valkyrie
Adventurer
Sadly, peace, harmony & solitude are difficult to come by around here, no matter how remote you think you are. No harm done, apology sincerely accepted. :friday:
Agree wholeheartedly...
A lot has been inferred about my post where no inference was made, but suffice it to say that:
1. This particular area should not be characterized as a known "battle zone", but it is no different than a lot of the remote areas we have near us in the south/central US.
2. I don't jump out with weapons drawn, nor even necessarily visible unless I feel that visibility is called for... which thankfully has not only been seldom, but correct (judging by the conclusion of events) in the situations .
In such few cases, the situation can only be assessed by the judgment of the people there, and not the judgment of people on the internet.
I am comfortable with my ability to assess situations and to respond accordingly, and I have no reason to doubt the abilities of others here.
Schattenjager
Expedition Leader
There are many highly intelligent people that have suddenly, and prematurely, been found at ground temp.
soenke
Adventurer
shot by angry and frightened armed people who were misunderstanding the situation??
:elkgrin:
sorry, don´t misunderstand me, I like shooting. I can imagine situations where a gun could be usefull...but I can imagine many more situation where a gun would lead to escalation.
and hiding the gun when crossing borders is asking for touble...
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Maximus Ram
Expedition Leader
Dang, sure am glad I'm just a dumb ol' redneck from California and don't get invloved in these types of intellectual conversations:sombrero:
why must it always degrade into "trash talk" when ever these types of subjects come up. Personally I think the world would be pretty boring if we all thought and looked and did the same..
and watch out for zombies..:Wow1: they carry concealedeepwall::hehe:
why must it always degrade into "trash talk" when ever these types of subjects come up. Personally I think the world would be pretty boring if we all thought and looked and did the same..
and watch out for zombies..:Wow1: they carry concealed
eepwall::hehe:
Bill Beers
Explorer
\\'anderer
Adventurer
Wow 10 pages so far.
What if this thread were titled "How many of you carry a winch?" would we have all the heated debate? It is only an inanimate object. Just as Larry The Cable Guy Says "If guns kill people, then I can blame my pencil for misspelled words." Fourty years ago this would not have been a political discussion, it would have been an equipment discussion.
Is a winch not like a gun? Could they both be defined as a tool needed to get you out of a last resort situation?
The decision to use a winch/gun is a personal decision based on the persons perception of need for such a tool. I would of course think that any person before using either tool would exhaust all other options by using all their smarts and abilities first.
Judging people by what items they like to own does not seem right. There all all types of people in all areas of interest, yes there are generalities you could apply to certain specific groups, but nothing as broad as "gun owner".
Just as ExPo is not the run of the mill off-road forum, as a group we tend to be more civilized and informative than others. Hint Hint
My .02
Interesting thread so far:lurk:
What if this thread were titled "How many of you carry a winch?" would we have all the heated debate? It is only an inanimate object. Just as Larry The Cable Guy Says "If guns kill people, then I can blame my pencil for misspelled words." Fourty years ago this would not have been a political discussion, it would have been an equipment discussion.
Is a winch not like a gun? Could they both be defined as a tool needed to get you out of a last resort situation?
The decision to use a winch/gun is a personal decision based on the persons perception of need for such a tool. I would of course think that any person before using either tool would exhaust all other options by using all their smarts and abilities first.
Judging people by what items they like to own does not seem right. There all all types of people in all areas of interest, yes there are generalities you could apply to certain specific groups, but nothing as broad as "gun owner".
Just as ExPo is not the run of the mill off-road forum, as a group we tend to be more civilized and informative than others. Hint Hint
My .02
Interesting thread so far:lurk:
CoastalDefender
Explorer
It's not incorrect. All it takes is ONE person saying they "felt" threatened by you to receive a Brandishing charge.
CoastalDefender
Explorer
Hmm... That was wierd. Big lag something or other on the board for a min. Took two mins for my last post to show. Software glitch?
CoastalDefender
Explorer
I'm genuinely surprised it hasn't ended up in the Sportsman forum yet.
\\'anderer
Adventurer
that was wierd, we posted at the same time and our posts switched position after a couple min.
CoastalDefender
Explorer
Yeah, it's really goofing with me. We're randomly switching places on pages 10/11.