Gun Control & RKBA

2naSalit

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7. In some communities

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 07:01 PM

Jan 2013

midnight on NYE and 4th of July sound more like a combat zone. I used to hear bullets raining down on my roof in one city I lived in in Idaho. Kept my pets indoors during the whole melee too. And for someone with PTSD, it's a rough time to get through. Even in the tiny place I live in now, the fireworks were enough to send me up the wall as they were close to my abode and went on for hours... the good part is that I didn't hear actual gunfire or bullets on my roof.

But one has to wonder why it is that so many want to celebrate something like that with stuff that sounds like a war zone rather than peaceful reflection.

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"Celebratory Gunfire"....WTF?? [View all] tosh Jan 2013 OP

Yep. Wait Wut Jan 2013 #1

I guess Wyoming has a better class of "cowboys" gejohnston Jan 2013 #5

Probably real ones. Wait Wut Jan 2013 #8

Don't pick a fight with an angry old man too old to fight, he might just pull out a CCW & you lose. jody Jan 2013 #9

I prefer to play the Indian holdencaufield Jan 2013 #16

Did I miss something? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #14

The ultimate cowboy does not approve ... holdencaufield Jan 2013 #17

It's an (unforunate) yearly occurrence. Douva Jan 2013 #2

It would be nice if the denizens of that particular gene pool shot each other; djean111 Jan 2013 #3

what goes up, must come down gejohnston Jan 2013 #4

It's a cultural thing around here slackmaster Jan 2013 #6

Southeast Asia! In South East states they're from Central and South America. Can't outlaw stupid. jody Jan 2013 #10

In some communities 2naSalit Jan 2013 #7

Don't have real PTSD but gunfire makes my body head for a bunker and mind says calm down. Its been jody Jan 2013 #11

Stupid, stupid tragedies. Glaug-Eldare Jan 2013 #12

This is very common in my half-rural half suburban neighborhood enough Jan 2013 #13

Who would waste ammo considering how the supply has dried up. ileus Jan 2013 #15

You would think they would shoot blanks krispos42 Jan 2013 #18

New Years this year the usual............... oneshooter Jan 2013 #19