Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/16

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Subject: [Leica] Re: luggers with books now firearms
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Sun Dec 16 17:50:37 2007

Yes, but the Leica crowd is upscale, as Kyle's post indicates.  An AK is not
a gentleman's choice.  It is arguably efficient, but...pedestrian.  It would
be, as I imagine, like finding a Salad Shooter or a Bass-O-Matic in Kyle's
kitchen.

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Christopher
> Williams
> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 7:24 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Re: luggers with books now firearms
> 
> Shotguns? Here in New Orleans we prefer the Kalashnikov for holiday
> shootings, you're bound to hit something.
> 
> Horrible I know, but daily occurrence.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Carney"
> Subject: RE: [Leica] luggers with books
> 
> > Excerpt:
> >
> > After seven or eight glasses of Chivas Brothers Royal Salute 50 year old
> > scotch (mmmm!) someone suggests that we go outside and shoot a bunch of
> the
> > empty scotch bottles with my very impressive Browning Citori over-and-
> under
> > shotguns. We photograph one another firing guns and blasting bottles off
> of
> > one another's heads. When we can barely stand and one or two of us have
> been
> > winged by stray pellets, we retire to the house and stack our cameras on
> the
> > kitchen table.
> > _______________________
> > Kyle, as a long-time hunter and shooter, I am pretty sensitive to
> > gun safety.  I must say that I don't think the choice of a shotgun, to
> shoot
> > empty scotch bottles off the heads of guests, is really appropriate.
> But if
> > you must, I really suggest a small-bore, like a .410, or at most a 28-
> gauge
> > like the one Dick Cheney used to whack Harry Whittington.  A 12-gauge
> would
> > present issues, and conceivably even liability concerns.  Just my 2c in
> the
> > interest of responsible firearm ownership.
> >
> > Ken
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from bd at bdcolenphoto.com (bd@bdcolenphoto.com) ([Leica] Re: luggers with books now firearms)
In reply to: Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re: luggers with books now firearms)