Inside a New York book store - the gun magazine section
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Johnny Canuck3
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Children might see them, and then shoot each other as a direct consequence
ska invita
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Barnet
Its definiltey to do with history, the wild west and all...amazing how history hangs around....see uk class system for details
Barnet
See, I'm not lying when I say its like the Wild West up here. That shop's been there years. There was one on Archway Rd called Pax Guns too. Brrrrrrrap!
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Barnet
How charming. Go to your typical gun show in the US and you'll see something of entirely different scale.
fogbat
The Talibum
I think we're going to have to conclude its a common British trait.
They might equally see knives in Chef Monthly and stab each other. Or you when you're asleep. Or they could see hammers in a DIY mag and brain each other.
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hiraethified
Or maybe it's about normalising and fetishising assault weapons.
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
i find the technology of weaponry fascinating.
partly the same reason i did some martial arts and kendo
killing people is distasteful. the means to do so can be elegant
bit like this nuttery
partly the same reason i did some martial arts and kendo
killing people is distasteful. the means to do so can be elegant
bit like this nuttery
Johnny Canuck3
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We have those mags here in our mag shops too.
Two things: one - my kids have seen those mags in those shops, and have not yet once asked me for an AK47.
Two: how many kids these days actually read hard copy mags, or ever go in a 'magazine shop'?
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
actually i would assume most magazines exist to exploit a market rather than perpetuate one.
gun magazines exist because people like guns not the other way around. i would understand if the content explicitly promoted widespread gun use there would be a argument for normalisation but the simple existence speaks more about consumer trends than brainwashing
reminds me of anime. tones of anime fetishists guns and gunplay. fuck it i watched uppote a series where the main characters were guns. they made techy gun jokes. yet japan has really tight gun controls and a tiny gun ownership.
i think interest in guns needs to be separated for desire to pop a cap in someone's ass.... or head
gun magazines exist because people like guns not the other way around. i would understand if the content explicitly promoted widespread gun use there would be a argument for normalisation but the simple existence speaks more about consumer trends than brainwashing
reminds me of anime. tones of anime fetishists guns and gunplay. fuck it i watched uppote a series where the main characters were guns. they made techy gun jokes. yet japan has really tight gun controls and a tiny gun ownership.
i think interest in guns needs to be separated for desire to pop a cap in someone's ass.... or head
Johnny Canuck3
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It's a little bit different in the United States. This is a gun shop:
Interior:
My first Cabela's was in Kansas, and I was totally blown away [god, I'm full of puns tonight]. They have one in Calgary now. It's actually a pretty cool store, something completely different. I usually buy something - but mostly it's t shirts.
Shippou-Sensei
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i would love to visit one. esp[ecially if they had a testing range
Johnny Canuck3
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I don't know that they do; but if you go to Las Vegas, there are places that will let you shoot off all sorts of guns.
There's one in West Edmonton Mall, or at least there used to be, but damn it's expensive there! The ammo for a Desert Eagle will set you back almost $3.00 per bullet, or 1.5 pounds, over and above the cost of renting the gun.
Yuwipi Woman
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Cabela's is always interesting. I've actually made trips to other cities just to see the Cabelas. The one in LaVista has an aquarium larger than my house and that isn't even a big store. They've also got a shooting range, a candy store, and a decent restaurant where you can order elk meat hamburgers. Their "big" store is in Sidney, NE where they started out. It has more animals than most zoos. If I want to draw animals, I can bring my drawing kit and sit there for hours.
Yuwipi Woman
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Here's their on-line gun library:
http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/_/N-1102985?WTz_l=SBC;MMcat104792580
http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/_/N-1102985?WTz_l=SBC;MMcat104792580
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hiraethified
Is that real ivory outside? If so, fuck those fucking pathetic cunts.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
No comment.
8ball
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These mags look a lot more practical and focused than 'Guns & Ammo' - which a few mates used to subscribe to when I was growing up. That really was out and out gun porn.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Shit loads more weapons hobby mags than that in Japanese book stores. The difference though is that they can't get themselves in to a lather and then actually buy the things.
8ball
Decolonise colons!
Bit like me with Top Gear magazine, then.
Johnny Canuck3
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I have no idea. Given that it's illegal to import ivory, I'd hazard a guess at 'no'.
Yuwipi Woman
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Ivory already in the country was grandfathered in. If I remember correctly, the earlier members of that family were big-game hunters back in the day. Still no idea of its "real" or not. It could be plastic, but the stuffed elephants in other stores are real enough.
Yuwipi Woman
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Yuwipi Woman
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I know.
I went shopping for a fly rod and the salesman walked me around the store showing me only pink entry-level gear. I already had a crap setup, but I couldn't get him to understand that I didn't want the girly model. I finally told him flat out I wasn't buying anything in pink no matter how many he showed me. He looked at me like I was a big feminist freak and walked away with his big boy feeling hurt. FFS.
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