drott
Active Member
- Apr 18, 2007
- 227
Just wanted to introduce myself, new to the forum. Great to see a forum like this, and from what I've read so far it seems like we silent "passive/inactive" gun owners owe many of you guys a debt of gratitude. Without you guys going to the hearings and making your (our) voices heard, we'd all be completely emasculated by now. I really appreciate that, and wanted to say thank you for your efforts. I'll try to get involved and to contribute in a more proactive and positive way myself in the future, although I've never been much of an activist to be honest.
A little about myself - I'm not real active in the shooting world, I only have a 22 rifle and a shotgun I last shot probably more than 10 years ago. I always loved guns, growing up my neighbor had a safe full of 'em and both my dad and mom were in law enforcement. Still, never did much shooting other than some plinking and a few ventures in rabbit/squirrel hunting with a friend.
But now that I'm older and have a little more money to spend on "luxuries" like guns, my interest in shooting/collecting has been rekindled. I recently bought a bushmaster 223 M4 which seems like a great rifle. Sure had to fill out a bunch of paperwork though (and wait). When I bought my 22 and shotgun back in the mid-80's I just handed over the money and got the guns with a simple bill of sale. Things have changed, although I guess the "assault rifle" label makes the M4 more complicated. I decided to order an HK91 308 battle rifle clone too after getting my M4, hoping to have that one in a few weeks too. I ordered it because I get the sense that the Maryland and Federal legislators are really going to step up their efforts to ban/restrict/regulate/tax now that the dems are back (not that all dems are bad either). So I'm gonna git while the gittin's good, although man I've been laying out some CA$$$H. Plus with this mass killing thing in VA, jesus what in the @#$%& was that madman thinking?? What a massive tragedy, my heart really goes out to the families. It's a damned shame that there weren't even just a sprinkling of faculty and/or students with legally owned concealed weapons there. If they were present, the shooter probably would have avoided the scene altogether (knowing his fate in short order), and gone to a "gun free zone" for easier pickins. And if he did decide to go in anyway, his spree would have been cut short way before the 32 mark had been reached. Just to think of all those people on their knees cowering, just waiting for the bullets to come in absolute helpless fear and terror. Makes my blood boil someone wasn't there to deal out some instant justice to that evil coward.
And of course I knew as soon as I heard about this incident it would be eagerly exploited to step up regulatory action (which has already begun). I think we're going to have a real fight on our hands defending our 2nd amendment rights as a result of this thing. And the screwed up thing is that these incidents seem to inspire other nuts to top the last one. So there will be more fuel added to the anti-gun fire as time goes on, I'm sure. Anyway, this was the catalyst for me signing on to the forum. Hopefully this incident will not just motivate anti-2nd amendment forces, but will also motivate the silent majority (like me) to come out of the woodwork and more forcefully participate in the political process and make their voices heard. I was at the local gunstore yesterday looking at handguns, and it was much more crowded than usual in there. I suspect that means other gun owners are thinking along the same lines as I am.
Ok, sorry to drone on. One last question, I'm also thinking about getting a Glock of some type. I think I have it narrowed down to a 9mm, either a 17 or I also like the longer G34. I havent handled the 34 yet, but I like the the concept of more accuracy for target shooting. I also was intrigued by the C (compensated) models, but maybe they have downsides I'm unaware of. Anyone have any recommendations on these Glocks?
Thanks
A little about myself - I'm not real active in the shooting world, I only have a 22 rifle and a shotgun I last shot probably more than 10 years ago. I always loved guns, growing up my neighbor had a safe full of 'em and both my dad and mom were in law enforcement. Still, never did much shooting other than some plinking and a few ventures in rabbit/squirrel hunting with a friend.
But now that I'm older and have a little more money to spend on "luxuries" like guns, my interest in shooting/collecting has been rekindled. I recently bought a bushmaster 223 M4 which seems like a great rifle. Sure had to fill out a bunch of paperwork though (and wait). When I bought my 22 and shotgun back in the mid-80's I just handed over the money and got the guns with a simple bill of sale. Things have changed, although I guess the "assault rifle" label makes the M4 more complicated. I decided to order an HK91 308 battle rifle clone too after getting my M4, hoping to have that one in a few weeks too. I ordered it because I get the sense that the Maryland and Federal legislators are really going to step up their efforts to ban/restrict/regulate/tax now that the dems are back (not that all dems are bad either). So I'm gonna git while the gittin's good, although man I've been laying out some CA$$$H. Plus with this mass killing thing in VA, jesus what in the @#$%& was that madman thinking?? What a massive tragedy, my heart really goes out to the families. It's a damned shame that there weren't even just a sprinkling of faculty and/or students with legally owned concealed weapons there. If they were present, the shooter probably would have avoided the scene altogether (knowing his fate in short order), and gone to a "gun free zone" for easier pickins. And if he did decide to go in anyway, his spree would have been cut short way before the 32 mark had been reached. Just to think of all those people on their knees cowering, just waiting for the bullets to come in absolute helpless fear and terror. Makes my blood boil someone wasn't there to deal out some instant justice to that evil coward.
And of course I knew as soon as I heard about this incident it would be eagerly exploited to step up regulatory action (which has already begun). I think we're going to have a real fight on our hands defending our 2nd amendment rights as a result of this thing. And the screwed up thing is that these incidents seem to inspire other nuts to top the last one. So there will be more fuel added to the anti-gun fire as time goes on, I'm sure. Anyway, this was the catalyst for me signing on to the forum. Hopefully this incident will not just motivate anti-2nd amendment forces, but will also motivate the silent majority (like me) to come out of the woodwork and more forcefully participate in the political process and make their voices heard. I was at the local gunstore yesterday looking at handguns, and it was much more crowded than usual in there. I suspect that means other gun owners are thinking along the same lines as I am.
Ok, sorry to drone on. One last question, I'm also thinking about getting a Glock of some type. I think I have it narrowed down to a 9mm, either a 17 or I also like the longer G34. I havent handled the 34 yet, but I like the the concept of more accuracy for target shooting. I also was intrigued by the C (compensated) models, but maybe they have downsides I'm unaware of. Anyone have any recommendations on these Glocks?
Thanks
