ArdmoreRyno

I did the math... exactly 58.43% The other 41.67% are in southern states.

A few things... I am into guns. I'm an Okie, it's a huge part of Southern Oklahoma culture. We hunt, we fish, etc. We are raised around guns and are taught at an early age how to be safe around them. Sure, it takes some practice... but I can take anyone on this page and teach them to make that shot in a very short period of time. It's not hard. Your heartrate and breathing are massive when it comes to long range shots. But the thing is... this isn't long range. It's sub-200 yards. That's an EASY shot. The 30-06 round itself is extremely fast and extremely accurate. If you have your weapon zeroed at 100 yards (some hunters do it at 200), this round has a drop of about 3". Meaning, you aim at someone's head... you'll likely hit him in the jaw/neck. This killer likely missed his aim-point. And yes, it's CLEAR this kid was raised around firearms. It's Utah... much like Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, etc. people are raised around them. There are photos of he and his brothers with firearms. Recently, his mother posted a photo of her other son (Austin) with a 'tricked out' Ruger 10-22 at a range. The weapon you really start shooting as a kid. No one ever said he put a rifle together real quick and decided to take this shot. He clearly had some practice/understanding. But what I'm saying, I can take YOU or anyone here and teach you to reach out to a human size target at 500 yards in about an hour with a decent set-up. PS: Not a 'redneck'. I have a masters degree and work as a mental health professional. I'm far from "unsophisticated", which is a key trait to the term 'redneck'. My father is a doctor, mother is a BS RN. My grandfather was a chemical engineer for Phillips 66 and holds 27 patients. My uncle was a literal 'rocket scientist' for NASA.

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!! GO BILLS

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@Homelander What's so funny? Just because you don't understand firearms and probably can't take a little Ruger 10-22 and hit a target 25 yards away, doesn't mean there aren't people like myself out there that can hit targets at 1000+ yards on a consistent biases.

Stop. No, it's not. Not with a decent rifle. If it was 500+ that would seem impressive to me. 150-200 yards is NOTHING with a rifle. Especially a bolt action 30-06 that can travel to 6,000 yards (no, not very accurately). I can take my M24 (Remington 700 set up with a .308 round, a smaller round) out to 1300 yards. I can hit a golf ball over and over at 200 yards.

He wasn't a groyper. He was dating a man pretending to be a woman. That makes him part of the LGBTQ+ crowd. You don't date someone the same sex, or opposite sex who claims to be a different gender (which is not uncommon) and not be 'bi-sexual' or 'other than straight'. Not how it works. Sorry.

Which I get. I am from Oklahoma, have property (I'm assuming as you do) and was raised around them. Oddly enough, my father didn't own a gun... it was my uncle that introduced me to shooting (good ole. 10-22). I then went to safety classes and my instructor saw something in me, went on to travel across the country to compete. I fell in love with sport shooting, especially long distance. So my 'gun culture' was birthed out of joy of competing. As for distance, yea... if you have things set up to 50-yards, your blind, feeding station, etc. You'll normally be shooting that close. Out here, we have large patches cleared for large windmills, powerlines, etc that give us a clear line of sight up to 2000 yards. So we set up the corn feeders around 100 yards, 200 yards, etc. from our blind. I like to shoot 150+ because they notice you 'less' than if you were 100 and in.

200 yards is NOT a difficult shot. It's actually extremely easy, especially with a 30-06 round. This kid, like so many of us, grew up around firearms. My kids were and are raised around firearms. My wife, who only knows how to shoot her Ruger LC9... I could teach her to hit a target out to 500 yards in about an hour. One of the more annoying things after all this are the internet morons who sit there and claim things like "Must have been an expert sniper", "Foreign government." or "That is a near impossible shot". GTFO to all of you. When I was 11 (until I was about 14) traveled to complete in the Jr. NRA and Civilian Marksman Program. I'd compete on military ranges (like Camp Perry, Ohio). Reaching out to 500 yards with open sights was something we did regularly. That's with a 5.56 round with a semi-auto platform. Now, put an optic on a BOLT action with a 30-06 caliber... you can hit 1000 yards with just a little practice. This 22-year old would need very little training and time to hit a human size target with a Mauser 98 that has even a so-so optic. The kid actually didn't account for the slight drop (at that range, a 30-06 has very little drop) and missed his head. Non-gun people have zero clue about firearms and what their capabilities are and aren't. It's so damn annoying to listen to people make moronic assumptions. 200 yards is your typical hunting range (deer). Many hunters zero their rifle at 200 yards. I could OPEN sight a human target at 300 yards with zero issues. Forget needing glass to hit it.

What does that even mean? You vote for Trump instead of Killary, Biden or Harris? And where is it reported they are "hard core"? Seriously. What is that definition?

Only one side screams at others on campus, tears down posters and steals signs... shoots are public speakers. ONE side of the isle.

He was like 12-13 during WWII.

Can't stand the man, but he wasn't a "former Nazi".

I can't find him. There are dozens of profiles with that name.

Yes, I know. I'm talking about the Kirk murder.