Handgun or Pump action rifle?

[AmazingGrace]

ROFL!!! I love it!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by AmazingGrace

ROFL!!! I love it!

Dead as a hammer!

[ChTatum]

Was that a tease by the famous western novelist Louise L'Amore?

I think I recognize the style........

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ChTatum

Was that a tease by the famous western novelist Louise L'Amore?

I think I recognize the style........

LOL! I've read every one of his books!!! Imprinted, indelibly!!

Down the Long Hills and North to the Rails are among my most favorites.

[ChristopherHall]

Originally Posted by big-larry

After returning stateside, I was with the 8th Armored Cav at Ft Knox, KY.
BTW: do you do housechurch?

Nope. I'd love to though. More importantly, I'm serving where God wants me in a local assembly. If given the liberty I'd like to do more home based informal ministry in the body someday. But until then I just serve where I feel the Lord leading. I just see great value in the house church model because my burden is for the inner city areas. I can't imagine starting a work and moving way out into the suburbs and trying to follow the call there. We have an entire demographic of urban people who aren't interested in driving out to the boonies to go to church. For some it's a lack of desire...for others they just can't afford the gas or don't have reliable transportation. I'd ask about how urban works do and I've been told that they have a hard time finding a large enough property, a hard time keeping the buildings from being vandalized, they get a lot of transient attendees, they find it hard to locate property zoned to be a church, sometimes local governments aren't too thrilled with rezoning a property for non-profit use because they'd much rather have a business paying taxes, etc. When an inner city church gets so big they have to expand. With space unavailable they can't really grow unless they sell the property and move out into the suburbs. It just seems that they living the mission field for greener pastures. Then...I began studying the house church movement. I realized it's a perfect model for deep inner city church planting and evangelism. No cost, no over head. A minister can facilitate a smaller congregation out of his home, launch additional home groups using men who feel the call, and spread the work throughout the city. I was really fired up bro. But I'm not sure if the idea has had it's time yet. Still a lot of folk both in church leadership and even in the world are suspicious of little house churches. All I know is that as I drive through the cities I see a "sea of souls". Like fish swimming in massive schools, relatively untouched and even when they appear to be somewhat interested in church as I know it they aren't thrilled with having to drive 15 or 20 miles one way. I don't know. Maybe I'm just being overly sensitive. I just think the house church model is perfect for the deep inner city regions where buying property to minister to the local community would be problematic. The low overhead allows far more of the resources to be used for supporting the ministry and benevolence. Of course the majority of house church pastors would have to work a normal job like most folk, but it would be liberating for some. Not all men are called to pastor enormous mega-works. Many men with a pastor's heart would better serve a much smaller congregation. It's like that old song that goes, "Little is much when God is in it. Labor not for wealth or fame. There's a crown and you can win it. If you'll go in Jesus name." I think it makes far more sense economically and is very biblical. Oh well...we'll see what the future holds.

[Bro-Larry]

Originally Posted by ChristopherHall

Nope. I'd love to though. .

I'm convinced, it is the only stucture with the capacity to reach the world.

I started one in 1982, but I allowed ridicule and pier pressure to deter me.

Wait a minute, this is the gun thread. I thought I was on the Housechurch thread. Alrighty then, I must saw something about guns.

I didn't carry a gun in combat, but I carry one now. Had several great guns stolen from the farmhouse. Had a 28 ga Remington pump. Sweet varmint gun. Also a scoped 22LR semiautomatic, good gun for picking off chicken hawks and coyotes.

[ManOfWord]

Well, I do have a CCL, in Ohio, and I pack. (most of the time) However, not in the pulpit. When I "pack" I carry the smallest 9mm made (so far) the KelTec PF9. It is a single stack 9mm that carries 7 shots and one in the "pipe" for a total of 8. I am a fairly small person, so I need a small gun so I can conceal it. My son has a Beretta 9mm, a Colt .45 and both are too big for me to conceal carry. (at least for my liking)

I qualified with the Beretta for my license but the KelTec is a very small gun. It is a semi-auto with double action only, so there is no safety. I carry it either in my pocket (which I really can't do due to Ohio law, unless it's in a pocket holster) or in a "DayTimer" holster I just purchased. It carries the firearm and one clip. It looks just like a small DayTimer zip up case on my belt, and this "calendar" is loaded, baby! I have it loaded with Federal Hydra-Shok police ammo.

I hope I NEVER have to use it! But if I do, I "pity the foo!"

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by ManOfWord

Well, I do have a CCL, in Ohio, and I pack. (most of the time) However, not in the pulpit. When I "pack" I carry the smallest 9mm made (so far) the KelTec PF9. It is a single stack 9mm that carries 7 shots and one in the "pipe" for a total of 8. I am a fairly small person, so I need a small gun so I can conceal it. My son has a Beretta 9mm, a Colt .45 and both are too big for me to conceal carry. (at least for my liking)

I qualified with the Beretta for my license but the KelTec is a very small gun. It is a semi-auto with double action only, so there is no safety. I carry it either in my pocket (which I really can't do due to Ohio law, unless it's in a pocket holster) or in a "DayTimer" holster I just purchased. It carries the firearm and one clip. It looks just like a small DayTimer zip up case on my belt, and this "calendar" is loaded, baby! I have it loaded with Federal Hydra-Shok police ammo.

I hope I NEVER have to use it! But if I do, I "pity the foo!"

Got some fire power to it huh? Nice.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ManOfWord

Well, I do have a CCL, in Ohio, and I pack. (most of the time) However, not in the pulpit. When I "pack" I carry the smallest 9mm made (so far) the KelTec PF9. It is a single stack 9mm that carries 7 shots and one in the "pipe" for a total of 8. I am a fairly small person, so I need a small gun so I can conceal it. My son has a Beretta 9mm, a Colt .45 and both are too big for me to conceal carry. (at least for my liking)

I qualified with the Beretta for my license but the KelTec is a very small gun. It is a semi-auto with double action only, so there is no safety. I carry it either in my pocket (which I really can't do due to Ohio law, unless it's in a pocket holster) or in a "DayTimer" holster I just purchased. It carries the firearm and one clip. It looks just like a small DayTimer zip up case on my belt, and this "calendar" is loaded, baby! I have it loaded with Federal Hydra-Shok police ammo.

I hope I NEVER have to use it! But if I do, I "pity the foo!"

Yikes!!! Believe it or not - I have my blond moments. This gun would not be good for me!

[ManOfWord]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Yikes!!! Believe it or not - I have my blond moments. This gun would not be good for me!

You'd be fine. It doesn't have a "mechanical" safety but the "safety" is the fact that it is double action only and can't fire by accident. The hammer is not cocked until you pull the trigger, cocking the hammer and then it releases while continuing to pull the trigger, firing the firearm. Perfectly safe to carry loaded. I do it all the time with no fear of shooting my foot or leg!