Remember when..............

[dmesloh]

I remember when you could go into a hardware store, buy a gun and some ammo, and be plinking 15 minutes later within the city limits!

I remember virtually every truck having a gun rack with a rifle and shotgun in the rear window - and NEVER having to lock the truck!

I remember every house having a gun cabinet prominently displayed in the living areas. The gun cabinet had no lock and the front door was NEVER locked - even if you were on vacation for a month!

I remember playing cops and robbers or cowboys and Indians in the neighborhood or parks, brandishing our cap guns without a second look from anyone including the cops!

I remember riding our bikes with our .22's across the handlebars through the neighborhoods to get to shooting spots!

Old people always complain that things are getting worse - because they are!!!

I remember riding my 10spd to the river with a shotgun across the handle bars to bird hunt.

[slayer61]

I picked a buddy up at the John Wayne airport and he got off the plane with his compound bow strapped across his back and it didn't raise an eyebrow.

[Mayor McRifle]

I remember that when all of these things were happening, gun owners in California weren't afraid to let friends, neighbors, and co-workers know that they owned guns. Guns were "normal" back then, because we all acted like they were. Ah, the good ol' days . . .

[Barang]

....when Walmart sold guns and had their own section.
....when gas was less than $1.
.... when cars were easier to DIY not full of computer stuff.
.... when gavin newsome was a boy but now s/he's feels whatever s/he wants.

[HOGDOG1955]

buying and selling guns at the san jose gun shows and just tradeing cash for gun and shaking hands.

[steelholder]

whole lota

[RandyD]

I enjoy reminiscing about how things used to be. In elementary school, upon returning from Christmas break, all the boys would get together to discuss who got a rifle or shotgun for Christmas and the make and model.

In high school we used to go dove or quail hunting before and after school, and our shotguns were in our vehicles that were parked in the school parking lot. When birds were not in season, we had .22s in our vehicles so we could go shooting after school.

[Monster]

Remember when there was no internet to learn everything you now think you know? No of Corse you don't, you weren't there to learn on your own.

[BigPimping]

Remember when pimps worked on a understanding of respect for "The Game." Nobody tried to peel each others Freaks and the track was loaded with flyskimmers eager to ply their trade, Ahhhhhhhh yeah!!!

[biglou]

Remember when pimps worked on a understanding of respect for "The Game." Nobody tried to peel each others Freaks and the track was loaded with flyskimmers eager to ply their trade, Ahhhhhhhh yeah!!!

I remember when "The Mack" came out. Helped me keep my pimp hand strong !

[glockman19]

Damn getting old sucks...

[Cody]

[Mayor McRifle]

[Mickey D]

Remember when.......

A .38 Special was considered the best home protection round money could buy!

A black gun was the color of the gun!

You could legally bring firearms to school so you could go hunting right after school let out!

A CA hunting license and deer tag cost less than $20!

Private pheasant clubs did not exist!

Wild pheasant populations were strong!

No one used non-lead anything!

Mountain lions were legal to hunt!

You could legally hunt bear with hounds!

The phrase "anti hunter" was not part of our vocabulary!

Gavin Newsom was a pimple on his mommies ***!

It's still like that here!

I pay $124 for a Sportsman Package, includes the following,
Hunting License
Fishing License
Deer tag
Elk tag
Bear tag
Mountain Lion tag
Gray Wolf tag
Salmon tag
Steelhead Tag

[Intimid8tor]

It's still like that here!

I pay $124 for a Sportsman Package, includes the following,
Hunting License
Fishing License
Deer tag
Elk tag
Bear tag
Mountain Lion tag
Gray Wolf tag
Salmon tag
Steelhead Tag

Yes it is. Used to buy that package but never put it to use. Hopefully will buy it again soon with the opportunity to use more of the tags.

Add to the above I remember buying a rifle/shotgun or PISTOL from someone and not needing to go to the FFL

Still works that way in much of the country.

Fishing license was less than $20 and military surplus rifles were just that. Old surplus nobody thought about.

Still is in some states.

I remember that when all of these things were happening, gun owners in California weren't afraid to let friends, neighbors, and co-workers know that they owned guns. Guns were "normal" back then, because we all acted like they were. Ah, the good ol' days . . .

Absolutely. The campaign to make firearms a dirty secret has worked.

....when Walmart sold guns and had their own section
.... when cars were easier to DIY not full of computer stuff.

Walmart still does. And in some places they even carry handguns.


Remember when people took action instead of just talking about it on the Internet. .....



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