Stand aside! New gunny coming online
Ed has received his FOID card. And he’s acquired his handmedown collection of arms. And he’s about to go to the range. I hope I have the oppportunity to go with him, though the timing couldn’t be worse for me. He’s already plenty paranoid. Now he just needs to have the four rules tattooed on his wiener (guess he didn’t know about that part) and learn the secret handshake.
You have to ask Brigid where girls get the four rules tattooed.
Oh, and he’s gotta start knuckledragging and acting like a white trash red-stater, and knock out at least two teeth.

Welcome to the Club! Just think, in a couple of days, he can start opining’ on the 9 vs 45, Ak vs M16, Glock vs EVERYONE ELSE and all the other fine topics that permeate the community.
And now we dance while cackling maniacally!
That’s what I did when I got the card. Scared the hell out of the cat.
LOL. Congtrats, Ed.
I’m not one of the initiated yet (closest I have come to a weapon is holding one as collateral), but I do live in the midwest – so I got the behavior down pat.
If you need any additional tips on how to behave, check out this video-game/redneck-simulator for pointers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caOPx-VRbFU
Knuckledragging rednecks, missing teeth. Hmmmm. I participated in an Appleseed event last weekend. On the line, out of 22 other participants, were 3 MDs, 2 PHDs, at least 1 MA, 1 retired plant manager and two under 15 kids.
Amazing how the redneck culture is spreading up the educational ladder.
Roger