Bad Avatars

[glockwise2000]

Really? Avatars?

If we are going to get rid those kind of avatars, we might as well get rid of guns and just ignore our 2A as if it wasn't created. IMHO.

[biker777]

They should ban threads like this, why would anyone even start a silly thread like this?????

I hope no rice rocket rider gets offended by my Harley avatar!!

[ChrisTKHarris]

ibtl

[Juice5610]

WTF was the original post I missed it

[tacticalcity]

It was a suggestion to ban avatars "promoting or dipciting the criminal use of firearms". The op used an example of an avatar that showed one of the robbers from the movie HEAT wearing a hockey mask and holding a GAU-5 (USAF carbine length M16 variant rifle).

[roc]

It was a suggestion to ban avatars "promoting or dipciting the criminal use of firearms". The op used an example of an avatar that showed one of the robbers from the movie HEAT wearing a hockey mask and holding a GAU-5 (USAF carbine length M16 variant rifle).

please do not do this. lets not pick and choose which constitutional amendment we support. if we like number 2, lets support number 1 as well.

[sevensix2x51]

I think we should ban avatars depicting old country singers in their younger days... is that really the message we want to send to outsiders?

[Two Shots]

I wonder who is offended here by my Avatar.... Are any of you English? Naw, I seriously doubt any one here gets it or even knows who that is.

Is that Thomas Paine?

[freonr22]

I am ignorant, what is "criminal" about the avatar?

btt

[Bray556]

Scorpio is pretty offensive.

[ptoguy2002]

On the original subject, you can't fault me for being concerned with the image of CGN. Was it overboard or excessive; maybe. But there are a lot of people in other threads concerned about the image of CGN as it relates to the whole Gpal drama. Perhaps it was just that one particular avatar, where if memory serves, is where they had just executed the 3 guards. Maybe its just me, and maybe I just locked on to that one image, but it is not something that I personally would wish to promote or glorify with an avatar. Movie or not, it doesn't look good to CGN (IMHO, but like I said I guess I am a minority) as a whole when the very small percentage (only the 1 Heat one I saw now after looking for a day [and my new one]) of the avatars may draw unwanted attention.

But after actually taking time to look at people avatars the last day or so, there are others depicting criminal use, not as bad as the heat one, so I couldn't even begin to say how you would ok one and not another. Like I said, perhaps I locked on to the Heat one.

And since this is a firearms forum, having pictures showing the criminal use of firearms has no comparison to bikes or country music singers. Just like if you were on a country music forum, and you had the Heat avatar, there could be no association or parallels drawn between the forum content and individual person's avatar.

On the 1st amendment bit:
Your 1st amendment rights in this place go only as far as the mods or owner let you, and they wield that ban hammer when you go to far. So basically there is no 1A on this site. A lot of topics or content is already banned, some that I don't agree with myself (but its not my site). The same logic applies to what I had originally stated. You have to keep in mind though, some of these rules keep this place from becoming another barfcom.

As far as Freon's bump: The avatar itself isn't criminal, it is what it depicts. I believe I made my point previously on that.

And to clarify:
Am I offended by the image? No. Do I think it is a good image for the site (and by association CGF)? No.

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[localguy]

My avatar must be offensive. Happyface on a rifle scope cover? OH NO!

[Captain Cogle]

Is that Thomas Paine?

Nope. He was only a baby when this picture was made.
Its Dr. Archibald Cameron, Lt. Colonel of the Cameron of Lochiel Regiment.
Fought at the battles of Prestonpans, Falkirk and Culloden.
Last Jacobite to be executed by the British crown for being a Scottish Jacobite rebel.

He hated the English/Hanoverians (Germans) with a livid passion.

Just the sort of chap that would offend a lot of British folks.

[Dreaded Claymore]

Its Dr. Archibald Cameron, Lt. Colonel of the Cameron of Lochiel Regiment.
Fought at the battles of Prestonpans, Falkirk and Culloden.
Last Jacobite to be executed by the British crown for being a Scottish Jacobite rebel.

Scottish Jacobites for the win!

That's where I get my Calguns handle. It's taken from a song about a battle between the English and the Jacobites led by Prince Charlie:

Ilk hand was firm, ilk heart was true
A shot, and down their guns they threw
Forth their dreaded claymores drew
Upon that fatal mornin'
The English raised the loudest "Aah"
But daren'ee bide the brunt of a'
They wavered, turned, syne ran awa'
Like sheep at shepherd's warnin'

[Two Shots]

Nope. He was only a baby when this picture was made.
Its Dr. Archibald Cameron, Lt. Colonel of the Cameron of Lochiel Regiment.
Fought at the battles of Prestonpans, Falkirk and Culloden.
Last Jacobite to be executed by the British crown for being a Scottish Jacobite rebel.

He hated the English/Hanoverians (Germans) with a livid passion.

Just the sort of chap that would offend a lot of British folks.

Thanks, I'll have to do some reading on the Lochiel Regiment.