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26. I can't believe the amount of AMMO I've seen being purchased at the local

Reply to Comatose Sphagetti (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 02:50 PM

Jan 2013

Dick's Sporting Good store.

I've been going to this store for years ... occasionally, but rarely, I'd see some one buying ammo.

Now, its every single time I go. I was there the other day picking up some Softball gear for my daughter.

Both of the guys in front of me in line had a large stack of Ammo.

Initially, I thought they were together. But then the one pushes his ammo to the side of the cashier table, says "I'll be right back", and then turns and goes back towards the corner of the store that has the weapons and ammo. Apparently he forgot something.

The other guys pays and leaves. Then I pay. I see the guy drive away.

The one guy (the one who paid and left) was pretty old, the other one (who forgot something), well ... he looked like you (based on your description I mean) and, well, he looked like me too.

These shootings are great for the gun industry's bottom line.

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Drove by a gun store last night [View all] Comatose Sphagetti Jan 2013 OP

Well yeah, but you can't go out in a blaze of glory if you don't have an AR-15. Scuba Jan 2013 #1

How dare you insult our lean, mean, credit card wieldin' shoppin' machines BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #2

There's a fine specimen of American manhood. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #3

Weekend Warrior baby geomon666 Jan 2013 #6

The anti-hangover glasses are there to reinforce your confidence BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #7

Looks like an adult-size eight-year-old, all dressed up in his little cowboys-and-indians costume calimary Jan 2013 #53

His Batman costume is still at the cleaners. FSogol Jan 2013 #93

I love the earpiece that's not plugged into anything rbixby Jan 2013 #10

I thought that was something growing out of his ear canal. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #16

... RKP5637 Jan 2013 #82

The white earpiece wire is plugged into Jenoch Jan 2013 #62

I Wonder How Much This Guy In This Picture Spent To Outfit Himself?..... global1 Jan 2013 #13

This guy probably crapped himself because he couldn't hold it back while taking off all that gear. Erose999 Jan 2013 #14

Yes they do... loose wheel Jan 2013 #18

Well all this guys doing is attending a Rand Paul rally. A misspelled sign is really the only Erose999 Jan 2013 #19

Someone should have stood next to him with a sign that says: Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2013 #86

Nice ad hominem attack. Bake Jan 2013 #89

LOL. We can't "hominem attack" on DU Rand Paul fan flakes who show up... Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2013 #91

Sure we can. I do it all the time. Bake Jan 2013 #92

Sorry but... Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2013 #96

Defending them may sound foolish... LanternWaste Jan 2013 #99

Welcome to DU, loose wheel! calimary Jan 2013 #54

...an that's just what he wears to bed. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #17

The real life Politicalboi Jan 2013 #27

Why Play War When You Can Fight in A Real War? Yavin4 Jan 2013 #38

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Listening to "The Archies" on that little ear thing. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #65

How many are just hoping to make a quick $1000 profit by flipping it? Recursion Jan 2013 #4

Yep, flip it to anyone with a fistful of cash WITHOUT A background check. "Responsible gun owners." Hoyt Jan 2013 #101

... HappyMe Jan 2013 #5

If.. LiberalEsque01 Jan 2013 #8

20 little coffins lined up and you call politicians "hair-trigger" for wanting gun control? Hekate Jan 2013 #22

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They're been showed the door. ellisonz Jan 2013 #31

Welcome to DU, LiberalEsque01! calimary Jan 2013 #56

What, exactly, does being overweight do to inhibit marksmanship? dmallind Jan 2013 #9

You never saw Canadian Bacon? snooper2 Jan 2013 #12

What, exactly, does being overweight do to inhibit marksmanship? Comatose Sphagetti Jan 2013 #15

yup, there is a reason most people in the army and young and lean Victor_c3 Jan 2013 #35

Welcome to DU, Comatose Sphagetti! calimary Jan 2013 #57

Anecdotal Evidence... Ian David Jan 2013 #80

It also makes you an easier target, right? FSogol Jan 2013 #95

Imagine a gun nutters playground where all the gun nutters can get together and shoot each other Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #11

You claim gun owners and possible gun owners regjoe Jan 2013 #20

Point is, some people DO want a war Tsiyu Jan 2013 #25

Being in an actual war yellerpup Jan 2013 #33

yup Victor_c3 Jan 2013 #37

Welcome home! yellerpup Jan 2013 #39

thanks Victor_c3 Jan 2013 #41

Give yourself all the time you need to find balance. yellerpup Jan 2013 #42

Talking helps nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #90

Man, what an experience! Thank you for your service, and your sacrifice! calimary Jan 2013 #59

some look like they have had too many beers, sodas, and snacks already klyon Jan 2013 #66

Yeah, no kidding! calimary Jan 2013 #68

Agree 100% regjoe Jan 2013 #70

I agree to a point regjoe Jan 2013 #69

I'm a gun owner Tsiyu Jan 2013 #76

Please. Shadowflash Jan 2013 #28

THEY are not the ones that worry most people regjoe Jan 2013 #72

If you think Shadowflash Jan 2013 #75

"how come nobody was shot?" ellisonz Jan 2013 #32

No need to regjoe Jan 2013 #73

thought current rhetoric was that only good guys with guns can kill bad guys with guns... LanternWaste Jan 2013 #100

Welcome to DU, regjoe! calimary Jan 2013 #58

They did it during the Civil War. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #78

"how come nobody was shot"? barbtries Jan 2013 #104

Drove by one here the other day. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #21

That's even scarier!!! Bay Boy Jan 2013 #34

Welcome to DU, Bay Boy! calimary Jan 2013 #61

Sunday morning? GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #47

Probably sold out of all the in-demand stuff NickB79 Jan 2013 #83

can we take a look at this... Locrian Jan 2013 #23

I can't believe the amount of AMMO I've seen being purchased at the local JoePhilly Jan 2013 #26

It's not unlike Bay Boy Jan 2013 #40

why don't they serve their country in Afganistan? samsingh Jan 2013 #29

Drive by psycological anylasys carries a lot of rrneck Jan 2013 #30

Remember what happened the last time or two the US forces pulled triggers aimed at civilians? OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #36

I heard a sage once say, Comatose Sphagetti Jan 2013 #46

Got to be prepared for when Yeager unleashes his fearsome counterattack! MightyMopar Jan 2013 #51

What happened when Michigan Militia nut jobs got arrested? Robb Jan 2013 #71

I'm thinking of selling one of my AR's ileus Jan 2013 #43

I tend to agree, and my family shoots... Volaris Jan 2013 #44

exactly how much firepower is a U.S. Marine rifle squad onethatcares Jan 2013 #45

I heard on the news that gun sales have increased since the Sandy Hook Massacre. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #48

Well, I bought an M5 tank near a gun store the other day. Hayabusa Jan 2013 #49

How could you tell what the patrons looked like obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #50

Well lit store, large plate-glass windows, stopped at a stop light. Comatose Sphagetti Jan 2013 #52

"Praying they get the opportunity to kill someone." flvegan Jan 2013 #60

My opinion Comatose Sphagetti Jan 2013 #64

And your opinion is based on what FACTS?? Bake Jan 2013 #88

Someone literally said it.. Fumesucker Jan 2013 #74

Cool story, bro. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #63

It's the Jungian Shadow. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #67

This country must surely look like a bunch of damn fools to the rest of the world. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #77

That certainly explains why people in every other country of the world former9thward Jan 2013 #79

That's true, but we can still look like a bunch of fools. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #81

That certainly explains why they come here for the idiotic gun debate and first class American Excep LanternWaste Jan 2013 #103

The Government could take care of them avebury Jan 2013 #84

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The observation of the fitness of the average American is spot-on NickB79 Jan 2013 #85

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You underestimate firearm owners... LP2K12 Jan 2013 #97

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It doesn't matter. CommoFreq Jan 2013 #102

It's 22 time more likely that they will kill themselves... Walk away Jan 2013 #105

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So you identify with the Afghan Taliban? CJCRANE Jan 2013 #107

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