tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511955047151145854.post262624047544274516..comments2024-02-07T00:13:08.642-08:00Comments on Not One More Gun Law: Ruminations on RiotsCharlie Foxtrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15585447523050711767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511955047151145854.post-37126897893930415472014-08-14T16:27:38.247-07:002014-08-14T16:27:38.247-07:00Several of my wife's coworkers have tried to b...Several of my wife's coworkers have tried to buy firearms. Stores in the area have little but hunting rifles in weird calibers - with less ammo. There's also a visible police presence around the gun stores.<br /><br />Preparedness isn't one of those "I'll get to it when I need it" things. Education, training, practice, equipment, supplies and *mindset* have to be in place.<br /><br />Another story: Several friends kidded me about being a "gun nut" (I've gotten nuttier) and supported anti-gun measures. When Rodney King hit the fan, a few asked to borrow a gun. Nope. Their laws made them wait 15 days for protection. And they had never handled a gun before, despite my invitations. Double nope.<br /><br />To their credit, a couple did swallow their pride, and one has managed to out-nut me. ;^)'Charlie Foxtrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585447523050711767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511955047151145854.post-47936707510640456682014-08-14T14:01:46.041-07:002014-08-14T14:01:46.041-07:00I lived through the Watts Riots at 3000 Imperial H...I lived through the Watts Riots at 3000 Imperial Hwy, roughly 2 blocks from the cordon line that kept rioters contained, one night a fella in an old chevy tried to run past the NG squad stationed there, I guess he did not see the 30 cal browning mounted to the APC. News reports referred to the incident as rifle fire, yeah right. There were many ppl shooting at airliners near LAX, that was not heavily reported but when I reroofed my building a year later there were hundreds of spent bullets imbedded in the tar paper of the roof. and no taller buildings around for miles to fire from. Gun stores were completely sold-out, all firearms and ammo was gone, it took months to restock. Watts was never the same and turned into a killing zone for PPL driving through the area. By the time the LA Riots hit I was living in a rural area of the US watching the violence on TVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511955047151145854.post-947362544873149322014-08-13T17:03:40.296-07:002014-08-13T17:03:40.296-07:00The Muzzle of the AR is wise: Supreme excellence c...The Muzzle of the AR is wise: Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's will without fighting. Sun Tzu<br />Charlie Foxtrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585447523050711767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511955047151145854.post-47201944776929022702014-08-13T15:42:09.918-07:002014-08-13T15:42:09.918-07:00The muzzle end of an AR says go away in any langua...The muzzle end of an AR says go away in any language. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com