tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post3415622850575997002..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: The True Purpose of Competitive Shooting SportsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-1380667515208005142011-03-18T06:02:18.450+01:002011-03-18T06:02:18.450+01:00Well, I guess my buying-guns-legally-through-the-F...<i>Well, I guess my buying-guns-legally-through-the-FFL-guy days are over . . . </i><br /><br />No worries--as we all know, gun laws are easily circumvented. Sometimes it seems to me as if the <i>purpose</i> of gun laws is the satisfaction provided by their defiance. <br /><br />If you can't <i>buy</i> a gun, you can always make one, from an <a href="http://www.ktordnance.com/kto/products.php" rel="nofollow">incomplete receiver</a>, available perfectly legally, with no serial number, no paperwork, no background check, no nuthin'--just as <i>all</i> gun sales should be. A bit of drilling and milling, and you're there. If you buy the jigs (or have a buddy to lend 'em to you), it's easy and nearly foolproof.<br /><br />Now, of course, if you <i>are</i> a "prohibited purchaser," then as soon as it <i>becomes</i> a <i>complete</i> receiver, you <i>are</i> breaking the law.<br /><br />So what?<br /><br />Just embrace the proud and noble <a href="http://www.dictionary-quotes.com/unjust-laws-exist-shall-we-be-content-to-obey-them-henry-david-thoreau/" rel="nofollow">Thoreau</a>/<a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/mohandasga150707.html" rel="nofollow">Gandhi</a>/<a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/martinluth115046.html" rel="nofollow">King</a>/<a href="http://thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/12/brad-kozak/dear-diary-30-days-to-conceal-carry-day-5/comment-page-1/#comment-10073" rel="nofollow">Mike</a> tradition of "bad laws be damned."<br /><br /><i> . . . at least they will be when the background check system is tightened up.</i><br /><br />Besides, I'm far from convinced there's much need to take <i>that</i> possibility very seriously.Zorroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192598462809799995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-58498196199112285312011-03-17T10:19:39.235+01:002011-03-17T10:19:39.235+01:00Well, I guess my buying-guns-legally-through-the-F...Well, I guess my buying-guns-legally-through-the-FFL-guy days are over, at least they will be when the background check system is tightened up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-18681634854967289482011-03-13T21:21:48.546+01:002011-03-13T21:21:48.546+01:00Mike I was being serious. You're nuts. Absolu...Mike I was being serious. You're nuts. Absolutely certifiable if you believe that rubbish.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854730848510581927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-84383070346519177052011-03-13T15:29:04.577+01:002011-03-13T15:29:04.577+01:00You guys are funny, but even AztecRed agrees with ...You guys are funny, but even AztecRed agrees with me. So there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-60251314466395620042011-03-13T11:50:25.012+01:002011-03-13T11:50:25.012+01:00Gee. That sheet of paper I was shooting today had...Gee. That sheet of paper I was shooting today had such a full and vibrant life before I murdered it. <br /><br />Mike. Your fanaticism is absurd. Is having good knife skills in the kitchen indicative of needing to kill something?<br /><br />Are having good driving skills a indicator of a desire to crush pedestrians by the score?Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854730848510581927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-1652478604501356772011-03-13T09:04:02.755+01:002011-03-13T09:04:02.755+01:00. . . simulated killing which is inherent in all f...<i> . . . simulated killing which is inherent in all forms of shooting whether it be target or clay pigeons or just plinking in the woods? Isn't there built-in gun violence in all of it?</i><br /><br />I love it: "victimless 'gun violence.'" <br /><br />At least you're creative with your crackpot ideas.<br /><br />What <i>will</i> you think of next?Zorroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192598462809799995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-63548691077248459312011-03-13T07:47:20.399+01:002011-03-13T07:47:20.399+01:00I don't know about ALL sports but the shooting...I don't know about ALL sports but the shooting ones are about violence towards other living beings.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-55148574799690503512011-03-12T21:23:09.654+01:002011-03-12T21:23:09.654+01:00I was talking about equestrian events as part of t...I was talking about equestrian events as part of the initial or original Olympics. <br /><br />Golf supposed grew out of shepards whacking sheep pies or rocks around with their staffs. Which were the weapons allowed to shepherds historically. Polo grew out of an middle eastern game played with a animal carcass. It was developed as a result of either contests over war booty or as a way to train troops and cavalry to work as a unit. <br /><br />Maybe not all modern sports arose out of combat training. But a significant number of historical sports did. Likewise, the parent sports are often connected to military service in one way or another.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854730848510581927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-14257825745077605002011-03-12T16:34:49.061+01:002011-03-12T16:34:49.061+01:00I had hoped the mention of zombies might put a smi...I had hoped the mention of zombies might put a smile on your face Danny.dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-53574744821082783262011-03-12T16:07:19.451+01:002011-03-12T16:07:19.451+01:00Yes P, and dressage was originally about training ...Yes P, and dressage was originally about training and riding war horses as weapons not merely transportation.<br /><br />But that doesn't change the fact that there have been many sports which have nothing to do with war OR hunting, from ancient to modern times.dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-51388923299720303562011-03-12T16:05:39.462+01:002011-03-12T16:05:39.462+01:00All sports started as practice for either hunting ...All sports started as practice for either hunting or war. <br /><br />That was a stupid statement, on the face of it.<br /><br />To what hunting or warfare activity does golf or tennis relate? Football? Soccer? Competitive gymnastics? Just work your way down the list of olympic events; there are a few - but not really all that many.dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-9716777196750012592011-03-12T10:29:50.594+01:002011-03-12T10:29:50.594+01:00If you go back to the Greeks,'athletics were t...If you go back to the Greeks,'athletics were training to keep the body fit to be a warrior. Wrestling, javelin, hammer, track, and I believe horsemanship were all key ingredients of a successful soldier. <br /><br />Oh by the way, sailing was first used to power war ships and trading vessels to escape war ships of other nations. <br /><br />Youth shooting sports do the same things all youth team and individual sports do, they help develop discipline, commradery, sportsmanship, fine and gross motor skills as well as self confidence and personal conduct. Yup, exactly what our kids need. And no that's not sarcasm.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854730848510581927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-32540410675449737932011-03-12T04:33:58.134+01:002011-03-12T04:33:58.134+01:00I am sad he left out the zombies!!I am sad he left out the zombies!!Dannythemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989960286856430952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-8433825612457732742011-03-12T03:03:38.126+01:002011-03-12T03:03:38.126+01:00Basketball was always a sport of skill, dating bac...Basketball was always a sport of skill, dating back to the ancient Incans. Maybe it had something to do with throwing rocks at birds high up in trees.<br /><br />Baseball seems hard to equate with violence. Granted, the bat has been adapted for killing and maiming.<br /><br />Ping Pong? Sailing? Volleyball?<br /><br />Maybe a trip to the coast would broaden your horizons.<br /><br />The greatest sport of all? Well, when done properly, it does include a certain amount of stabbing!!Flying Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098313953658606206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-61535881956934322212011-03-12T01:27:15.165+01:002011-03-12T01:27:15.165+01:00Indeed. Why practice shooting, even for fun, unle...Indeed. Why practice shooting, even for fun, unless you intend to kill humans or animals, which I define as "violent"? I guess there are a handful of people out there who only go into target shooting as a competitive sport and don't own a single gun for hunting or protection, but that would be a very rare exception.<br /><br />So, yes, nearly all are in it for violence.Baldr Odinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818934498607763309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-32137893902173075792011-03-11T23:48:34.727+01:002011-03-11T23:48:34.727+01:00All sports started as practice for either hunting ...All sports started as practice for either hunting or war.AztecRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027951757285806109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-38961121354792509362011-03-11T19:50:48.277+01:002011-03-11T19:50:48.277+01:00psssssssssssst
Dannyboy - that WAS sarcasm from m...psssssssssssst<br /><br />Dannyboy - that WAS sarcasm from me just now, in case you weren't sure.dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-21200098349082347672011-03-11T19:50:18.522+01:002011-03-11T19:50:18.522+01:00I guess it depends on how you read it....
"k...I guess it depends on how you read it....<br /><br />"killing scumbag goblins, jackbooted thugs, and their statist masters (and any other subhumans I may have forgotten)."<br /><br />I took the stunted maturity of such a statement to suggest that this was a proposal to shoot post-Halloween pumpkins (the scummy goblins - once they start to rot).<br /><br /> jackbooted thugs?....so Zorroy wants to use old shoes for target practice now? is that with or without smelly socks inside?<br /><br />and other subhumans -- oh! I get it now - Zorroy is having one of those awkward flashes where he gets confused with his little video games - orks, goblins, trolls, statists, and zombies - and the real world.<br /><br /><br />tsk tsk tsk<br /><br />cue the silly sound effects for Zorroy now........beep, bleep, zork, zzzzzzzzzzap popdog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-54469910940030617792011-03-11T14:57:31.923+01:002011-03-11T14:57:31.923+01:00I think it was sarcasm...I think it was sarcasm...Dannythemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989960286856430952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-18232576593042060472011-03-11T13:16:55.243+01:002011-03-11T13:16:55.243+01:00I think you are right! We never thought of the bad...I think you are right! We never thought of the bad consequences of this sport! It should not be encouraged much I guessSharePoint foundation 2010http://www.apps4rent.com/SharePoint-Hosting/SharePoint-Foundation-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com