Wal Mart is much maligned because they have enabled consumer products to the middle and lower classes that were once the province of the upper class.
We hear such terms as "trailer trash", "trampy" and the ever fun racist "redneck" to describe their shoppers. I go there because it's what I can afford, mockable or not.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 18:57,
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ia3T8O2ttQ
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:20,
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As an American
You should be able to afford American made products.
Other than a GLock, an UZI or an Short Magazine LE Mk I.
I'm a Euro and I own a Made in USA Leatherman and others (Park Tools etc).
ANd I don't critique the shops, but their questionable (even by US low low standards) Edwardianesque worker conditions.
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Glock = Austrian, Uzi = Israeli.
I have a nice Leatherman, but they keep making them cooler. Hard to tell what is "American Made" as the feds have changed the laws. Now, you typically can either add a part or assemble parts to make it American made.
I do own a Browning if that makes you feel better.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:19,
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And in Turquey.
Bloody good 1911's they make there, best I've ever seen.
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Maybe the forrin Brownings, mine's made in Utah.
Never liked 1911s. My preferred is a Sig, but I also carry a Walther and a Desert Eagle is my daily carry.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:32,
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Walther?
Who do you think you are? James-fucking-Bond?
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Ghoti Fingers, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:38,
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I wonder how the NRA assigned us Gunmetal, our derigueur gun nut?
Do the nuts get to chose or do they get a list of blogs and sites they must troll daily to spread the word?
Are they paid in cash or lead?
Sooo many questions.
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Really nice striker fire, better than the Glocks
But have internal safeties so you don't shoot yourself while drawing. Mine is 10 years old and they have all sorts of improvements, but I like this one.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:42,
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I don't carry any firearms,
as I'm not a bloodthirsty nutcase, nor surrounded by people who hate me.
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There are a great many studies that show that the availability of concealed carry improves the quality of life for those who don't carry as crime goes down.
The criminal element never knows who might shoot back. But, in places like Chicago, Detroit and New York which don't allow for that, crime runs rampant.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 20:12,
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You'd wonder why other countries
don't look to America and campaign to copy their gun laws, then.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 21:07,
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Problem's not really the criminals
It's the lunatics. They don't CARE who shoots back...
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Thu 11 Dec 2014, 22:53,
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Nor do they care about gun laws prohibiting firearms from schools, churches, etc. as we have seen.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Fri 12 Dec 2014, 0:11,
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A Desert Eagle is a ridiculous weapon to carry on a daily basis.
A 9mm is perfectly adequate for killing people to death.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 20:39,
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A '22 automatic of semi is even better.
Ask you local mafia hitman.
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Irony seem to be also an imported product it seems
Do you not find peculiar I selected 3 not made in the USA products? Heh? No? Ah well, I tried.
I did not take FN just because they are down the street.
Leatherman is a US family owned company that pays it's employees properly.
That's why I chose them as an example.
They could be run as WallMart and make WAYYY more money as they are legally entitled to do.
But they chose not to.
Jolly good on them.
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Public companies have legal duties to shareholders, which often include union and other pension plans.
And from what I've read about Sam Walton, he drove the same truck for decades and put his money back into his business. It's odd that people blast retail owners for being successful, but never boycott Microsoft, Facebook or politicians.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:30,
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Pension plan for Wall street bankers?
Poor sods, the tank of the La Ferrari is nearly a quarter empty and they can't go to the champagne party on the mega yacht...
Oh the poor things...
Give em' your tax dollar, oh you already do, go back to your 3 jobs then.
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Yeah, you really need to read up on Wal Mart.
And be careful about mentioning tax dollars - bad things happen over here to those who openly claim to be overtaxed.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:41,
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They get mocked?
Because they pay less in percentage and value than their
Poor things.
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Tell you what, since you are all upset about this, you pay more.
It's always easier with other people's money - you show them how it's done. Sure, you don't legally have to, but people are watching. I think walking the walk is a good thing for you.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:47,
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I allready do, by a country mile
And have better roads, utilities, hospitals, public transport etc
Than you will ever have.
I won't give that up to save a buck and a dime because 'Freedom from healthcare or whatever nut you need bolting this week.
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Many companies do more than they are forced to do by the law
Their duties to the shareholders are, broadly, to maximise the profit. Some companies increase their profit because paying their staff well means they are happy and productive.
(Compare John Lewis to Walmart. I know where I'd prefer to work).
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Ghoti Fingers, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:41,
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John Lewis?
The gay porn star?
Are those your two only options?..
Emigrate fool!
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Yes, an "upmarket" retail store won't find all those poor people milling about shopping.
I like the fact that Wal Mart will go into places and employ just about everyone. In all I've been in across the country, they typically hired mentally and physically disabled to be greeters and hire people who have a tough time finding work elsewhere.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:45,
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That sounds like a recipe for commercial success!
Go Waltons!
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Ghoti Fingers, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 19:47,
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"Excuse me, where are the Baked Beans please?"
"But have internal safeties so you don't shoot yourself while drawing. Mine is 10 years old and they have all sorts of improvements, but I like this one"
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Shush
Don't poke him, he has a Dessert Eagle as a daily carry...
...Just in case he needs to stop a Grizzly with a vest. You know, the usual.
I just hope he goes to the gym everyday or he will never be able to hold it extended long enough to say "stop or I'll shoot!"
It probably goes like this when he's attacked by feral Mexican 12 year old zombies with plastic toys in the Wall-mart car park when he wobbles out of his F350 lustmobile:
"Stop, or" BANG!
Collapses in a sweaty pile of fat diabetic folds having a Big Mac dependency seizure provoked by a far too great physical effort.
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You keep your sex dreams to yourself.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 20:20,
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Nonono,
Freedom of expression protected by the 2nd amenomendement:
Meet Louise,
She's a 75mm pack howitzer.
And she's my daily carry, or should I say "dragy along by my handicapped non employable Mexican minions".
There are many like her,
But she comes with me to Wallmart just to give Dessert Eagle daily carriers small penis syndrome.
Seriously, If you need a self defence gun, put a '22 semi auto in your pocket:
You probably have can get "mr Imaginary Criminal" in the head, chest and gut before he evens manages to cock his penis defender hand canon (aka Dessert Eagle or similar).
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Poor handicapped and Mexicans.
Pawns in bigger game. And I like for people to believe I have a small penis.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 20:37,
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If
It can be found in the great white folds...
On this subject, most 'Muricans who hate France, look like the Michelin man.
Who is most French.
Oh the irony.
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Wow, stereotype much?
I don't know any Americans that "hate" France any more than any UK person does. The view is that they smoke too much, have saggy braless breasticles and drink lots of wine.
I lived in Paris and loved it. Hit me up, I'll tell you all the cool places to go, and which to avoid.
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gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 11 Dec 2014, 22:39,
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Lived in Paris for 7 years; here's a list of places to avoid:
Paris.
(I stereotype a bit because I suffer the usual American trolls with the "We saved your arse in WW2, on the 6 of June 1914 my gramps landed in Berlin with an Atom bomb and killed all the Japs with a M1 Garland that I shot 'Xicans with to this day and you hate us because you did not invade Iraq white flags running away don't shower."...
About everytime I read the comments about anything French.
So until they stop, I stereotype.
And anayhow, with a bit of research most were/are your stereotypical white suburban fat slob with a shit job and not much education having WAYY to much time to spend talking about his guns, liberty and guns.
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+ Lee Enfield = British.
I think he meant that those are the only forrin things you're allowed to buy.
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stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Thu 11 Dec 2014, 20:30,
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