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From: bod43 on 6 Oct 2009 10:22 On 6 Oct, 12:38, "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > > zymurgy wrote: > >> "According to the National Rifle Association, America's pro-guns > >> lobby, the people of the USA normally buy about 7 billion cartridges a > >> year (an average of 23 rounds per head). The past year has seen that > >> figure jump to 9 billion." > > 23 (or 100) rds/person/year is hardly a big number. When I was into trap > shooting I'd burn at least 100 rds/day and often 4-500 on a weekend. One > bullseye pistol match uses over 100 rounds, not to mention the 1000s spent > practicing. Sporting clays has become as popular as golf - etc. etc. etc. > > > > >> "Gun fanciers, fearing a Democrat crackdown on every American's right > >> to pack heat, are clearing shelves at ammo shops and hoarding > >> cartridges. > > That's pure conjecture. The jump from 7 to 9 billion cartridges per year > can as easily be explained be an innocent increase in the number of hunters > and target shooters. Hmmm. Can't think why you would want to argue that position? You haven't presented any evidence for it and such a jump in a single year seems extraordinarily unlikely. That is a 29% increase by the way. rec.guns people seem to think it a good idea to buy as much ammo (and guns) as possibe just in case government controls are introduced at some time in the near future. I guess since you state that additional sporting gun users are "innocent" then you might be implying that people wanting to carry more ammo stock are guilty. Of what?
From: Schiffner on 6 Oct 2009 11:29 On Oct 6, 4:23 am, "Scraggy" <scra...(a)abuseisgoodforyou.org.be> wrote: > Hardly suprising, they're appalling shots. > Most appear to subscribe to the 'spray & pray' school of marksmanship. There you go thinking again...didn't your momma warn you about doing that.
From: Schiffner on 6 Oct 2009 11:31 On Oct 6, 5:18 am, Jeweller <dghow...(a)GEEmail.com> wrote: > "School" "marksmanship"? Now that's a bit close to the bone. > Yep like any other skill that can get you skilled it's better to be taught by an acutal instructor or teacher.
From: turby on 6 Oct 2009 14:03 On Oct 6, 4:18 am, Jeweller <dghow...(a)GEEmail.com> wrote: > Scraggy wrote: > > zymurgy wrote: > >> As if one were required .. > > >> "According to the National Rifle Association, America's pro-guns > >> lobby, the people of the USA normally buy about 7 billion cartridges a > >> year (an average of 23 rounds per head). The past year has seen that > >> figure jump to 9 billion." > > Hardly suprising, they're appalling shots. Most appear to subscribe to > > the 'spray & pray' school of marksmanship. > > "School" "marksmanship"? Now that's a bit close to the bone. I was on my high school rifle team and went to the California state small bore championships. My high school had an indoor rifle range. I don't think there's ever been an accident or incident by anyone who's ever shot there. But why would there? It is a place where the first thing taught is gun safety.
From: Tim M. on 6 Oct 2009 14:33
On Oct 6, 7:27 am, "Scraggy" <scra...(a)abuseisgoodforyou.org.be> wrote: > I apologise unreservedly for intimating that there may have been anything > resembling education involved in my previous statement. No need to apologize; no one would ever mistake your statement as resembling anything that was ever involved with education at any level. |