Greetings from SE Michigan
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April 2nd, 2012 02:01 PM
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Greetings from SE Michigan
I have been lurking around the forum for a few weeks now soaking up knowledge and now feel a bit guilty about not introducing myself sooner.
My family has deep roots in the South but came north on Henry Ford’s promise of $5/day. Although an urban Yankee by birth, growing up I followed the traditions of the rural South. As little more than a child I started “hunting” pheasant with my BB gun in the vacant lots near my house. As soon as I got old enough I was taught to shoot a .22 rife. Later I purchased a Remington 870 to harvest small game.
I live in a good neighborhood but it has begun to change. On my pre-dawn morning walks the dog and I now see bags of fast food garbage, beer cans and even liquor bottles thrown on the street. Yesterday I found myself looking at a bright yellow “Get Out of Jail Free” card with a bail bondsman’s phone number near a bus stop. News from the City is filled with carjacking, violence and murder. Despite my best efforts to stem the flow of time, I seem to get smaller and weaker with each passing year. I intend on being prepared should I be tested.
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April 2nd, 2012 02:01 PM
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April 2nd, 2012 02:18 PM
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Welcome from Lansing!
Time sneaks up on all of us eventually.
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April 2nd, 2012 04:24 PM
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Welcome from the Mid Atlantic!!
Good to have you aboard.
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April 2nd, 2012 04:31 PM
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Welcome from Portland Tennessee
We should not forget that the spark which ignited the American Revolution was caused by the British attempt to confiscate the firearms of the colonists. -
Patrick Henry
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April 2nd, 2012 04:42 PM
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April 2nd, 2012 05:15 PM
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Welcome from South Carolina...
Sometimes in life you have to stand your ground. It's a hard lesson to learn and even most adults don't get it, but in the end only I can be responsible for my life. If faced with any type of adversity, only I can overcome it. Waiting for someone else to take responsibility is a long fruitless wait.
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April 2nd, 2012 05:19 PM
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April 2nd, 2012 06:02 PM
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Welcome...
from Central Florida!
ret 
"That I cannot do."
"Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks."
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April 2nd, 2012 06:20 PM
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Welcome from North Carolina, Land of the Free !!
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April 2nd, 2012 06:22 PM
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I'd rather have my gun and not need it than need my gun and not have it.
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April 2nd, 2012 06:26 PM
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April 2nd, 2012 06:45 PM
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Hello and Welcome from Wisconsin
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April 2nd, 2012 06:54 PM
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April 2nd, 2012 06:57 PM
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April 2nd, 2012 09:39 PM
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Welcome from Southwestern Virginia.
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