MilShooter
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Opening my mail this morning, I found the following message in my inbox. The sender knows that I am a gun collector with thousands of rounds of ammunition. I guess this was his way of reminding me that everything should be evaluated with an open "frame of reference". So here is the (humorous) email:
Gun Collector?
You may have heard on the news about a southern California man put under 72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and allegedly had (by rough estimate) 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his home. The house also featured a secret escape tunnel.
My favorite quote from the dimwit television reporter: "Wow! He has about a quarter million machine gun bullets." The headline referred to it as a "massive weapons cache".
By southern California standards, someone owning 100,000 rounds would be called "mentally unstable".
Just imagine if he lived elsewhere:
In Arizona, he'd be called "an avid gun collector".
In Texas, he'd be called "a novice gun collector".
In Utah, he'd be called "moderately well prepared", but they'd probably reserve judgment until they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity of stored food.
In Montana, he'd be called "The neighborhood 'Go-To' guy".
In Idaho, he'd be called "a likely gubernatorial candidate".
In Wyoming, he'd be called "an eligible bachelor".
In Wisconsin, he'd be called "a deer hunting buddy".
And in Georgia, South Carolina & parts of North Carolina, we just call him "Bubba".
-------< My Comment >-----------
I guess that sanity is measured by your state of residence, not your state of mind...
Gun Collector?
You may have heard on the news about a southern California man put under 72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and allegedly had (by rough estimate) 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his home. The house also featured a secret escape tunnel.
My favorite quote from the dimwit television reporter: "Wow! He has about a quarter million machine gun bullets." The headline referred to it as a "massive weapons cache".
By southern California standards, someone owning 100,000 rounds would be called "mentally unstable".
Just imagine if he lived elsewhere:
In Arizona, he'd be called "an avid gun collector".
In Texas, he'd be called "a novice gun collector".
In Utah, he'd be called "moderately well prepared", but they'd probably reserve judgment until they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity of stored food.
In Montana, he'd be called "The neighborhood 'Go-To' guy".
In Idaho, he'd be called "a likely gubernatorial candidate".
In Wyoming, he'd be called "an eligible bachelor".
In Wisconsin, he'd be called "a deer hunting buddy".
And in Georgia, South Carolina & parts of North Carolina, we just call him "Bubba".
-------< My Comment >-----------
I guess that sanity is measured by your state of residence, not your state of mind...
