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Chinese Tourists Discover US Ranges
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It's an interesting market and some folks are going to be quick enough and connected enough to cash in. However with the instability in the Far East I'm not sure how long it might last.
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That, and I'm pretty sure there are some ITAR violations in the mix... somebody at State Dept. needs their balls stomped on til they pop over that piece of horsecrap.
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Kinda like Kalifornians invading Oregon and Washington....I hope it does not entice them to stay.... Like the yanks that came down to Florida for a visit & then bought up all the land & developed it....Tis why I fled the South..
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QFT, brother.
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YEP, them Kalifornicators are the ruin of the PNW!!!
I hope it does not entice them to stay.... Like the yanks that came down to Florida for a visit & then bought up all the land & developed it....
Wasn't that right after the civil War Jim? Damn, I knew you were older than me, but had no idea how much more!
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Wasn't that right after the civil War Jim? Damn, I knew you were older than me, but had no idea how much more!
No Mike, it was DURING the CW!!
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China's government defends strict gun laws to guarantee public safety, but critics say the real reason is to prevent rebellions.
"The Chinese government took away people's guns to prevent them rising up," said Zhou Xiaozheng, a sociologist at Renmin University. "Do you think they would be able to demolish peoples' homes if they hadn't?" he said, referring to the government's broad right to seize private property.
"(The 2008 law) had the effect of criminalizing harmless behavior, of putting people, who present no threat to society, in jail," said Deng Xueping, a Shanghai lawyer who specializes in gun cases.
Even in extreme left communist China the people understand the importance of an armed citizenry, the purpose of the 2A, and the reasons and effect of gun control. Now that's funny, I don't care who you are.
"The Chinese government took away people's guns to prevent them rising up," said Zhou Xiaozheng, a sociologist at Renmin University. "Do you think they would be able to demolish peoples' homes if they hadn't?" he said, referring to the government's broad right to seize private property.
"(The 2008 law) had the effect of criminalizing harmless behavior, of putting people, who present no threat to society, in jail," said Deng Xueping, a Shanghai lawyer who specializes in gun cases.
Even in extreme left communist China the people understand the importance of an armed citizenry, the purpose of the 2A, and the reasons and effect of gun control. Now that's funny, I don't care who you are.
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I've seen something like this first hand at the range. I got the impression it was a group of people visiting on business and one of the locals took them shooting. A few of them were very interested in one of my pistols and took pictures of it. At the time it had Punisher grips on it.
The thing that freaked me out was seeing this white guy speaking fluent Chinese. You just don't see that very often.
The thing that freaked me out was seeing this white guy speaking fluent Chinese. You just don't see that very often.
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I wonder if them poor buggers can watch Hickok45 videos on their version of youtube. probably not
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Yeah, China has the "Wong" idea about guns.
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Taiwan too. All my co-workers who come to the USA get offered a trip to the range.
I do have one who was a TW special forces - equivalent to Airborne. Kind of interesting to know a guy who is sub 5ft and maybe 135 dressed, could kill me 27 different ways with just his little finger.
I do have one who was a TW special forces - equivalent to Airborne. Kind of interesting to know a guy who is sub 5ft and maybe 135 dressed, could kill me 27 different ways with just his little finger.
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I've taken several visiting engineers from China out shooting. They just LOVE it. Posing with the guns for pics, shooting, being out in the woods.
The other thing they dream of is owning their own land. I often thought it would be a good idea to buy up some cheap East Oregon land, divide it up into small plots and sell it to people from China. They just would want to visit and camp out every year or two. One guy told me if he could own his own land, he'd plant a flag on it with his name and it would make him so happy!
The other thing they dream of is owning their own land. I often thought it would be a good idea to buy up some cheap East Oregon land, divide it up into small plots and sell it to people from China. They just would want to visit and camp out every year or two. One guy told me if he could own his own land, he'd plant a flag on it with his name and it would make him so happy!
Yeah, governments that have called themselves "communist" are pretty much nothing more than dictatorships. A true communism would not need a hostile takeover and coercion to establish itself, and a socialism would have to proceed such. Another case of pseudo economic and political evolution... dwindling on Malthusian and Mises' assertions do not promote growth either.
That being said, I'm glad the tourists get to come here and shoot our guns. Hopefully they can get the right someday. Totalitarian regimes are a burden not only to the people directly under their control, but to all people.
That being said, I'm glad the tourists get to come here and shoot our guns. Hopefully they can get the right someday. Totalitarian regimes are a burden not only to the people directly under their control, but to all people.
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funny how they can manufacture just about every toy gun there but cant have them.
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This isn't new, when I worked at an indoor range there were a lot of foreign Chinese and also a lot of foreign Indian customers (mostly Microsoft affiliated employees) who would come to the range and want to shoot guns they saw in movies. A lot of them would want to shoot the "Dirty Harry gun" and we would make them rent and shoot a .22 revolver with supervision before we allowed them to try anything further. The range has since updated their policies and now the range, at their discretion, forces customers with little or no firearms experience to pay for a training session prior to being able to shoot.
It obviously can be incredibly dangerous having inexperienced people around guns. Inexperienced shooters can easily break the 4 rules of handling a gun due to their ignorance, arrogance and/or confidence. They also generally have 1 of 2 demeanor's, 1) they are extremely afraid of guns, but want to try shooting because it isn't an option in their homeland. 2) They think from watching movies they are very knowledgeable even though they have never shot nor handled a firearm before and don't need any help. The first isn't bad, once you give them a tutorial they are generally fine to go alone after that. The latter is extremely dangerous and cannot be trusted nor left to their own devices. Generally the Chinese patrons all listened extremely well to instruction and followed instruction to the letter, few if any ever had a demeanor that made them unsafe. I can't say the same thing about the majority of the Indian customers.
It obviously can be incredibly dangerous having inexperienced people around guns. Inexperienced shooters can easily break the 4 rules of handling a gun due to their ignorance, arrogance and/or confidence. They also generally have 1 of 2 demeanor's, 1) they are extremely afraid of guns, but want to try shooting because it isn't an option in their homeland. 2) They think from watching movies they are very knowledgeable even though they have never shot nor handled a firearm before and don't need any help. The first isn't bad, once you give them a tutorial they are generally fine to go alone after that. The latter is extremely dangerous and cannot be trusted nor left to their own devices. Generally the Chinese patrons all listened extremely well to instruction and followed instruction to the letter, few if any ever had a demeanor that made them unsafe. I can't say the same thing about the majority of the Indian customers.
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The Army owns assault rifles, civilians don't....
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