Clever gift delivery ideas
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Topic: Clever gift delivery ideas
Posted By: usafpilot07
Subject: Clever gift delivery ideas
Date Posted: 11 December 2014 at 7:25pm
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So, Christmas is fast approaching and I have come to ask the forum's collective genius/mischeviousness for some help. I'm getting the S.O. her first handgun, so she can start carrying. I had originally planned on getting her a purse and putting the weapon in the purse, so that when she looked into it, she'd find the big present. (She doesn't normally carry a purse, but has mentioned that she'd start as part of her EDC) However, her and a girlfriend were talking this week and her friend mentioned that exact same idea to her, so I'm back to the drawing board. Any fun ideas? Or, to make this thread a little more open, anyone doing anything particularly clever/special for someone this year? ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
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Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 11 December 2014 at 9:25pm
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Take her out for a nice dinner. On the way back to the car, detour past a dark alley. Get one of your friends in a black hoodie to jump out and pretend to rob you. Then you yell "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" and the friend hands her the gun. That way she'll get the gun, and probably start carrying it too. ------------- 
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Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 12 December 2014 at 12:18am
| Tie it to a glass rose. |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 12 December 2014 at 10:24am
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Nah..trade the gun for a tattoo. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 12 December 2014 at 11:30am
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Put the gun (unloaded) down the front of your pants. When she says "Is that a gun in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?" tell her to reach in there and find out. Put a bow on the fly of your jeans for extra holiday festiveness. ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 14 December 2014 at 5:59pm
| Carrying a gun everywhere you go will never not seem really really weird to me. |
Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 14 December 2014 at 6:29pm
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It feels weird not carrying. |
Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 15 December 2014 at 8:38pm
After nine years it has come to a point that if I don't carry I feel something bad will happen to me due to my bad luck. I'd end up being in an alanis morissette lyric. ------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
impulse418 wrote:Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 15 December 2014 at 9:40pm
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It's kind of easy to understand how whale or others may feel if they haven't spent much time around guns or haven't been in a situation that a gun may possibly save a life. I witnessed an at gun point robbery before and the criminals almost hit my truck eyeing me out right before the giant revolver was pointed at two unsuspecting teenage girls about 200 yards from me. For some reason I knew that something wasn't right as the criminals were driving towards my truck and I instinctively did a few things right to keep them from holding me up. After the robbery I drove over to the girls, they jumped in my truck and we called the cops. The assailants were located and captured later that night based on my vehicle description. It's kind of strange to have a cop call you at one in the morning yelling we got them! To reduce an opinion one way or another based this one incident would express a lack of objectivity but I'd rather have the option to protect my life or others if needed. On the other hand, not all people are cut out for safely using our carrying a gun and I can only speak for myself. |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 15 December 2014 at 10:35pm
| It's weird to see someone carrying whenever it flashes from underneath their clothing. I think it's weird that it's just shoved in there without a holster of some type (from what I can tell). Someday I plan to purchase a gun and become a holder, but I just don't have the need or availability right now. Don't say that I don't know when I'll need it, I'm in college. I would never get a chance to carry it. |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 15 December 2014 at 10:43pm
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You don't know when you'll need it. -------------
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Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 12:27am
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Everyone has the need. You honestly never know when you'll need it, do you think thise Lindt employees in Australia started the day thinking they'd need guns? Or any one of thousands of people worldwide who were victims of assault, rape or murder yesterday? In 15 years of carrying I have not needed it yet but that does not mean I may not need it tomorrow, or in 15 minutes. A properly concealed gun does not "flash" from under someone's clothing. There are also some minimalist holsters which just cover the trigger area and can make it look "just stuck in", however a decent holster and a good belt will go a long way to making carrying 2lbs of steel comfortable. ------------- Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo. H = 2 |
Posted By: Kayback
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 12:31am
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To USAF, give her a bunch of stuff gun related but only give her the gun last, or on Boxing day. Give her a box of ammo, hearing protectors, shooting glasses, a cleaning kit, a range bagand even some spare mags but no gun. Or strip the gun and wrap the components individually. ------------- Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo. H = 2 |
Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 8:56am
Just a difference of opinion I suppose -- And this is always one of those things where we don't see eye-to-eye because of cultural differences between South Africa and the U.S. I used to be neutral when it came to the concept of carrying a firearm, but the more I learned about human psychology and crowd dynamics and actual crime statistics the more my opinion shifted into "Wow it's a silly/reckless/dangerous thing to do." Now-a-days I'm rather supportive of making it illegal across the board to either open carry or concealed carry.
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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 9:32am
I disagree strongly, but I respect your opinion a bit more because you own/did own/have some experience with guns. I don't have any respect for anyone who tries to ban "ghost gun 30 caliber clip AK15 concealed carry Glock assault rifles with shoulder things that pop up". ------------- 
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Posted By: agentwhale007
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 9:42am
| I apologize for derailing this thread. |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 1:39pm
This thread would have been derailed anyway. -------------
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Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 2:36pm
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Why make it illegal across the board to carry? ------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 3:06pm
Her best friend is going to get her a certificate for a CCW class and some other small things, so I think I'm going to put some ammunition and ear plugs and the like in her stocking. I was planning on doing the "box-in-a-box-in-a-box-in-a-box-etc" thing and having her unwrap a ton of boxes before getting to the tiny little gun case the Nano comes in, but I really like that idea too. ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 6:46pm
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Don't forget to put stuff in the box to make it feel heavier than it is. ------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 8:00pm
| First, cut a whole in the box. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 16 December 2014 at 8:11pm
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I open carried whenever I was opening or closing the restaurant by myself down in Alexandria. Sure it's a big tourist area as Whale can attest to, but there was a cabbie murdered by some teens just down the block from my place for a measly $34 while I was working there, and given that I parked in an alley, well, I wasn't going to take my chances. The owner of the restaurant was ex DCMPD and actually encouraged me to carry not only on those early mornings/late nights, but also on any night where things could possibly get out of hand (St. Patrick's Day, Parade days, NYE, etc) simply because he wanted to make sure that there was someone else there armed should a robbery take place, or some unruly patron decided to get a little stabby or else-wise violent. While at work, my 1911A-1 stayed locked in my file cabinet, but it was there in case I needed it, or my boss needed me. Otherwise, I generally don't feel threatened and my current work situation certainly wouldn't allow for me to carry at my job, but being a "be prepared" kind of guy (Eagle Scout and all that) I'm someone who would rather have a tool at hand that I might need rather than be caught out without it. There's a reason I keep a full socket set in the trunk along with oil, a torque wrench, jumper box, first aid kit, and two survival kits (MRE, fire making supplies, water purification tablets, emergency blankets, etc.). ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: Ceesman762
Date Posted: 17 December 2014 at 9:05am
And I thought I was the only one. ------------- Innocence proves nothing FUAC!!!!! |
Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 17 December 2014 at 11:40am
Could you provide a link on the psychology and crowd dynamics. I promise not to try and pick it apart and rebuttal. But anything that pertains to my field of work I try to read. The crowd dynamics really peaked my interest. Feel free to PM me instead. |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 17 December 2014 at 6:00pm
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I spent the last week and a half with a load of (mostly) new POs for some supplemental training. Now that they CAN, they were all open carrying in plain clothes with their badges. One of the guys asked me how come I don't carry off duty. I DO, but concealed. Even after entering law enforcement, I can't see the reason to open carry. Even with a badge, it just doesn't seem like a good idea to me. ------------- ? |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 17 December 2014 at 7:37pm
| Open carry is a great way to make a lot of people uncomfortable. I also feel as though a hardened criminal would like to see what he is up against and figure the best plan of action if he were to do anything. I still feel a little uncomfortable seeing a cop carrying their gun on duty. It's just the fact that they have a tool that can be extremely lethal. They are their for our protection, but I wouldn't want to be around if it were ever needed to be used. |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 17 December 2014 at 8:56pm
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Open carry is a great way to make yourself the #1 target of a bad guy. I don't know any LEOs that do it off duty. Were they just all hopped up on being allowed to carry? ------------- Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo |
Posted By: deadeye007
Date Posted: 17 December 2014 at 9:15pm
------------- Face it guys, common sense is a form of wealth and we're surrounded by poverty.-Strato |
Posted By: Eville
Date Posted: 17 December 2014 at 9:15pm
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I'm not sure I agree that open carry makes you a target for bad guys. They are typically out looking for a quick buck, which is why they typically rob people who are alone or who they perceive to be an easy target. If that was me, I'd let the guy who I know has a gun go and wait for someone more vulnerable. Active shooters generally don't survey each of their targets before they go in shooting. Hassan just walked in to the building and started shooting. James Holmes walked into the theater and just started shooting. If you watch the security footage of bank and gas station robberies, they run in and go straight for the cash since it is hard to survey and look nonchalant while wearing a mask or pantyhose over your face. That being said, when I do carry I keep it concealed just so I don't freak everyone out. -------------
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Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 17 December 2014 at 9:40pm
| Get a couple of realistic toy guns and hang them on the tree along with the real one then cut it off and hand it to her during present opening. |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 18 December 2014 at 12:31am
| Make a move on her and then stick the business end out of your fly. |
Posted By: tallen702
Date Posted: 18 December 2014 at 9:43am
Great minds think alike! ------------- <Removed overly wide sig. Tsk, you know better.> |
Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 18 December 2014 at 10:23am
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Hah. I was wondering why that idea came so quickly. (pun definitey intended) bonus points if he goes 'pew pew pew' while it dangles out of his pants.
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Posted By: impulse418
Date Posted: 18 December 2014 at 1:43pm