Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric,Parsing their words carefully, I am not sure that you could rest assured about that. Many have thought through the problems of working alone and have built up support groups. A very interesting ethnography. On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: > I just hope they don't go past worrying about saving themselves and decide > they need to save the rest of us. > > Good luck out there. > > ric > > > > On Apr 19, 2009, at 4:58 PM, Don Dory wrote: > > Interesting weeks behind me and ahead. I have been trying to understand >> one >> of the subcultures in America and so have spent a fair amount of time in >> gun >> stores the past few months. The folks have been somewhat reticent about >> images so what I have is only a pale representation of what goes on. >> With the various BATF rulings and changes in what paperwork is required >> and >> seizures of stores that failed to follow the rules most owners are most >> reluctant to appear on CMOS. More work to gain their trust. >> >> Anyway, first we have a stack of MRE's. This is what is left after the >> shop >> keeper brought in a pallet the prior day. It appears that a lot of people >> are laying in stores for a Katrina level disaster. >> >> < >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+14/apocalypse+planning.jpg.html >> >>> >>> >> Second is a rack of "Black Rifles" at a store in a predominately Asian >> part >> of Atlanta. This shopkeeper has worked very hard to have a variety of ALR >> available. He also has a couple of Duece and a Quarter's available as >> well. >> >> < >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+14/Black+Rifle+ensemble.jpg.html >> >>> >>> >> Last in this series is a customer trying out a Mossberg 12 gauge for home >> defence. >> >> < >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+14/Good+enough+for+the+Marines.jpg.html >> >>> >>> >> Every society is full of subcultures that are very hard to understand >> unless >> you leave your culture behind for a while and try to see the other >> cultures >> underlying assumptions. >> >> -- >> Don >> don.dory at gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com