Posts from The Ringo Kid in thread „For You Gun Enthusiasts“

Hi All.

Smokey, nope, I don't believe in gunlocks for my guns, don't need em. I have no children in my household so don't have to worry bout little fingers messing with my guns. If there were going to be any youngsters coming over, i'd simply place my guns on the top of some kitchen cabinets where they can't be seen nor touched.

As for keeping my Walther P-38 loaded, well, no worries there either because the only other person living with me was a Platoon Sergeant in the Army so, he knows about gun safety.

If their is a time when I have any rug rats running around, I will have my weapons in a safe where they'll not ever have any access to.

A short but funny story.

There was supposed to be a gunshow here in an upcoming weekend. I did not have the date and relied on asking one of the security people who worked where the gun show was to be held. I asked and was told that the gunshow was the very next weekend. I went there the next weekend and was the first person to arrive. I was carrying a 1942 made P-08 Luger (mistakenly dubbed as a Black Widow Luger) a Mauser 98 K rifle, a Mauser 98 K bayonet and an M-35 double decal Luftwaffe combat helmet.

As per norm, I made my way to the floor the show was supposed to be held carrying all this stiff and nobody working there saying anything. I sat down to wait for the time that the show was going to open (you could not see through the doors because at that time, they used to have curtains or i'd have fouint out about the security persons mis-informing me on something.)

Well, as the time grew closer to opening at 9:00 AM, people started arriving with the vast majority wearing "Sunday Clothes" while I was in my normal "rags." Many of the people who were walking past me were giving me wierd looks as they were going to the next level, and I could not figure out why? I stopped a security guard and asked him if I was on the correct floor of where the gun show was going to be held and that I felt "naked" around so many people who had no guns with them. I told him I had asked a certain guard working the weekend befor efor the date of the show. This person laughed and said that the person I had asked for info had been fired a few days earlier for lying to people and other things. The security guard then told me that the people going to the next level were Jehovahs Witnesses who were having a convention of sorts unstairs.

Needless to say, the gun show was the following weekend. We laughed about it and then I left taking the elevator down. The doors opened and there were 10 or so people waiting to get on it (more Jehovahs Witnesses I might add) and they all looked at me like I had just landed in a UFO in front of them -- because I was carrying guns.

How embarassing.

I'm not 100% current on all gun laws but check this out.

I used to live in a much smaller town which is about 1 hrs drive from where I now live. For those in Texas, I was born and raised in Kingsville which I might add is the worl headquarters for the King Ranch. (They own tons of land in Austrailia and other countries too)

Anyway, when I lived in kingsville, it was a very common sight to see with people carrying rifles or having them placed on racks in their trucks. As I did not have a truck of my own, I simply laid mine in the back windor area of my car (where the speakers are) and I used to drive around with: an M1-Garand, a Lithgow Lee-Enfield SMLE MK4 (made in Austrailia), a Mauser 98K and an M-100 Carbine (Made by Calico) and looks almost exactly like a Star Wars laser rifle -- which was why I bought it.

The Police knew I carried rifles in my car and never had to worry about why I was doing so as most of the police officers in Kingsville I had known and been friends with some, for years. In fact, I used to buy old Military rifles, clean them up and resale them to hunters and collectors and the like. Three of those who bought from me were police officers.

At one time untill about 12 years ago, a person could walk down a street with a rifle in their hand and nobody would look at you twice. If I tried this where I live now, i'd probably end up behind bars. I used to ride my bicycle all over the place in Kingsville with my M1 Garand slung crossways cross my back.

No way i'd try that now, too many dang liberals around.

Best regards--C.

Not that im bragging but I only have three guns I used to have 11. One is an 1898 Krag Carbine with papers that show that one of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders took into battle. This thing still has it's original leather sling which was made in New York and marked such. These rifles fire a 30-40 Cartridge which has not been in production for I think about 30 years now. Anyway, this rifle still fires but, i'll not use it because it is an antique.

However, I still have my Mauser 98 which was made in 1935. This one can fire but as a collector, I will not fire it. This rifle has had 4 owners since WWII. 1) Mauser Museum curator in Oberndorf. 2) The G.I. who liberated the rifle at wars end. 3) Sam Schmidt (the Mauser dealer from Houston I bought it from some 7 years ago) 4) Me. Reason i'll not fire this fine rifle is because it's a Mauser Sniper variant and it's history has it as only being fired no more than 50 rounds since it was built.

Lastly, I have a 1943 produced (made by AC) Walther P-38. I have fired this pistol which is a 9MM. I don't know how far news goes here but for the past few years here where I live, there have been many many incidents where 2-3 criminals kick in the front door to someones home (while they are there) holding them at gun point while burglarizing their home taking everything they want.

Recently, there have finally been a few arrests. These jerks are gang members and they are almost always going after the elderly. Well they had not hurt anyone seeriously untill a few months ago when they shot the male who was home for no reason. They shot him in his leg I think? Anyway, they cought 2 out the 3 that were in on it. Turns out that the creeps dopiong these home invasios are not only gang members but most of these gang members have spent much time in prison.

As for laws for having weapons here, there are many but, I do keep my Walther p-38 loaded 8 in the magazine and one in the chamber.

Around here, if someone kicks in your door and comes into your home, you can shoot them dead and not get arrested (as long as their dead body is inside your home and, as long as the creep has somekind of a weapon in his hand) If a creep kicks in your door, you shoot him and he falls outside the door--you better drag the creep inside or you will be arrested. Even if this happens, and you have a clean record, it would be pretty hard to make any charges stick. This happened not long ago here as well. The homeowner shot and killed someone who broke into his home. The person broke in was chased out, shot and killed on his sidewalk. The police came, arrested him but later released him with no charges.

Chester, if you decide to get a concealed carry licence, when you go to qualify, try to qualify with a high caliber handgun such as a .357 Magnum or a Colt 45. In my area, this will allow you to carry a pistol of any caliber as long as its caliber aint over what you used to qualify.