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L. L. Wall

L. L. Wall club

Posted: 11 Jun 2020

Taken: 17 Aug 2019

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1/100 • f/5.0 • 52.0 mm • ISO 100 •

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Historic Musket

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I wondered if posting a little trio of firearms photos might stir some controversy: especially under the stereotype of "Americans and Their Misplaced Obsession with Guns". It is not my intention to be controversial.
I do own hunting firearms and a couple of British historic military rifles, but I am not entranced with owning them. Nor do I think the US Constitution is being interpreted correctly guaranteeing gun possession; but I also believe my personal property is not subject to confiscation.
Make no mistake: violence must stop; gun violence must stop.

, Eva Lewitus, Ste, cammino and 3 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Pat Del
Pat Del club
A beautiful 'weapon of collection'!

You are right to condemn the violence that can result from the possession of firearms ...
4 years ago.
 Ste
Ste
Certainly a great piece of history here Wally ... great detail in the workmanship for sure

Best wishes ... Steve
4 years ago.
 Eva Lewitus
Eva Lewitus club
It looks lovely... and I hope it doesn´t work anymore.
4 years ago.
L. L. Wall club has replied to Eva Lewitus club
... but, it does work: at least with black powder and no bullets -- "shooting blanks" ... I took this shot at an re-enactment of a Revolutionary War skirmish where the citizens of Machias Maine repelled a landing party of British sailors and marines ...

... but I understand -- there are too many modern guns, too many powerful guns, for questionable reasons; and the level and incidence of violence is increased ...
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Eva Lewitus
Eva Lewitus club
Hard to keep our world gun free!
4 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
I grew up with a dad who owned a shotgun, a deer rifle and a .22 pistol. Later, my brothers owned shotguns for duck hunting. Each kind of gun had a specific purpose. An uncle collected antique firearms. I thought nothing of any of this. Dad, himself, was disgusted years later by simple, old-fashioned hunting turning into "gun religion," as he called it. He thought of the rantings of the NRA as a sign of weakness.

To me, the borderline is clear between what used to be American gun ownership, what my dad thought of as correct and responsible gun ownership, and what it so often is now.
4 years ago.

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