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Friday, January 14, 2011
15 comments:
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Chuck Martel said...
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My kids have to demonstrate that they can properly clean a pistol (revolver and semi-auto), rifle (bolt-action and semi-auto) and shotgun (pump, break-action, and semi-auto) without spilling any Hoppes No. 9 on the living room carpet.
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1/14/11, 4:28 PM
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Rodger the Real King of France said...
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You are a good father Chuck. I mean that.
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1/14/11, 4:30 PM
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picturerock said...
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Yes, but how fast can they disassemble those firearms, and can they do it blindfolded? I often offer this to the boys who want to date my daughter as a test on whether they will get my approval to do so. I usually offer a 1911, or the handgun of the prospective date's choice. My daughter does not think I am a good father!
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1/14/11, 4:41 PM
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toadold said...
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"Well she can finally change and rotate the tires by herself."
"Huh, pretty good for a nine year old." -
1/14/11, 4:42 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Ah, Picturerock, your daughter is so wrong. In later life she will be very appreciative of your examinations.
DE644
PS: How many boy friends started to shake and ran from the house? -
1/14/11, 5:20 PM
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bocopro said...
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When my four kids were still young (4 thru 10), I found ‘em all sittin on the floor watchin cartoons one Saturday. Got two Los Angeles fone books and set ‘em on the floor. Loaded one round in my .22 pistol and came back. Gave each kid a sharpened pencil, then shot the catalogue stack.
Dug down to find the page number where the penetration stopped, then had each kid stab the book as hard as possible. Then we determined how far the pencil penetrated. Asked ‘em how much damage they could do to another person with those sharpened pencils, then explained that the .22 is the smallest calibre handgun they’ll encounter . . . and asked ‘em to consider which was more dangerous.
Then I showed ‘em how to load and fire the .22 pistol and rifle out on a creekback, shootin at sticks and hickory nuts. When we got home, I made ‘em watch as I cleaned the weapons. Today they all view firearms as any other tool, such as hammer, or screwdriver, or knife, or ax, and have neither fear nor fascination for weapons.
Except for my younger girl, whose husband is a dipshit who got himself convicted of a felony, they all own firearms of some kind. So far none of ‘em have committed homicides or armed robbery. -
1/14/11, 5:55 PM
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Anonymous said...
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I took my girls (7 and 9) to an appleseed
http://www.gunrightsmedia.com/showthread.php?t=421017&highlight=appleseed
They did great. Learned to load, unload, make safe, aim, fire, prone position, breathe, amongst others. They had a ball for 2 days and said "can we come back next year?" I didn't tell them that it was about 6 x a year in my neck of the woods, I shot Rifleman. From novice to Rifleman in 2 days. Fantastic.
men $70 for 2 days
women free
kids free
Military free
If you go, you get a t-shirt and the Experience of a life time.
http://www.appleseedinfo.org/as_schedule2.php -
1/14/11, 6:52 PM
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Firehand said...
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Several years ago Glenn Beck asked for fathers of teen girls to call in, "How do you handle dating?" One guy said when a new boyfriend came in for the first time, he'd take him to the office, toss him a cartridge with the boy's name engraved on it, load it and say "This stays in the pistol as long as you're dating my daughter."
Beck asked how it worked out: "Well, the dirtbags went away fast, and three of the others are now sons-in-law." -
1/14/11, 8:24 PM
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SFAOV Sgsaur said...
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Any boy who wants to date my daughter gets a free look into my gun safes, my ammo lockers and my wall of practice targets with nice 4" holes where the brain & heart ought to be. They then are told I have many shovels and land out-of-state, and that if they make her cry, I'll make them cry. She likes to show them her gun safe & targets as well. They seem to manage to get her home on time.
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1/14/11, 8:25 PM
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Esteve said...
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Roger, Chuck's comment is one of those "that was my idea" moments. I recently saw a Hoppes No. 9 truck air freshener for sale. I always thought that would be a great idea. Another fortune lost.
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1/14/11, 8:38 PM
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Anonymous said...
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When my girl was going on her first "grown-up" date, I told her she would NOT be ready on time, she was to wait about 15 minutes before she came out.
When her beau showed up, I was at the kitchen table cleaning my 870, intending to allude to the necessity of having her home on time. Backfire--turned out he kid was as big--or bigger--gun nut than I am!!
Daughter was standing there fuming while he and I talked makes, models, calibers, etc...
Hairy Nosed Wombat -
1/14/11, 8:54 PM
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Anonymous said...
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14 year old informed me today that 13 shot .22 pistol was inadequate, wants her own 30 shot .22 mag...
I'm so proud!Also said she would "settle" for a Browning Hi-Power.
RAK -
1/14/11, 9:14 PM
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Anonymous said...
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On my daughters first date night,when her date arrived and she introduced him, I pulled out my spare mag,removed on .45acp and tossed it to him, told him if I found I neede to give him another one it would be moving considerably faster.....
She was home 15 minutes early!
(she was mad at me for a week tho.....)
NuckingFutz
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1/14/11, 10:57 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Awww, that's so sweet... like puppies. One day she'll love you forever for that gesture. It won't be long after he stops calling her.
Casca -
1/15/11, 11:27 AM
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pdwalker said...
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What a bunch of heartwarming stories.
My mother used to sit in the front room window, cleaning my fathers semi auto shotgun - but only when the dates came to pick up my sisters.
I only hope I can set as good as an example when my daughters get to dating age. -
1/16/11, 10:51 PM
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