Swerve,
We got an obsession with guns too. Like no other. Take that loser Robert Bowers. He didn’t have 2 nickels to rub together, a pot to piss in, yet he owned 10 guns. What is the cost, between $400 to upwards $2000 per gun? Wtf?
I know so many “blue collar” white males like this. They continue to amass or collect guns. Why? What is scary if something triggers them, there is an obvious penchance or attraction to guns
It is no longer Muslim terrorists or black inner city thugs we should be afraid of, it is the working class 2nd amendment loving males who get a trigger then show the world the power of their arsenals. It is a psychosis I don’t know how you stop. The infatuation with guns.
I think the blue collar male comment is way off base.
I took the time to post this to give you an idea of how other people live in PA. Other people includes white collar, blue collar, men and women in PA.
If you live where we live in Eastern PA guns are in almost every household ( white collar/blue collar).
90% of households ( white collar, blue collar,single moms, single people, etc) have guns and around 75% have a license to carry a firearm and most do.
There are 10 shooting ranges within 5 square miles of where we live.
All of the ranges are packed most of the day.
Wednesday is pistol shooting league night and all leagues are full.
Guess what the ladies league is full with a waiting list.
The current winner in the September shoot-off is a local female attorney.
She doesn't look like a blue collar male to me. She also shoots trap /skeet, and owns many guns including a few AR-15's.
The female attorney is in Mrs Buffett's pistol league, we've gone shooting and hunting with her often.
They have a junior pistol leagues too?? Surprised. Young boys and girls shoot in competition.
The NRA courses at the clubs are always booked full.
Mrs Buffett and I were at the local Army Navy store buying targets and ammo when we ran into the principal of the local HS.
He and his wife were there with their twin daughters who just turned 21 and were purchasing their first handguns of their own. They also applied for and were granted a license to carry a firearm in PA.
The family are regular shooters at one of the local gun clubs and they own many guns. A HS white collar principal imagine that????
Almost every Sunday one of the clubs hostss an outdoor Block Shoot.
Families, single people, couples, around 200 show up ( they turn many away after 200), buy shoot tickets for 20 shoots according to your ticket number at a target 25 yards away.
Everyone brings their own shotgun and the club provides the shells.
It's a nice relaxing social Sunday afternoon. Free soda, beer, pork barbeque sandwiches, beef barbeque sandwiches, hot dogs, hambugers, and you can buy mixed drinks if you like.
These events happen from May to the end of November.
In fact one of these events is coming up next Sunday.
When our kids were in HS they were allowed to bring their hunting equipment to school locked in the truck of their cars since most kids and faculty went hunting after school if they didn't have sports practice or something else to do.
The football coach had a pick-up with a gun rack and bow rack and always had his compound hunting bow in the rack.
One of our neighbors owns a large company in Eastern PA, is probably worth 20 mill and he and his family all have guns and shoot guns, one neighbor is a doctor same story, another is restaurant owner same again I could go on and on. None of these people are poor blue collar gun crazies!
I was at a Bank of America branch about two weeks ago.
A local owner of a real estate company was at the teller window looking through her pocketbook for her debit car. I was behind her. The bank teller knew her and knew whe carried a firearm. As she started to empty out her pocketbook the teller said do not put your handgun where the security camera's can see it or we'll have the police here. As I said most everyone has a firearm and its a safe place to live!
On yes I do know a few blue collar guys who own guns too.
"it's five o'clock somewhere"
Signed: Mr Buffett
Go PITT & CSU Rams!
Guess what I can't remember a gun incident in our area that involved local people.
The only incidents involved New Yorkers or New Jersey people coming into town to rob people and stuff since its an affluent area.
Most of the criminal interlopers stories didn't have a happy ending for them!
FYI Most of America between NYC, Philly, Pittsburgh, and Hollywood is like what I just described.