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Amarillo By Morning (Smith and Wesson on My Mind)

Solidspine Wrote: May 28, 2012 12:33 PM
I too ---- use to carry a loaded gun with me everywhere, I think very much the same way about guns as you, have hunted a few times and shot squirrels and pheasants , have nothing against it, certain support hunting but don’t really care for it personally. , Have owned, fired and enjoyed guns all my life. Unfortunately I live in California and was convicted of possession of marijuana- Sort of a lot of marijuana, ok 100 lbs – mostly stems and seeds (seriously) I was set up ----- and now have a felony on my record, So I cannot purchase or legally own any firearms. If I have a gun in my possession for any reason, I can go to jail, Great law huh, Oh and I still smoke a little marijuana Which consequently is legal – does a
Sword of Light Wrote: May 28, 2012 7:57 PM
Were you smoking "a little marijuana" when you posted?
acetech Wrote: May 28, 2012 4:18 PM
At least you have something with Obama.

I never travel without a loaded gun. I usually carry a Smith and Wesson Model 640 in a bucket in the trunk of my car. Sometimes I carry a Glock Model 23 instead. I was really happy I was carrying the former when I arrived at my hotel room in Amarillo last week shortly after midnight. As I was unpacking my trunk, a man came walking across the parking lot from an adjacent hotel. His largely incoherent introduction began something like this:

“Hey, I’m a big scary black man and I need some help. Won’t nobody help me ‘cause I’m a...
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