Posted on 04/09/2013 7:20:30 PM PDT by marktwain
Re: "Gun culture a shock for snowbirds," Karin Klassen, Opinion, April 8.
Strange, but I know many people who go to Arizona and spend most of the winter there. They all say they feel safer there than they do in Alberta because there are very few rapes, home invasions or burglaries.
Many snowbirds who have property there obtain a firearm. They go to the police and show that they know how to handle firearms safely, are issued a permit, and buy a pistol and ammo. It can serve as protection, though it is very safe, or simply sport shooting, as ranges are everywhere and easily accessed.
The vast majority of Arizonans are friendly and enjoy the camaraderie and participation of Canadians in their sport shooting activities. Nevada is much the same, with huge training facilities for sport and defensive shooting, as are most states with concealed or open carry.
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We lived in Scottsdale for 14 years and loved it. We moved out to Maricopa 3 years ago to be closer to our kids/grandchildren, and we’ve been happy here too, although there’s relatively not much to do. Our town has been inundated by Canadian snowbirds, however, as they’ve been buying up many of the homes, lol.
My wife and I have stayed in Flagstaff three times in the last ten years. What people should know about Flagstaff is that it’s about 7000 feet in elevation and, while warmer than Wisconsin where we live, can get pretty cold in the winter.
My girlfriend is building a house in Prescott very conservative area she tells me. Sedona is where the hippies live.
There is no such requirement in Arizona. One does not need a PERMIT to buy firearms or ammo. Arizona Gun Laws
They brought it out in January and I just lucked out to find one in stock at Cabela’s. There are some reviews on-line. It is a sweet concealed hammer DA revolver with a good trigger pull improvement.
Many snowbirds who have property there obtain a firearm. They go to the police and show that they know how to handle firearms safely, are issued a permit, and buy a pistol and ammo. It can serve as protection, though it is very safe, or simply sport shooting, as ranges are everywhere and easily accessed.
They shouldn't even need to do that.
Arizona is now a constitutional carry state. My understanding is you can get a permit, for reciprocity purposes while travelling.
‘__________can get pretty cold in the winter.’
(Flagstaff)
Then I will assume I did see pine trees back those many years ago!
Meant the LCR. ;-)
A lot of people think Arizona is all desert. But much of the top half of the state is heavily forested. And it climbs in elevation towards Flagstaff. The highest peak in Arizona, Mt. Humphrey, is just north of Flagstaff.
Small frame rimfires, as a rule have heavy trigger springs, supposedly due to the smaller hammer mass.
The .22 LR has an 8# trigger pull and is smooth, very nice.
I'll have to pick up a .22 mag.
In a couple months it'll be well over 100 by 10PM.
They’re not US Citizens. I’m surprised they can buy at all.
McCain obviously isn’t paying attention. He’s out there bargaining with the devil himself.
I will be quite surprised if you can walk in anywhere and just buy one. They are very scarce due to the new introduction and high demand. The counterman at Cabela’s was amazed that they had one in stock, it had just happened to be the only one they had ever recieved and they had put it in stock the night before and I just happened to be the first to ask them to check their stock.
Its over the edge in the Phoenix valley — they had the LCR 22 Mag but not one box of 22 Mag ammo. I finally found just one box of 50 after checking three other places — I found it at a pistol shop that doesn’t cater to rimfire weapons and they had that lone single small box. I have checked four times at four different stores in the two weeks since I picked this up and have found no more ammo anywhere.
I am not going to the range and shoot up my only box of ammunition for the wife’s revolver. She knows how it works and it is loaded where she can put her hands on it in an instant.
Now when I get her the little sub-compact 380, I hope to get her three range trips at 30 rounds per trip so she stands a chance of hitting something with that small barrel, but the LCR is big enough that I think she can hit center-mass with it.
Yiiiiii - ! 100 degrees plus by 10a.m. (altho you wrote ‘P.M.’) -
I was asking about the a.m. - - -
Guess the indoor activities start - - -
I was talking about PM. It’s a lot hotter at 10AM.
Ah. Good to know.
‘______a lot hotter at 10am.’
Y i i i i i - !
Ding!
Prescott is an odd mix of earth-hippies and conservatives. Really. Still a conservative overall bent to the town.
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