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Old 08-20-2013, 11:28 AM
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Anyone here been to NRA Firearms museum in Fairfax?

was it worth going to?

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Old 08-20-2013, 01:43 PM
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was it worth going to?
If you like to look at 500 versions of the same gun.

My father, my brother in-law and I went. My father is a former police officer, former Army infantryman, former Federal LEO and firearms instructor. I've had a decent amount of firearms training from the US Army and a Federal Agency.

None of us were really impressed.

It was more of "this guys collection" and "this guys collection".

Yes, there were a few cool items to look over, but not worth the time spent to hunt them down.
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Old 08-20-2013, 01:46 PM
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Admission is free, but not enough bang for no bucks?
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I drive by their building a few times a month. I keep moving and try to avoid eye contact.
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Old 08-20-2013, 03:40 PM
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Looks like it would be a fun way to kill a couple of hours.

They have some historically significant pieces on their website.
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I drive by their building a few times a month. I keep moving and try to avoid eye contact.
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Old 08-20-2013, 09:20 PM
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Justin Moore - This Is NRA Country - YouTube

Good song to blast when driving threw Yale and other liberal areas.

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Old 08-20-2013, 09:52 PM
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That sir is funnah.
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Old 08-20-2013, 09:58 PM
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Looks like it would be a fun way to kill a couple of hours.
Very poor choice of words!
Didnt know "hours" was a type of person !!
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Old 08-20-2013, 10:48 PM
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I like looking at massed collections of guns, and I am known to be a "liberal".
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I like looking at massed collections of guns, and I am known to be a "liberal".
Even Liberals can have "some" redeeming qualities

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Old 08-21-2013, 02:32 AM
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Those who call themselves "conservatives" like to imagine that they have all the guns. I prefer to let them go on ahead imagining that.
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Sounds like a cool place to visit, but I bet NSA has a list of visitors there that they furnish to Homeland Security as "potential terrorists"
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I used to live in Fairfax, VA (back when I worked for the GOP). Never knew it existed, too busy fighting the good fight!
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Sounds like a cool place to visit, but I bet NSA has a list of visitors there that they furnish to Homeland Security as "potential terrorists"
I bet the NRA has a similar list of visitors.

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