🚀 go-pugleaf

Question, who is teaching the class, what are their cretdentials?
What's the $20 for, it is the fee which keeps me from attending.  
Too bad, I'd love to push the "self-destruct" button on a beretta (yes
they have one, they fall apart when it is pushed) it is that worthless
firearms only nice feature.  And there a couple of rifles I'd have liked
to have checked the scopes on, getting them would have entailed a long
drive anyway.

I've taken a couple of firearms safety classes anyway.  I would advise
anyone reguardless of their views on gun control, to take this or a
similar class at some point.  Weather you have your own armory or never
plan to so much as fire a gun in your life, there is no harm in knowing
proper safety procedures.

Now in one of the many replys to the initial thread someone stated
something about "Guns are designed to kill".  Guns are tools designed to
rapidly accelerate a small mass to high speeds, in a set direction.  This
basic design is refined to sereve a several roles.  Some such as the
Browning M2 are infact designed only to take human life.  Others such as
the Ruger M77 series are purely for for sport hunting (Ruger, possibly the
best firearm manufacture in thw world, great tech support).  Some are for
competive shooting, example the sig hammerli. Still others are
multipurpose such as the Ithaca Model 37 can fill more than 1 role.  


Now to address why humans are better hunters then tigers, boy did this
thread decay went from a public service to this,  humans have por hearing,
bad eyesight, and a near worthless sense of smell relative to most other
animals.  What has alouded us to survive is out ability to adapt and
divise methods to counter act our shortcommings.  A human hunter with
say,.. a remington 700 BDL (stainless steel) chambered to 7mm Rem. Mag.,
made by humans, can take say a deer sized creature at a range of 500
yards, up hill, without the prey even knowing the human's there (based on
a shoot I witnessed).  Where as the tiger must 1 sneak up on its prey,
chase its prey down and kill it.  Advantage:  Slow, poor sensory equipted,
weak human.  The human mind it what makes possible for us to survive,
lets face it, without our intellect were just walking pizzas for any
large preditor out there that wants a meal.   

Kieran
gt8419b
I really would have loved to see the reaction at the range, where everyone
is plinking away with 9mm's (worthless round), and 38' when I start
sighting in a 300 Win. Mag.. 



In git.general College Republicans <dsadmcr@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
: The College Republicans are holding a Gun Safety Class and Fun Shoot this
: Saturday (April 15th) at 10:00am in the Microelectronics Research Building.
: This event is open to all students.  The purpose of the class in to teach
: students how to handle, store, and operate firearms safely.  We will have a
: variety of guns for people to use as well.  The class will last about an
: hour and a half after which we will break for lunch and head over to an
: outdoor range.  Carpools can be arranged.  The only thing you need to
: provide is some kind of eye protection such as a pair of sunglasses.  The
: guns, ammuntion, targets, and hearing protection will be provided by the
: club but you can bring your own guns if you have them.  There is a $20
: charge for the class.

: If you wish to sign up or you have any further questions you can email
: Jon Magid at gt3807a@prism.gatech.edu








-- 
"Small people, causal remarks, and little things very often
shape our lives more powerfully then the deliberate, solemn advice
of great people at critical moments."   -Sir Winston Churchill

Kieran Edward Fletcher
Internet: gt8419b@prism.gatech.edu