Wow, glad you were able to make that decision for yourself Alli. Good luck! Tell us how it works out.

It's totally wild idea for me. It can't hurt to learn this skill. Well, it could hurt, I guess that's the point.

Thanks Earth_Girl

You're welcome my dear. I am still sitting on the fence about firearms.

I like knives though.

I love knives! But really just for cooking.

I figure the lessons from my friend will definitely give me a skill, but it will also build some stronger community ties. I am sure we will have some good discussions and, well, hahhaa just shoot the shit.

(couldn't help myself hahaa... i feel like beavis and butthead now )

I know a guy who served as a military sniper for quite a few years. You know he's good when they're begging him to come back when he's in his 40's for the latest war. He showed us some of his gear and talked about it a little. There's a whole lot more to it than just shooting straight. The whole bushcraft/stealth thing is a much bigger portion of the knowledge/skill than the shooting.

Good luck, Allisun, I hear women are better shots than men generally.

Thanks Earth_Girl and Hutoftung.

My buddy just approached me this week, which kind of made me happy, and asked me if and when i wanted some lessons. I said yes, and we discussed when. Probably won't happen, as I am so darn busy, for at least 5 years from now. I have projects up the yin-yang. But I am sure hoping he'll be around when all my work is finished and godzilla hasn't yet consumed us.

Rules are kind of different in Canada, so learning how to be a sniper is kind of not a cool hobby. Oh well.



all in good time

you have to understand that i don't break the law. my uncle is a retired federal judge. he is my surrogate dad. i have to consider my family, so i can't break the law. ever. and i never would want to break the law to hurt anyone. so there is always that. darn. life is complicated sometimes.

Good folks say that and try to live by it. And sometimes the law of nature overwhelms the laws of humankind.

We are facing an unprecendented stress on civilization that is likely to crush our laws.

Where I live, 250 years ago, the native population braced themselves each year (each spring) for the predation of the Mohawk (and other members of the Iroquois League). They literally went from New York out to Illinois to take what they wanted/needed by force.

There may come a time when there is no sheriff or police other than you. Civilization is a thin veneer.
Be as careful as you can.

- Must be a Northern thing... Southern rebels figure somebody telling us we ain't allowed to do something is a huge incentive to do the hell out of it.

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