This Makes me Sad

SuckLead · 02-22-2008, 10:24 PM

Sad and... well, I think I threw up a little.

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just_a_car · 02-22-2008, 10:34 PM

Don't worry, that's not all that bad... at least it's still an "assault rifle"... unlike this: Emerald Chronicles - Because every girl needs one...

By the way, that's me that posted that. I post as Ethan "the Nos" and my avatar is me done up in makeup.

stitchclimber · 02-22-2008, 11:34 PM

somehow, I like it.

toolman · 02-22-2008, 11:42 PM

Hey, how'd you get a pic of NRAjoe's constant companion?

GlockMeister · 02-23-2008, 02:03 AM

Thats the exact one they showed on the news I spoke of. That's also the same sellers website and who I believe will be getting a motion filed against them by the Hello Kitty people. They showed that one and a few others, in both rifle and hand gun. Good find Sucklead. And I knew it was only aimed at showing the Duracoat paints and finishes.

ArkansasHunter · 02-23-2008, 02:05 AM

Pink is a pretty color LOL. A.H

GlockMeister · 02-23-2008, 02:20 AM

You like that do ya' A.H.? lol

And you could definately find it if you dropped it. lmao

pball942 · 02-23-2008, 03:22 AM

I wonder if I could get that in blue?

neophyte · 02-23-2008, 04:41 AM

SuckLead: Ma'am; that is ugly!

knife is kinda cute

Windwalker · 02-23-2008, 08:13 AM

My wife says they are cute and my granddaughter wants to take one to the range. She wanted to know if she could get one with a unicorn. If these encourage people to spend more time on the range, I"m for them.

Cyrano · 02-23-2008, 09:22 AM

Using DuroCoat in bizarre colors may not affect the functionality of the firearm, but I do think it sends the wrong message. Firearms are fun, I agree, but they are not toys. To me, Hello Kitty pictures, and daisys, and other cutesy-poo decorations send the message, "We don't think of these as guns. We think of them as kicky fashion accessories."

I and most shooters do get the joke. I think even the people in the Marksmanship Training Units, the supershooters on retainer to the various firearms and ammunition companies, and the international-level competition shooters will get the joke. But the thing is, the sheeple, the mainstream media and especially the antigun nanny-staters will NOT get the joke. They will accuse the entire shooting community of attempting to subvert the young girls of our nation and transform them into Rambo-ettes, mock the nanny-staters, send the message that killing is okay, and make light of the suffering of the families whose children have been killed not merely by the lunatics invading classrooms, but also in gun accidents (each and every one of which, from what I have read, could have been prevented by proper parenting and kid training a la Eddie Eagle, but that's by the way).

Yes, this kind of thing is a good ha-ha-ha for the firearms community. But it's the kind of joke you tell en famille, not one you stand up and tell on The Tonight Show. Some jokes aren't meant to be shared with outsiders.

.22guy · 02-23-2008, 11:38 AM

Hello Kitty AR-15 - evil black rifle meets cute and cuddly

This one is cooler. I would totally build one for my wife if I had the time and money.

Windwalker · 02-23-2008, 12:56 PM

Cyrano, my granddaughter was reading the posts with me and she would respectfully like to differ with your opinion. She is 11 years old and has been shooting since she was 9. She has been through Firearms Safety Courses and the Hunter Safety Program. She thinks the pink rifle is cool. Men aren't the only ones who shoot and what is wrong about girls and women shooting with a cool pink rifle? Being pink doesn't make it a toy and I don't believe other people will think so either

Seabeescotty · 02-23-2008, 09:16 PM

I wish my eyes could see all the colors, I might go for something besides black or woodgrain!!!LOL

SuckLead · 02-23-2008, 10:07 PM

Cyrano, I have to agree on some level with you there. I'm not sure about the toy idea, though. And I'm not really against people painting their guns pink after the fact (although I'd never do it and it does make me sad). I'm not fond of guns that come that way from the factory, though, like the little Taurus .25 with the pink grips. At least getting it done custom says you didn't impluse buy it as a clothing accessory and have some understanding that this is still a deadly weapon. I've seen women fawn all over the factory pink guns, though, and they "just have to have them because they're pink." That is far more dangerous in my opinion. I've met women with factory pink guns they couldn't operate but carried because it was "cute." And they don't want to learn how to use it or hear anything you have to say. I'm sorry, but that is dangerous. And if the only way we can get you to shoot is if the gun is a cute color, then you may be one of those people that shouldn't have a gun. I think after you find the right weapon for you, learn to handle your weapon, learn to be safe, etc., if you want a pink gun, go ahead and paint that AK pink. I'll still make fun of you, but at least you can handle the weapon.

just_a_car · 02-23-2008, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by .22guy

Hello Kitty AR-15 - evil black rifle meets cute and cuddly

This one is cooler. I would totally build one for my wife if I had the time and money.

.22guy, I posted about that one on page one.

Windwalker · 02-24-2008, 12:43 AM

Sucklead, my granddaughter said that she respects your opinion but she would still like to have the cool pink rifle to take to the range. She said it would be OK if you laughed at her.

Cyrano · 02-24-2008, 06:16 PM

Windwalker, would you and your granddaughter at least agree to lose the Hello Kitty logo? That's really what I have the problem with. As long as the piece shoots straight and reliably, if she wants to shoot it, good for her!

I have a curiously-colored gun myself, so I can't really throw stones. I bought a barely-fired Llama Model IX-A in .45 ACP, a clone of the M1911A1, for $225 from my gun guru because none of the local pistol shooters would be seen with a .45 that had a stainless frame, deep blued slide with a rail on it and black grips. It offended their aesthetics. My attitude was, "Does it feed properly? (I'd heard about the early Llamas, but this was a late one.) Are the sights decent? (They are, though I wouldn't mind night sights on it...) How's the trigger pull? (Fine.) Does it fit my hand? (Yes, better than a Springfield Armory Government Model, actually.) Okay, this one's mine! "

I don't care it it looks like a PA-63's big brother. It does what I want it to do and doesn't beat up my hand at all. There's no bad here. So I guess the color of your firearm doesn't really matter.

elmer fudd · 02-24-2008, 09:32 PM

hey if someone gave it to me i would shoot it!!! but WTF!??????????

just_a_car · 02-24-2008, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrano

Windwalker, would you and your granddaughter at least agree to lose the Hello Kitty logo? That's really what I have the problem with. As long as the piece shoots straight and reliably, if she wants to shoot it, good for her!

Hey Cyr... would you complain if it was done up in camo and had the G.I. Joe™ logo on the buttstock?...

02-22-2008, 10:24 PM	#1
SuckLead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 656	This Makes me Sad Sad and... well, I think I threw up a little. More: Jim's Gun Supply - Offering Custom DuraCoat Firearm Refinishing __________________ "Ruin a liberal's day; recite historical fact." - found on a bumper sticker

02-22-2008, 10:34 PM	#2
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,639	Don't worry, that's not all that bad... at least it's still an "assault rifle"... unlike this: Emerald Chronicles - Because every girl needs one... By the way, that's me that posted that. I post as Ethan "the Nos" and my avatar is me done up in makeup. __________________

02-22-2008, 11:34 PM	#3
stitchclimber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The great northwest Posts: 1,014	somehow, I like it. __________________ turning up the radio, got just enough religion and a half tank of gas...

02-22-2008, 11:42 PM	#4
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,852 Blog Entries: 24	Hey, how'd you get a pic of NRAjoe's constant companion? __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

02-23-2008, 02:03 AM	#5
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 6,257	Thats the exact one they showed on the news I spoke of. That's also the same sellers website and who I believe will be getting a motion filed against them by the Hello Kitty people. They showed that one and a few others, in both rifle and hand gun. Good find Sucklead. And I knew it was only aimed at showing the Duracoat paints and finishes. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

02-23-2008, 02:05 AM	#6
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,984	Pink is a pretty color LOL. A.H

02-23-2008, 02:20 AM	#7
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 6,257	You like that do ya' A.H.? lol And you could definately find it if you dropped it. lmao __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

02-23-2008, 03:22 AM	#8
pball942 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 256	I wonder if I could get that in blue? __________________ Running is not a plan. Running is what you do when your plan fails.

02-23-2008, 04:41 AM	#9
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,347 Blog Entries: 2	SuckLead: Ma'am; that is ugly! knife is kinda cute __________________ Craig May the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you. Numbers 6:24

02-23-2008, 08:13 AM	#10
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,000	My wife says they are cute and my granddaughter wants to take one to the range. She wanted to know if she could get one with a unicorn. If these encourage people to spend more time on the range, I"m for them. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

02-23-2008, 09:22 AM	#11
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,993	Using DuroCoat in bizarre colors may not affect the functionality of the firearm, but I do think it sends the wrong message. Firearms are fun, I agree, but they are not toys. To me, Hello Kitty pictures, and daisys, and other cutesy-poo decorations send the message, "We don't think of these as guns. We think of them as kicky fashion accessories." I and most shooters do get the joke. I think even the people in the Marksmanship Training Units, the supershooters on retainer to the various firearms and ammunition companies, and the international-level competition shooters will get the joke. But the thing is, the sheeple, the mainstream media and especially the antigun nanny-staters will NOT get the joke. They will accuse the entire shooting community of attempting to subvert the young girls of our nation and transform them into Rambo-ettes, mock the nanny-staters, send the message that killing is okay, and make light of the suffering of the families whose children have been killed not merely by the lunatics invading classrooms, but also in gun accidents (each and every one of which, from what I have read, could have been prevented by proper parenting and kid training a la Eddie Eagle, but that's by the way). Yes, this kind of thing is a good ha-ha-ha for the firearms community. But it's the kind of joke you tell en famille, not one you stand up and tell on The Tonight Show. Some jokes aren't meant to be shared with outsiders.

02-23-2008, 11:38 AM	#12
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,255	Hello Kitty AR-15 - evil black rifle meets cute and cuddly This one is cooler. I would totally build one for my wife if I had the time and money. __________________ My first priority will be to reinstate the assault weapons ban as soon as I take office.

02-23-2008, 12:56 PM	#13
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,000	Cyrano, my granddaughter was reading the posts with me and she would respectfully like to differ with your opinion. She is 11 years old and has been shooting since she was 9. She has been through Firearms Safety Courses and the Hunter Safety Program. She thinks the pink rifle is cool. Men aren't the only ones who shoot and what is wrong about girls and women shooting with a cool pink rifle? Being pink doesn't make it a toy and I don't believe other people will think so either __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

02-23-2008, 09:16 PM	#14
Seabeescotty The ol' Coot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 4,567 Images: 18 Blog Entries: 1	I wish my eyes could see all the colors, I might go for something besides black or woodgrain!!!LOL __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge

02-23-2008, 10:07 PM	#15
SuckLead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 656	Cyrano, I have to agree on some level with you there. I'm not sure about the toy idea, though. And I'm not really against people painting their guns pink after the fact (although I'd never do it and it does make me sad). I'm not fond of guns that come that way from the factory, though, like the little Taurus .25 with the pink grips. At least getting it done custom says you didn't impluse buy it as a clothing accessory and have some understanding that this is still a deadly weapon. I've seen women fawn all over the factory pink guns, though, and they "just have to have them because they're pink." That is far more dangerous in my opinion. I've met women with factory pink guns they couldn't operate but carried because it was "cute." And they don't want to learn how to use it or hear anything you have to say. I'm sorry, but that is dangerous. And if the only way we can get you to shoot is if the gun is a cute color, then you may be one of those people that shouldn't have a gun. I think after you find the right weapon for you, learn to handle your weapon, learn to be safe, etc., if you want a pink gun, go ahead and paint that AK pink. I'll still make fun of you, but at least you can handle the weapon. __________________ "Ruin a liberal's day; recite historical fact." - found on a bumper sticker

02-24-2008, 12:43 AM	#17
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,000	Sucklead, my granddaughter said that she respects your opinion but she would still like to have the cool pink rifle to take to the range. She said it would be OK if you laughed at her. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

02-24-2008, 06:16 PM	#18
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,993	Windwalker, would you and your granddaughter at least agree to lose the Hello Kitty logo? That's really what I have the problem with. As long as the piece shoots straight and reliably, if she wants to shoot it, good for her! I have a curiously-colored gun myself, so I can't really throw stones. I bought a barely-fired Llama Model IX-A in .45 ACP, a clone of the M1911A1, for $225 from my gun guru because none of the local pistol shooters would be seen with a .45 that had a stainless frame, deep blued slide with a rail on it and black grips. It offended their aesthetics. My attitude was, "Does it feed properly? (I'd heard about the early Llamas, but this was a late one.) Are the sights decent? (They are, though I wouldn't mind night sights on it...) How's the trigger pull? (Fine.) Does it fit my hand? (Yes, better than a Springfield Armory Government Model, actually.) Okay, this one's mine! " I don't care it it looks like a PA-63's big brother. It does what I want it to do and doesn't beat up my hand at all. There's no bad here. So I guess the color of your firearm doesn't really matter.

02-24-2008, 09:32 PM	#19
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 2,029	hey if someone gave it to me i would shoot it!!! but WTF!??????????