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COMSUBBBS
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Location: Rapid City, SD | Subject: Flapper
You had a brave photographer. An un-nerving picture, to be sure. Not too comfortable looking down the wrong side of a gun barrel.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1107
Location: Tucson AZ | Subject: RE: Flapper
Corabelle - 2007-11-08 1:04 AM
You had a brave photographer. An un-nerving picture, to be sure. Not too comfortable looking down the wrong side of a gun barrel.
Cora
That's what I was aiming for, Cora! (Pun intended)
It made me nervous just getting the shot. What I did was first unload and put in practice cartridges; then set up my camera on a tripod at an angle to a large mirror; finally, set the camera for auto-timed shot. Then stepped over a few feet and aimed at the image of the camera in the mirror and squeezed off the 'shot' as the camera clicked.
The image was reversed because of the mirror so I flipped it using my photo software as the last step, so the 'NRA' on my cap wasn't reversed. |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 561
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I teach my grandson that you never, ever point a gun at any one or thing. That you also consider all guns to be loaded at all times no matter if you have checked and re-checked. Guns are a very serious responsibility and never to be taken lightly, mis-handled, or used in a joking way.
That picture send a very wrong message.
T.Spoon, DBF |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1431
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Mirrors all over the country are grateful for your heartfelt concern. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1107
Location: Tucson AZ | Subject: RE: Flapper
If it bothers you Mr Spoon, it's gone!
Of course my new avatar bothers ME - I had a full head of hair back then, ca 1967. |
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Senior Crew
Posts: 173
Location: Humboldt,Mi | Subject: RE: Flapper
Flapper - 2007-11-11 4:26 PM
If it bothers you Mr Spoon, it's gone!
Of course my new avatar bothers ME - I had a full head of hair back then, ca 1967.
I tried sending you a PM,but it didn't work ,so I will post this.
From : 609EM1 To : Flapper Date : 2007-11-11 7:40 PM
Subject : Picture(avatar)
I wish you had not caved in to political correctness.I saw nothing wrong with your picture.In fact....I liked it.I would like to see you go back to that avatar.However,that is not my decision.
I just wanted to say my little piece.
Don Asmund exEM1(SS) SS-331 & SSBN-609
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Admin
Posts: 2297
Location: Renton, WA | Subject: RE: Flapper
I think Flap just chose to think about a shipmate's opinion and change his own mind. I wish we could get away from the notion that when we pull in the reigns a bit, it's due to "PC" influences... it's simply not the case in 99.9 percent of the situations (from my very limited point of view 
I wasn't bothered enough to speak up on the "issue" but having had the unfortunate experience on two occasions of looking down the barrel of a few guns in anger... I was a little un-nerved by it and I appreciate the change. PC has nothing to do with it.
Like the new one Flap... and the original one too... and hope to do a ride down your way in the next year or two... keep the beer cold... !! |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 561
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Thank you Flapper for the change. Also thank you Don G. for the insightful note. I joined the NRA in 1964 and converted to Life in 1974. Working for the Air Force as an Accountant for 22 years each year I did my 'duty' to the Combined Federal Campaign by designating my 'fair share' to the NRA and other Second Ammendment Rights groups. I collect guns having over 50 and have taught my wife, three daughters and six grandkids how to shoot. In fact this past weekend, while out of town helping my Mom celebrate her 87th birthday, 5 of my grandkids took turns shooting clay pigeons off a fence post with a 20g shotgun. My 9 year old grandson, the rest are girls, loved shooting persimmons out of a tree with his bb gun. I hunt and have over 28 bucks and 45 pigs to my credit. So I did not make my original comment in a PC frame of mind.
Back in the late 1960s I too had to look down the wrong end of a rogue cops 357. He was very appologetic when he realized I was not who he thought becaue my 'long' hair was deceiving. Doesn't matter, a gun looks very menacing down the barrell and all it would take is a nervous flinch.........
Thanks again Flapper and Don G.
T.Spoon, DBF and NRA Life Member |
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