Hey all, I've been lurking around here for quite some time so I know that if I start posting without making an introduction someone will be sure to give me a finger-wag.
I first heard of the LGC over on Democratic Underground years ago, when it was still possible to post there and not be run out of town for even suggesting that firearms weren't evil. Like most people here I find myself continually under fire between my progressive views and my enjoyment of shooting sports and carrying a firearm for self-defense.
I hail from the Detroit area, and have worked in the auto industry most of my life. Spent 9 years working on the line and the last 8 months as a tradesman. I'm LGBT and have a wonderful partner. Food, wine, and cigars are probably my vices, but I'm damn good with all of them if I say so myself (and I do). While I am tooting my own horn I'll throw out that I'm also a published author. Please don't ask, it's smutty stuff. I'm not embarrassed about writing porn for money, but I'd rather stay anonymous. :P
Anyway, there's my intro post.
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3Puffing up is no substitute for smarts but it's a common home remedy
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5Hello from the west side of the state....l assume that you're still in Michigan?
I don't like to think of my self as an artist so much as someone who stares at empty spaces and imagines s--t.
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7Howdy and welcome! Gun porn please!
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8"There never was a union of church and state which did not bring serious evils to religion."
The Right Reverend John England, first Roman Catholic Bishop of Charleston SC, 1825.
The Right Reverend John England, first Roman Catholic Bishop of Charleston SC, 1825.
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9You probably know by now we have a gun porn forum. You're among friends.
Greetings from northern California, dry land of moist minds.
CDFingers
Greetings from northern California, dry land of moist minds.
CDFingers
Crazy cat peekin' through a lace bandana
like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eyed Jack
like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eyed Jack
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12Welcome!
Glad to hear that some people still READ porn. Doing your part to promote literacy skills!
Glad to hear that some people still READ porn. Doing your part to promote literacy skills!
"To initiate a war of aggression...is the supreme international crime" - Nuremberg prosecutor Robert Jackson, 1946
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14Howdy, work in Livonia and live in Monroe. Wheredoya and whadya shoot?
When only cops have guns, it's called a police state.
I carry due to toxic masculinity.......just other people's.
I carry due to toxic masculinity.......just other people's.
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15 from Oregon
So, you are Kilgore Trout? I've read quite a lot about youWhile I am tooting my own horn I'll throw out that I'm also a published author. Please don't ask, it's smutty stuff. I'm not embarrassed about writing porn for money, but I'd rather stay anonymous.
Cynistoicureanism: The world view best expressed by "I can't trust 'em any farther then I can throw 'em, There's nothing I can do about it anyway, So let's have a drink".
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16They say that the mind is the largest erogenous zone. I love to read.
Howdy and from Oregon!
I used to have relatives off Outer drive by Rouge Park. Bramell St. Visited once in January - from California - and was prepared for the cold weather with a flannel over my t-shirt.
Howdy and from Oregon!
I used to have relatives off Outer drive by Rouge Park. Bramell St. Visited once in January - from California - and was prepared for the cold weather with a flannel over my t-shirt.
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19I was born in Monroe! Worked at the Ford plant there when it was open. Usually I'll shoot at Wolverine in Brownstown. Not the nicest range, but usually it's not crowded.Antiquus wrote:Howdy, work in Livonia and live in Monroe. Wheredoya and whadya shoot?
As for guns I have a Smith and Wesson 638, 586 L-Comp, Walther PPK, HK VP9, and a Remington 870.
Yep! Live Downriver.KlownKannon wrote:Hello from the west side of the state....l assume that you're still in Michigan?
I think I can manage some gun porn sometime today.sikacz wrote:Howdy and welcome! Gun porn please!
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20Welcome
BTW, nice wheel-guns you got!
BTW, nice wheel-guns you got!
"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence. There is hope for a violent man to become non-violent. There is no such hope for the impotent." -Gandhi
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21Wheel guns are an obsession of mine within the overall obsession of stuff that goes bang. I've been buying snubbies for a while as I carry them, but I have a 686+ 6" and a 64. Snubbies I have 5 or 6, including a 2.5" L frame airweight in 38 and my favorite which is my avatar, a Miroku Chief.NF42 wrote:I was born in Monroe! Worked at the Ford plant there when it was open. Usually I'll shoot at Wolverine in Brownstown. Not the nicest range, but usually it's not crowded.Antiquus wrote:Howdy, work in Livonia and live in Monroe. Wheredoya and whadya shoot?
As for guns I have a Smith and Wesson 638, 586 L-Comp, Walther PPK, HK VP9, and a Remington 870.
Wolverine I've never been to, but I imagine Top Gun's new digs has taken a lot of business. But not crowded is good, I'll have to try them. There a club in Monroe I may join, as they seem more tolerable than most, and they have a 200 yd range.
When only cops have guns, it's called a police state.
I carry due to toxic masculinity.......just other people's.
I carry due to toxic masculinity.......just other people's.
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22Top Gun's new facility is really, really nice. Top notch in every way, but it's a madhouse. My favorite gun shop is Magnum Force in Monroe, but I haven't been there in years.Antiquus wrote:Wheel guns are an obsession of mine within the overall obsession of stuff that goes bang. I've been buying snubbies for a while as I carry them, but I have a 686+ 6" and a 64. Snubbies I have 5 or 6, including a 2.5" L frame airweight in 38 and my favorite which is my avatar, a Miroku Chief.NF42 wrote:I was born in Monroe! Worked at the Ford plant there when it was open. Usually I'll shoot at Wolverine in Brownstown. Not the nicest range, but usually it's not crowded.Antiquus wrote:Howdy, work in Livonia and live in Monroe. Wheredoya and whadya shoot?
As for guns I have a Smith and Wesson 638, 586 L-Comp, Walther PPK, HK VP9, and a Remington 870.
Wolverine I've never been to, but I imagine Top Gun's new digs has taken a lot of business. But not crowded is good, I'll have to try them. There a club in Monroe I may join, as they seem more tolerable than most, and they have a 200 yd range.
You're right about revolvers. To be honest I usually don't shoot them quite as well as semi-autos but I just plain like them more.
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23Yea more michigan people.
Wolverine is one of the few places in the state the will still sell me blackpowder, so I drop in there occasionally. I do most of my shooting at Island lake in Brighton because it's outdoors and I like going on a nice day.
Wolverine is one of the few places in the state the will still sell me blackpowder, so I drop in there occasionally. I do most of my shooting at Island lake in Brighton because it's outdoors and I like going on a nice day.
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24The best range in Michigan is Williams Gun Sight near Flint. 1500 long guns to paw in the shop, prolly 250 handguns, and ranges with active, but polite and helpful safety officers.
The other range in metro Detroit I like is Firearm Exchange in Livonia. Better tracks for the targets, not a wire with inevitable seesaw but a solid track which holds the target stable. More of a minority crowd as well, so no right wing political bullshit.
The other range in metro Detroit I like is Firearm Exchange in Livonia. Better tracks for the targets, not a wire with inevitable seesaw but a solid track which holds the target stable. More of a minority crowd as well, so no right wing political bullshit.
When only cops have guns, it's called a police state.
I carry due to toxic masculinity.......just other people's.
I carry due to toxic masculinity.......just other people's.
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25On the extremely off chance that you are Chuck Tingle, congratulations on the Hugo nod.NF42 wrote: While I am tooting my own horn I'll throw out that I'm also a published author. Please don't ask, it's smutty stuff. I'm not embarrassed about writing porn for money, but I'd rather stay anonymous.
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