rider1046
New Member
- Location
- Farmington MO
Hi All! Welcome to my world! I'm going to try this on here as it hasn't worked well in other places. Before you get involved here, there are three things that I prefer not to discuss because it has been done to death in other places.
#1. Gun control/gun violence: Many reasons for it but as for myself, I am a former Marine, Vietnam vet, as are my brothers, my brother-in-law, my son is retired Navy, my family on both sides have served in every major altercation this country has had since and including the Revolutionary War. We are a large family and as far as our records and my memory go back, only one ever to do time (prison) was a grandfather caught during the recession making moonshine to support his family. He did 6 months. Lived to be almost 90 and was never in trouble again. All of my family own guns for home protection, hunting and target shooting. Many of us have concealed carry permits, and carry. None of us, except for during military service, have ever had to shoot someone to protect ourselves or ours, though the general consensus is that folks around us know we are armed so they tend to avoid picking on us. Not just the men, the women in my family are often the best shots and more liable to take someone out that invades their home or threatens their family. So people, we don't want to argue about it. We know we're not going to change any anti-gunners minds and people that live in secure locations, gated communities, apartment buildings, etc, or who have their own armed security, won't see it our way. We're mostly country dwellers and have to look out for ourselves because the police just can't get to us in time and we have to take care of ourselves. So please don't bring this subject up if you are anti-gun. If you are a kindred spirit, I don't hunt much anymore but still like to go out plinking and am in the market for a long-range plinker (Rem M700 MilSpec 5R or LTR).
#2. Religion. Got mine, Christian. As far as your religion, I don't care if you are Protestant or Catholic or Jew or Spiritual, Buddhist or Muslim or Agnostic or Atheist, whatever you are as long as you believe in peaceful coexistence with all mankind and don't try to force your beliefs on me. There have been enough religious wars in this world and no one religion is to blame for it all. Also, all the folks that are members of a religion DO NOT share the guilt for what radical elements of their religion may do. I do not set myself up as judge of any religion or the members thereof. Also, I will not discuss it with you. If you disagree with me, that's fine. I won't try to change your mind. Grant me the same courtesy, or stay out of my diary.
#3. Politics. Let's not start that. It has a tendency to take over and no one changes their mind. They just get mad.
That's pretty much where I stand. I don't care where you stand on those subjects but as long as you don't bring them up, I'll talk to you about most anything else, particularly about your travels, your writing, photography, grandchildren, the things you do with your friends, what you do or did in your life in your part of the world, NASCAR, football (American style), sport shooting, etc.
Okay, that's my beginning. Anyone out there?
#1. Gun control/gun violence: Many reasons for it but as for myself, I am a former Marine, Vietnam vet, as are my brothers, my brother-in-law, my son is retired Navy, my family on both sides have served in every major altercation this country has had since and including the Revolutionary War. We are a large family and as far as our records and my memory go back, only one ever to do time (prison) was a grandfather caught during the recession making moonshine to support his family. He did 6 months. Lived to be almost 90 and was never in trouble again. All of my family own guns for home protection, hunting and target shooting. Many of us have concealed carry permits, and carry. None of us, except for during military service, have ever had to shoot someone to protect ourselves or ours, though the general consensus is that folks around us know we are armed so they tend to avoid picking on us. Not just the men, the women in my family are often the best shots and more liable to take someone out that invades their home or threatens their family. So people, we don't want to argue about it. We know we're not going to change any anti-gunners minds and people that live in secure locations, gated communities, apartment buildings, etc, or who have their own armed security, won't see it our way. We're mostly country dwellers and have to look out for ourselves because the police just can't get to us in time and we have to take care of ourselves. So please don't bring this subject up if you are anti-gun. If you are a kindred spirit, I don't hunt much anymore but still like to go out plinking and am in the market for a long-range plinker (Rem M700 MilSpec 5R or LTR).
#2. Religion. Got mine, Christian. As far as your religion, I don't care if you are Protestant or Catholic or Jew or Spiritual, Buddhist or Muslim or Agnostic or Atheist, whatever you are as long as you believe in peaceful coexistence with all mankind and don't try to force your beliefs on me. There have been enough religious wars in this world and no one religion is to blame for it all. Also, all the folks that are members of a religion DO NOT share the guilt for what radical elements of their religion may do. I do not set myself up as judge of any religion or the members thereof. Also, I will not discuss it with you. If you disagree with me, that's fine. I won't try to change your mind. Grant me the same courtesy, or stay out of my diary.
#3. Politics. Let's not start that. It has a tendency to take over and no one changes their mind. They just get mad.
That's pretty much where I stand. I don't care where you stand on those subjects but as long as you don't bring them up, I'll talk to you about most anything else, particularly about your travels, your writing, photography, grandchildren, the things you do with your friends, what you do or did in your life in your part of the world, NASCAR, football (American style), sport shooting, etc.
Okay, that's my beginning. Anyone out there?
