" over at what I was reading. I just smiled and said Hello. She did get another seat - but maybe she just wanted a window?
The lady next to me kept "glancing" over at what I was reading. I just smiled and said Hello. She did get another seat - but maybe she just wanted a window?
progunner1957
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Fear and loathing at Kinko's
I read gun magazines at the airport, inflight on the plane, at Border's and Barnes and Noble - and I have never had anyone say a word to me about it.
If an antigun bigot were ever able to round up the "glands" to get crappy with me about it, I would most likely tell him/her something to the effect of "Last time I checked, what I read is none of your f*****g business, and I believe that is still the case" (toned down for nuns, preists and if children are present, of course).
One funny incident happened at Kinko's. I had just finished shooting and was on my way home from the range. I had saved a target on which I had shot a really nice one hole group. I stopped in at Kinko's to laminate it - I do this with all my good groups. I share them with my shooting friends, and show them to people who I know who say "Handguns are too inaccurate to be used safely for defense - you will inadvertently shoot innocent bystanders" (shuts 'em up every time ).
Anyway, I took my laminated target up to the resgister to pay for it. The guy at the register looked to be your archtypical politically correct neutered metro male. When I handed my "merchandise" to him, his eyes got as big as silver dollars, bugged out and his entire body went rigid. He mechanically completed my transaction, not saying a word to me, as he struggled to not twitch...
Another time, a different Kinko's guy looked at my target and said, "Man, I'm scared of you!" I replied, "I'm a 'give peace a chance' kind of guy." He burst out laughing.
I read gun magazines at the airport, inflight on the plane, at Border's and Barnes and Noble - and I have never had anyone say a word to me about it.
If an antigun bigot were ever able to round up the "glands" to get crappy with me about it, I would most likely tell him/her something to the effect of "Last time I checked, what I read is none of your f*****g business, and I believe that is still the case" (toned down for nuns, preists and if children are present, of course).
One funny incident happened at Kinko's. I had just finished shooting and was on my way home from the range. I had saved a target on which I had shot a really nice one hole group. I stopped in at Kinko's to laminate it - I do this with all my good groups. I share them with my shooting friends, and show them to people who I know who say "Handguns are too inaccurate to be used safely for defense - you will inadvertently shoot innocent bystanders" (shuts 'em up every time
).Anyway, I took my laminated target up to the resgister to pay for it. The guy at the register looked to be your archtypical politically correct neutered metro male. When I handed my "merchandise" to him, his eyes got as big as silver dollars, bugged out and his entire body went rigid. He mechanically completed my transaction, not saying a word to me, as he struggled to not twitch...
Another time, a different Kinko's guy looked at my target and said, "Man, I'm scared of you!" I replied, "I'm a 'give peace a chance' kind of guy." He burst out laughing.
686+
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yes!
My favorite is reading in the airport and carrying though the "security" line. All kinds of fun looks, no harrasment. No one bothers to ask or whatever when I read on the plane.
Whenever me and the wife get a chance to go to Barnes and Noble we each find the magazines and books we like and get them when we leave. You can get all kinds of fun looks when you get SWAT, Combat Handguns, Parenting and a Thomas the Tank engine books together. The cashier is not sure what to make of it. Last time I got a "now that's a combination."
My favorite is reading in the airport and carrying though the "security" line. All kinds of fun looks, no harrasment. No one bothers to ask or whatever when I read on the plane.
Whenever me and the wife get a chance to go to Barnes and Noble we each find the magazines and books we like and get them when we leave. You can get all kinds of fun looks when you get SWAT, Combat Handguns, Parenting and a Thomas the Tank engine books together. The cashier is not sure what to make of it. Last time I got a "now that's a combination."
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I was once singled out for an extensive search (non-cavity, thank god) at an Italian airport. I was sitting around waiting for my flight reading a copy of Small Arms Review and the goofy guys with submachineguns though I looked questionable. I had a serious case of scruffy-bearditis as I had been traveling for a full day at that point and probably looked like a potential terrorist or something.
Although they carefully disassembled and inspected my mini-maglite while giving me shifty looks, once they saw that I was just an American firearms enthusiast they calmed down.
The only magazine that I am careful not to let average folks see me reading is Soldier of Fortune. It's the only source out there for people who want unfiltered info on the various small conflicts ignored by the mass media. Unfortunately, if people see you reading it they will think you are insane / dangerous.
Although they carefully disassembled and inspected my mini-maglite while giving me shifty looks, once they saw that I was just an American firearms enthusiast they calmed down.
The only magazine that I am careful not to let average folks see me reading is Soldier of Fortune. It's the only source out there for people who want unfiltered info on the various small conflicts ignored by the mass media. Unfortunately, if people see you reading it they will think you are insane / dangerous.
Rem700SD
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+1 on the sentiment, but I don't let that bother me. I love a good debate!
SoF?
Really?
Unless the reader has a certain look about him (or her, I guess), it seems to me that someone I see with SoF is generally a pale, zit-faced, Doritos-munching fatass who always talks about going to the gym but never does, and who owns thousands of dollars worth of EBR's but can't get on paper at 50 yards.
Maybe that's just in the PRK.
Guncrazy45
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Back when flying wasn't such a PITA, I used take a stack of gun magazines (paper kind) and leave them in the seatbacks of the planes I'd ride.
Now I take them and leave them in hospital waiting rooms and doctors' offices.
Back when flying wasn't such a PITA, I used take a stack of gun magazines (paper kind) and leave them in the seatbacks of the planes I'd ride.
Now I take them and leave them in hospital waiting rooms and doctors' offices.
SoCalShooter
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I do it all the time, heck I do it at work when I am not doing homework. I don't take grief from any anti-gunner I deal it back at'em. Don't be sheepish and worry about it so much, most people are to scared to say something anyways, heck you could read playboy in public and just get dirty looks or comments but no one is gonna get up in your face. And I read SOF in public too, if they can read the newspaper I can read my gun mags.
P.S Gun crazy thats awesome, but the mags are like 3 or 4 bucks now so I dont think I would leave'em anywhere.
P.S Gun crazy thats awesome, but the mags are like 3 or 4 bucks now so I dont think I would leave'em anywhere.
chas_martel
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You guys reading gun mags in public, arn't you worried about
offending people? I mean, you are fairly certain that
people are gonna be offended so it does not
seem like your taking the hight road.
offending people? I mean, you are fairly certain that
people are gonna be offended so it does not
seem like your taking the hight road.
Eleven Mike
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Speaking of odd combinations
Just before I got married, I had to take several weekend trips to the other side of the state. This was for work reasons, and my fiance couldn't really come with me. On Saturday nights, I'd go to the BarnesyNoble and sip fancy coffee and read gun magazines, etc. At some point, I would call my woman who would be doing the same thing back home, except that she would be reading bridal magazines. Just to lend a little reality to the long-distance date, I'd put some bridal magazines on the other side of the table, and she'd put some gun magazines on her table. Ah, young love.
Just before I got married, I had to take several weekend trips to the other side of the state. This was for work reasons, and my fiance couldn't really come with me. On Saturday nights, I'd go to the BarnesyNoble and sip fancy coffee and read gun magazines, etc. At some point, I would call my woman who would be doing the same thing back home, except that she would be reading bridal magazines. Just to lend a little reality to the long-distance date, I'd put some bridal magazines on the other side of the table, and she'd put some gun magazines on her table. Ah, young love.
Eleven Mike
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Charles, are you serious?
LoveMyCountry
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chas_martel
There are people who are offended by blacks/whites/reds/yellows, Christians/Jews/Muslims/Pagans, Gays/Straights/Hims/Hers. They are the ones with the issues, not us.
I may take The High Road, but I will not turn around just because someone doesn't like where I am going.
LoveMyCountry
There are people who are offended by blacks/whites/reds/yellows, Christians/Jews/Muslims/Pagans, Gays/Straights/Hims/Hers. They are the ones with the issues, not us.
I may take The High Road, but I will not turn around just because someone doesn't like where I am going.
LoveMyCountry
tuckerdog1
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I read 'em in public. And when I'm done with them, I remove my mailing address info, and leave them in waiting rooms. ( Dr.'s office, Dentist, tire/auto repair, anywhere ya have to wait around and all you generally find is a 12 month old copy of Newsweek, etc. ).
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SoCalShooter
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Mr. White omg thank you so much, I fell out of my chair on that one. At work I put my gun mags in a locked cabinet for fear of some anti coming buy and throwing them out, I have quite and investment here. Would be nice to see a poll for some statistical figures.
mrmeval
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At Starbucks
Shotgun news.
While wearing a vendor badge from the Indy 1500 Gun and Knife show.
If some liberal twit pops a blood vessel it's a good thing.
But it's Indiana, they just ask if there's anything there worth paying the parking and entry fee.
Shotgun news.
While wearing a vendor badge from the Indy 1500 Gun and Knife show.
If some liberal twit pops a blood vessel it's a good thing.
But it's Indiana, they just ask if there's anything there worth paying the parking and entry fee.
I don't just read gun magazines in public. I read them OUT LOUD.
I make sure that I sound out all the big words FO-NET-EH-CALL-E.
I make sure to laugh really loud everytime the writer makes a joke.
I usually get a whole row of seats to myself.
I make sure that I sound out all the big words FO-NET-EH-CALL-E.
I make sure to laugh really loud everytime the writer makes a joke.
I usually get a whole row of seats to myself.
I travel all over the world and I've even posted to THR from Heathrow and Vienna before. I've only had one confrontation stemming from me reading a gun rag in an airport, that was at the SFO. A woman disgustedly asked me how I could read both a photography mag (Shutterbug) and a gun mag (Handguns)? I replied "they're both shooting Ma'am."
Anyway, it does filter out people which is quite desirable in an airport where everyone is bored. I've also met a lot of our military personnel that way. I had a great chat with a guy when I was flying back fom Germany who was clearly a SEAL, but couldn't tell me anything specific. We talked about the relative merits of H&K's (his fave) and Para's (my fave) for a long time.
Uh, Larry that's not because you read gun rags!
Anyway, it does filter out people which is quite desirable in an airport where everyone is bored. I've also met a lot of our military personnel that way. I had a great chat with a guy when I was flying back fom Germany who was clearly a SEAL, but couldn't tell me anything specific. We talked about the relative merits of H&K's (his fave) and Para's (my fave) for a long time.
Correia said:
Uh, Larry that's not because you read gun rags!
I actualy got an off-hand anti remark by an Barnes and Noble staff member a few years back.
A sales-girl, and I mean "girl" 17-21 y.o. range, was giving an orientation tour to a gaggle of new hires just before the holiday shopping season.
She's going on with her spiel, "And over here's books on rules and card games, then next to that the sports section, baseball, football, basketball, racing, guns… (looks at me, and whatever gun book I'm holding, and sniffs) if you can call that a sport…"
I'm not easily offended, my first reaction was to laugh out loud. I shot back, "They really ought to be in the politics section…" then just turn back to my book, and don't wait for her, or anyone else's reaction.
A sales-girl, and I mean "girl" 17-21 y.o. range, was giving an orientation tour to a gaggle of new hires just before the holiday shopping season.
She's going on with her spiel, "And over here's books on rules and card games, then next to that the sports section, baseball, football, basketball, racing, guns… (looks at me, and whatever gun book I'm holding, and sniffs) if you can call that a sport…"
I'm not easily offended, my first reaction was to laugh out loud. I shot back, "They really ought to be in the politics section…" then just turn back to my book, and don't wait for her, or anyone else's reaction.
Pat Cannon
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Back when my kids were reading the Artemis Fowl stories, they thought it was pretty funny that Artimus' butler (named Butler), read Guns & Ammo. "He's like Dad!"
Also, I assumed "Modern Drunkard Magazine" was a joke at first, but then thought, "No, probably not..." Sure enough: http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/
Also, I assumed "Modern Drunkard Magazine" was a joke at first, but then thought, "No, probably not..." Sure enough: http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/
Legionnaire
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Hey, I read gun mags in public. I don't subscribe to any, other than the ones that come with my and my wife's NRA memberships. So I pick up copies when traveling and read them on the plane. Never had any negative comments. To the contrary, have been engaged in conversation by other gunnies.
Used to subscribe to a couple before they started sounding repetitive. My favorite way to get rid of old magazines was to remove the address label and then leave the mags in various waiting rooms.
Used to subscribe to a couple before they started sounding repetitive. My favorite way to get rid of old magazines was to remove the address label and then leave the mags in various waiting rooms.
Mr Kablammo
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For all the reasons above, yes you should read gun mags in public. Once I was on the bus and some questionable types started looking me over. So, I whipped out GUNS MAGAZINE with a big ol SIG X-5 on the cover and they shut the H up. I didn't even think about it at the time. I was just happy they quit giving me the hairy eye-ball.
Also, the local library has a 'magazine exchange' box and I regularly leave older mags and 'Target' (free at the local GS) in the box to counter-act 'New Yorker', etc. The libararians have gotten used to it and to big pictures of guns from gunsameirca being displayed on the monitor.
Also, the local library has a 'magazine exchange' box and I regularly leave older mags and 'Target' (free at the local GS) in the box to counter-act 'New Yorker', etc. The libararians have gotten used to it and to big pictures of guns from gunsameirca being displayed on the monitor.
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