Economy, Fears of Obama Intensify Love of Guns in S.C.

FreeTimes ^ | 6/23/2009 | COREY HUTCHINS

[DrNo]

It can happen to anyone, and does all the time.

It can happen to you: One day, if the world is falling apart around you, you are going to need to know how to protect yourself. And that’s why you might be thinking about obtaining a concealed weapons permit.

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[DrNo]

A reporter may have found the "real deal" on gun owners, concealed weapon carry, and self-defense in South Carolina.

[Sig Sauer P220]

I prefer NEED of guns, not love of guns.

[ozzymandus]

As usual, the reporter references a “semi auto machine gun”. Even in an article fairly sympathetic to gun owners, the reporter can’t get it right.

[Costumed Vigilante]

[ScottinVA]

“Economy, Fears of Obama Intensify Love of Guns in S.C.”

I wouldn’t term it a love of guns; rather a need for guns in support of a love for freedom.

[Niteranger68]

As usual, the reporter references a “semi auto machine gun”. Even in an article fairly sympathetic to gun owners, the reporter can’t get it right.

That's still a little better than "automatic revolver".

[TalonDJ]

That's still a little better than "automatic revolver".

At least those exist.

[DrNo]

BTTP

[Shooter 2.5]

Free Republic was the reason I bought my automatic revolver. There was a thread about a priest who defended his flock with a .45 auto revolver. That prompted me to buy my .357 magnum automatic revolver.

I should have bought a dozen while I had the chance.

[El Gato]

I wouldn’t term it a love of guns; rather a need for guns in support of a love for freedom.

Nothing wrong with loving to possess arms. Thomas Jefferson did. He wrote:

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

--- Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1796. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, (Memorial Edition) Lipscomb and Bergh, editors.

[El Gato]

That's still a little better than "automatic revolver".

Not really there have been automatic, or a least semiautomatic, revolvers.

Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver

There has never been, and can never be, a "semi auto machine gun", as that is a contradiction in terms. A machine gun must be capable of full auto fire, or it's not a machine gun.

[ozzymandus]

Oddly, there is such a thing. I believe one was made by a firm called Webly-Fosbery

[Shooter 2.5]

Check my profile page for a picture of a Mateba.

[ozzymandus]

Yeah, I always forget about them. I love me some 1911 and SIG myself.