Ralphie violates 4 Safety Rules

[MohawkSlim]

Merry Christmas, INGO.

In all seriousness, A Christmas Story (on TBS right now for 24hrs straight!) is a whimsical tale of overcoming anti-gunners and a celebration of Murica. Watch it!

 

[BogWalker]

He violates the four and gets shot in the eye as a consequence. Lessons were learned.

We put the marathon on and let it play all day on Christmas. The family has watched it every year for the past decade or so.

 

[yepthatsme]

Poor Ralphie, he learned a hard lesson that day. (At least he didn't stick his tongue on the flag pole.)

 

[Slawburger]

The problem was that high-capacity 200-shot assault air rifle.


...and Bart was just getting ready to turn his life around and go back to locksmith school.

 

[campingdad]

My brother-in-law is getting his first handgun for Christmas. Hopefully he doesn't have to learn these lessons the hard way as well!!

 

[wizardfitz]

That is my wifes favorite show of all time . its on a loop on our tv from our pc external drive

 

[MDave]

We Love it too. I probably learned more than a few hard lessons from my Red Rider carbine. I loved that thing. Cheap and fun to shoot. What a great way to learn.

 

[TheWabbit]

I'd rather watch John McClane violate the four rules in Die Hard with his trusty 92F and MP5 "machine gun" ho ho ho.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

About five years ago I "ruined Christmas" by bringing a cheap bb gun as my grab bag gift to my aunt's Christmas dinner.

My aunt is a wonderful, kind, loving lady who is not very comfortable with guns of any type. Her husband has a few, but they stay out of sight and out of mind. Her house, her rules, I would not have brought the bb gun if i thought it would be an issue as I totally respect my dear aunt. She just did not at all see the humor or appropriateness of me giving a bb gun as a Christmas present. Her husband got the bb gun in the exchange and it was ackward and not very cool at all.

Two years later, my aunt again hosted our family for Christmas and her household had found the fun of sitting up pop cans in the back yard and shooting them with the cheap bb gun. She had warmed considerably to the idea and there was lots of good natured ribbing we had a nice time shooting targets and laughing about the distress of a few years ago.

This year we were again at that Aunt's house and her husband was proudly showing everyone the fancier Crossman BB gun that his daughter had given him for Christmas. No muss, no fuss, just some happy expectation of target shooting and watching "Ralphie" on TV.

Winning that old culture war one inch at a time!

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

About five years ago I "ruined Christmas" by bringing a cheap bb gun as my grab bag gift to my aunt's Christmas dinner.

My aunt is a wonderful, kind, loving lady who is not very comfortable with guns of any type. Her husband has a few, but they stay out of sight and out of mind. Her house, her rules, I would not have brought the bb gun if i thought it would be an issue as I totally respect my dear aunt. She just did not at all see the humor or appropriateness of me giving a bb gun as a Christmas present. Her husband got the bb gun in the exchange and it was ackward and not very cool at all.

Two years later, my aunt again hosted our family for Christmas and her household had found the fun of sitting up pop cans in the back yard and shooting them with the cheap bb gun. She had warmed considerably to the idea and there was lots of good natured ribbing we had a nice time shooting targets and laughing about the distress of a few years ago.

This year we were again at that Aunt's house and her husband was proudly showing everyone the fancier Crossman BB gun that his daughter had given him for Christmas. No muss, no fuss, just some happy expectation of target shooting and watching "Ralphie" on TV.

Winning that old culture war one inch at a time!

"Sniff"....I love a happy ending.

 

[trucker777]

"Sniff"....I love a happy ending.

Me to. That was beautiful man.

 

[yepthatsme]

About five years ago I "ruined Christmas" by bringing a cheap bb gun as my grab bag gift to my aunt's Christmas dinner.

My aunt is a wonderful, kind, loving lady who is not very comfortable with guns of any type. Her husband has a few, but they stay out of sight and out of mind. Her house, her rules, I would not have brought the bb gun if i thought it would be an issue as I totally respect my dear aunt. She just did not at all see the humor or appropriateness of me giving a bb gun as a Christmas present. Her husband got the bb gun in the exchange and it was ackward and not very cool at all.

Two years later, my aunt again hosted our family for Christmas and her household had found the fun of sitting up pop cans in the back yard and shooting them with the cheap bb gun. She had warmed considerably to the idea and there was lots of good natured ribbing we had a nice time shooting targets and laughing about the distress of a few years ago.

This year we were again at that Aunt's house and her husband was proudly showing everyone the fancier Crossman BB gun that his daughter had given him for Christmas. No muss, no fuss, just some happy expectation of target shooting and watching "Ralphie" on TV.

Winning that old culture war one inch at a time!

It's a Christmas miracle! Good job!

 

[other dave]