Look what the Man is Buying Me.

[Never]

Not that we're Mainers the Man has decided to buy me an AK-47 assault rifle. It's technically a 'Christmas' present but he's going to give it to me early just because he loves me. He's also giving it to me because he's working 7/13s right now and it's an hour and a half drive from his work to home - if anyone should break into the condo or otherwise threaten us we wants to be sure my mother and I are safe.
Since mom won't touch the thing he's giving it to me.

Now, I've only used a handgun before and I haven't received any 'official' training on the use of a gun, let alone a military rifle, but he says I'll be enrolled in some class sooner or later and he'll just show me the basics.

He says the one he's getting is all black and has a flash hinder/muzzle brake, scope and silencer.
Just thought I'd share this with the board

[edit]
Okay, the picture didn't come out.. let me see what I can do.

 

[Never]

Let see if this works.

 

[Lancaster]

Nice picture.
Isn't the AK-47 a very unreliable weapon? I know the Chinese models are pretty rough-and-ready and the firing mechanism is prone to jam.

 

[miles]

Use it in good health

 

[Cheyenne]

Never and guns? I just don't see the fit. This sounds like a Killermuffin thread to me.

 

[sexy-girl]

woah dont pay never any surprise visits

 

[Cherry]

HAHAHA!

Oh jeez ... that really tickled my funny bone!

Never, you are a lot safer up in the woods of Maine than you are in most cities. I think you'll find the way of the woods much different. People tend to respect privacy (above all) but be fiercly protective of their own (newbies too).

Throw in some combat boots and camoflage duds and the locals will have some great entertainment!

PS - don't forget your red FM shoes

 

[Pokerman]

See....this is why I favor gun control. I am not opposed to an armed citizenry, but what on EARTH does someone need an assault rifle for?

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Nearly all AK's no matter where manufactured.....

have prooved more reliable than American made AR's and M-16's - especially the early models.

American Commando's in Nam and Cambodia actually preferred AK's to their own American weapons.

Reliability was the reason.

 

[Purple Haze]

Never, where do you live that you would need an assault weapon to protect yourself? Are you expecting a panty-raid from a platoon of soldiers? Have you got grenades? What are you going to do about the tanks? Fucking ridiculous.

 

[lavender]

 

[CelestialBody]

I fired a weapon once in my life

 

[RudeNastyAssBitch]

It's Real Pretty, But...

What The Hell Do Ya Need Such A Weapon For?

It Seems A Little Excessive To Me, But I Suppose If You Wanna Be Gun Chick Then Enjoy

 

[cymbidia]

This just doesn't fit into my perception of you, Never. I'm not making a value jugement just feeling sort of shocked, i think. I'll have to readjust my mental pic of you to include this... new aspect of your abilities.

 

[lavender]

 

[plasticman33]

Hmmmm, better make sure to knock!

This is my rifle, this is my gun!
One is for shooting!
The other for fun!

 

[Harpoon]

The AK's tend to jam less because they are not aswell made , the tolerances were much less ridgid, drag them through the mud and slop... they still work....

 

[Never]

Lancaster:
"Isn't the AK-47 a very unreliable weapon? I know the Chinese models are pretty rough-and-ready and the firing mechanism is prone to jam."
As Sparky said the AK-47 is quite reliable. The one in the picture is Romanian made, I've been told those are some of the best, the one the Man is buying for me is made in China. He's buying it from a private owner - a gentleman he knows living Up Maine.

mile:
"Use it in good health."
Thank you miles.

Pokerman:
"See....this is why I favor gun control. I am not opposed to an armed citizenry, but what on EARTH does someone need an assault rifle for?"
Purple Haze:
"Never, where do you live that you would need an assault weapon to protect yourself? Are you expecting a panty-raid from a platoon of soldiers? Have you got grenades? What are you going to do about the tanks? Fucking ridiculous."

It may interest you to know that AK-47s can not be imported into this country anymore, oddly enough they were banned because they had no hunting purpose. I honestly don't know what type of person would be mowing down bambis, the Man explain that a gun like this could literally cut a deer in half.
You can still buy and sell them though and Maine has very unimposing gun control laws.

As for the WHY, well the Man seems to think there are fewer legal issues with killing an intruder in your home than just wounding them of having them get outside your property before they die. We already have handguns but (this is his reasoning) the assault rifle is if multiple intruders enter the house, he told me that if someone is going to brake in they're possibly quite high and wouldn't be deterred by several shots from a handgun. (A gentleman, for instance, broke into my aunt's place by running through a half inch glass window, he was bleeding profusely afterward and wandered around the neighborhood before the police caught him and they still needed half a dozen of them to wrestle him to the ground)

He also says that the sight of such a gun will make many intruders surrender immediately.

He's going to buy a grenade launcher but he doesn't have any grenades yet.

cymbidia:
"This just doesn't fit into my perception of you, Never. I'm not making a value jugement just feeling sort of shocked, i think. I'll have to readjust my mental pic of you to include this... new aspect of your abilities."
Cheyenne:
"Never and guns? I just don't see the fit. This sounds like a Killermuffin thread to me."
lavender:
"I could never imagine sweet funny Never holding one of those death traps! I bet the gun is bigger than her. She's not too tall, you know?"

Let this be a lesson to you: you never know.
Actually, I'm wondering what in my personality, or my persona at Lit, makes it so difficult to see me with a gun. Is it because I'm so 'liberal'? Do I seem like a pacifist?


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This meaningless post brought to you by the NRA: Because guns don't kill people, people who give their stepdaughters military weapons just might though.

 

[Pokerman]

We already have handguns but (this is his reasoning) the assault rifle is if multiple intruders enter the house....

Is this a big problem where you are?

 

[Never]

A gun is like a condom, you only have to need it once for it to be a wise purchase.
I don't know what the crime rate is in this area though if that's what you're asking.

 

[lavender]

 

[Never]

I suppose I'm banned from any Lit get togethers we have in the future now?

lavender, just call be beforehand and it won't be a surprise.

 

[lavender]

 

[Never]

The only thing you're in danger of around me is a nipple bitting lavender.

 

[lavender]