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I've been thinking about buying a gun for a while. Ever since I met Crazy Neighbor (not to be confused with Gorgeous Neighbor) almost a year ago, who disturbed me more than I can say, I've been pondering it a little more seriously. I live alone, and my bedroom is on the third floor, with no way to escape except jumping from the window—which isn't particularly appealing. It's occurred to me, more than once, that someday I might need to protect myself, and the mace I keep in my bedside table might not be enough.
I grew up with guns—my dad is an avid hunter and has a large assortment of rifles and shotguns, and for years, my mom kept a gun on the top shelf in her bedroom closet. It's something that's normal to me, and familiar. I've hunted, and I've been firing guns since I was 8 years old.
It's different, though, when I'm thinking about getting my own gun, to keep in my own house, and I'm not totally comfortable with it yet, to be honest.
While I was visiting my dad, he and I went to a couple of sporting goods stores and looked at pistols. My dad was very helpful and informative and gave me a lot of good advice. It was good to look, I think, and get an idea of what's out there and what my options are.
After we looked around, we took my dad's revolver out to the shooting range for a bit. I hadn't fired a handgun in a decade, probably. I was nervous about it, wasn't sure what the gun would do, how it would react when I fired it. I'm so accustomed to bracing myself against something to shoot a rifle that to just stand there, holding this gun in outstretched arms, was very bizarre and uncomfortable at first. But I got over it and shot about 30 rounds, until my trigger finger started to bleed. I figured that was a good time to stop.
I haven't decided yet what I want to do, but I feel more informed now, and that's a start.
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Meanwhile, Larry has finally bared himself to the world in a spread for Men's Fitness.
It's a sexy idea—Larry in nothing but gloves and his Cardinals shorts, vaguely unlaced—but I'm not a huge fan of the photos. Granted, I love that he finally took his shirt off after all this time, but I'm not really feeling his head in these. I don't know who was directing the shoot, but I don't think that "vacant tension" is the best look for Larry. Rod has all the pertinent scans here for those who are interested.
I grew up with guns—my dad is an avid hunter and has a large assortment of rifles and shotguns, and for years, my mom kept a gun on the top shelf in her bedroom closet. It's something that's normal to me, and familiar. I've hunted, and I've been firing guns since I was 8 years old.
It's different, though, when I'm thinking about getting my own gun, to keep in my own house, and I'm not totally comfortable with it yet, to be honest.
While I was visiting my dad, he and I went to a couple of sporting goods stores and looked at pistols. My dad was very helpful and informative and gave me a lot of good advice. It was good to look, I think, and get an idea of what's out there and what my options are.
After we looked around, we took my dad's revolver out to the shooting range for a bit. I hadn't fired a handgun in a decade, probably. I was nervous about it, wasn't sure what the gun would do, how it would react when I fired it. I'm so accustomed to bracing myself against something to shoot a rifle that to just stand there, holding this gun in outstretched arms, was very bizarre and uncomfortable at first. But I got over it and shot about 30 rounds, until my trigger finger started to bleed. I figured that was a good time to stop.
I haven't decided yet what I want to do, but I feel more informed now, and that's a start.
---
Meanwhile, Larry has finally bared himself to the world in a spread for Men's Fitness.
It's a sexy idea—Larry in nothing but gloves and his Cardinals shorts, vaguely unlaced—but I'm not a huge fan of the photos. Granted, I love that he finally took his shirt off after all this time, but I'm not really feeling his head in these. I don't know who was directing the shoot, but I don't think that "vacant tension" is the best look for Larry. Rod has all the pertinent scans here for those who are interested.
