Thread: Uncovered guns

Shit back in the 80s I was in Papatoetoe, had a Martini henry 577/450 in a sock, in the boot of my car, just on the Northern end of the town ship.
My car was parked outside this guys place and I had the boot up discretely showing him this rifle. The butt was poking out a little and bugger me a cop car pulled up along side.
I was dressed in a suit, tie and all. The cop, talking through the cars window, asked me what the hell I thought I was doing and to leave the rifle in the boot and close it. He then wanted my license and checked me out on the radio.
Ended up telling me, this was Auckland, not Tauranga and in future to be careful how I displayed my firearms in public.
So paranoia was alive and well way back then!

Originally Posted by systolic

Fuck off.

Originally Posted by systolic

Who the fuck are you?

Originally Posted by systolic

You are fucking mad.

Fit and proper much there princess?

Originally Posted by systolic

It's about acting like a responsible adult.

Take your own advice.

Originally Posted by Moutere

Take your own advice.

What will you do if I don't?



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Isn't it strange how homosexuality, transgender, vegans, rabid animal rights activists, rampant and illogical 'political correctness', racial quotas, etc. (things that were all considered taboo until very recently) are allowed to be constantly rubbed in the public's nose by the news media these days (regardless of how offensive it may be to most people) while other RIGHTS we have enjoyed for hundreds of years are considered distasteful by the great unwashed (or should that be the great brainwashed?). I believe that if you have 'grown a set' over your life you should be allowed to show them!

Originally Posted by systolic

What will you do if I don't?



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Nah, I’m good.
Nothing really, I’m not the one acting like a knob here.

Originally Posted by Moutere

Nah, I’m good.
Nothing really, I’m not the one acting like a knob here.

I think you might be a knob, trying to equate bad language with not being fit and proper.

Or you might just be a sensitive wee soul.

Originally Posted by gundoc

Isn't it strange how homosexuality, transgender, vegans, rabid animal rights activists, rampant and illogical 'political correctness', racial quotas, etc. (things that were all considered taboo until very recently) are allowed to be constantly rubbed in the public's nose by the news media these days (regardless of how offensive it may be to most people) while other RIGHTS we have enjoyed for hundreds of years are considered distasteful by the great unwashed (or should that be the great brainwashed?). I believe that if you have 'grown a set' over your life you should be allowed to show them!

You give them to much credit I think of them as "Vacant heads" nothing in there to wash

Originally Posted by systolic

I think you might be a knob, trying to equate bad language with not being fit and proper.

Or you might just be a sensitive wee soul.

I don’t know you from a bar of soap.
I just know your a potty mouth.
More recently you’ve added some real value with some of your input here of late.
You just ruin it though more often than not.

Including elements from several of these postings: I enquiried of my local AO re carrying 2 x centrefires down country esp as missus wanted to stop and look at botanical gardens. Told AO I was concerned as could not leave firearms unattended. His advice was to leave them and “don’t go too far away...” Missus did not get to see the garden this trip as I was not happy with leaving unattended weapons and she was not happy with me carrying them, cased, strapped to a golf trundler as we navigated the 100 acre plantation. Damned if I do and same if I don’t.

Originally Posted by gundoc

Isn't it strange how homosexuality, transgender, vegans, rabid animal rights activists, rampant and illogical 'political correctness', racial quotas, etc. (things that were all considered taboo until very recently) are allowed to be constantly rubbed in the public's nose by the news media these days (regardless of how offensive it may be to most people) while other RIGHTS we have enjoyed for hundreds of years are considered distasteful by the great unwashed (or should that be the great brainwashed?). I believe that if you have 'grown a set' over your life you should be allowed to show them!

@gundoc,

It does prove that in-your-face involuntary desensitisation works. As I was saying, about transparent gun cases... (-:

And here's one for the pistol club. (-:

Originally Posted by systolic

I think you might be a knob, trying to equate bad language with not being fit and proper.

Or you might just be a sensitive wee soul.

Off the pills again are we?

Originally Posted by systolic

You're right it was.

Sorry. I've been a little bit forgetful over the last couple of days because the other night just before bed I grabbed a couple of 'little blue pills' from the bowl beside the bed and swallowed them with the last of the JD's (too much JD's was probably the reason I needed the pills - Hey, I'm not 18 any more).

Turned out they were Zopiclone! The other little blue pill. Easy to get them mixed up when they're not in a packet.

Very late for work again. Had to tell the boss my girlfriend's son needed a ride to school with his science project and it wouldn't fit in her little Nissan, so I had to take him in the work van, but couldn't ring him 'cos I had no credit on my S7.

I think he brought it.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Off the pills again are we?

@300CALMAN

Now, now! Be nice! (slap)

5a) Transporting firearms and ammunition
Even before you buy your first firearm you need to know how you will carry it home and where you will keep it. Once you leave the dealer’s shop you will be carrying
your firearm in a public place and possibly on a bus, train, aircraft,or inter-island ferry. Bear in mind that it is illegal to carry or use a loaded firearm in a vehicle. Remember also to make sure the action is open when around other people.
You are strongly advised to get a padded cover or hard case in which to carry your firearm. This ensures the firearm is protected and stays in good condition. It also makes it less obvious so is less likely to alarm other members of the public.

How this thread came about is a customer walked into the shop, with a gun in his hand, I asked him politely if next time could he please cover it up, always covered when bringing into the shop, he said , I will take my gun elsewhere and walked out, this is his choice, to put things into prospective, at the time the shop was very busy 50+ customers, 11 members of staff ( most would not know one end of a gun from another) .
To those who say it's giving into the political correct, this is not the 60s , most people don,t expect to see a gun brought through the door uncovered, jez I can remember putting my gun behind the counter at the local pub, try that today. But alas some people, seem to want to fight common sense all the way, and buy fighting it, give the anti gun lobby more ammo to demand more controls on us.
But this story has a good ending, The said customer went to another shop, went in and informed them he had a gun without a cover in his ute, he was given a gun slip to bring his gun into the store, so perhaps there is hope for us yet.