Where do you live

[Dennis]

Guys and Gals, I guess I have to apologize as this thread isn't going exactly the way I thought it would. One member thought I wanted everyone to post their exact name and address which would allow anyone with $30.00 to have access to most likely millions of dollars of high grade firearms. I told him that as an ex cop and correctional officer that would be dumb.

I don't want to know anybody's exact address or any personal information about forum members at all. I didn't want the BOD to take a vote and have everyone put their state in their avatar either. I wanted to start a thread to see if there wasn't some way for those of us who do not live in the Northeast where many forum members live to be able to shoot with one another where we do live. Maybe I should have made that clear. Darn, maybe it still isn't clear. In my avatar I listed that I live in Southern California. For me anyone who lives in Southern can contact me and I would be happy to drive to visit them, shoot clay targets, maybe hunt big game together or simply have a cup of coffee or lunch. I don't want to move in nor do I want to impose in the slightest possible way. I was trying to promote comradeship between members. That was it. I have already received PM's from two members, one in CA and another in another state asking to possibly get together. I am looking forward to meeting each person. Maybe we will have a cup of coffee and then go our separate ways. Maybe we will become lifelong friends. Who knows. That is what I am trying to promote. Nobody HAS to do it but if we put our state in our avatar at least we will know who else is in the same state we are in. I genuinely appreciate those who wrote in with their state but I am not going to remember those comments. On my trip East a couple of weeks ago I probably passed within 50 miles of two members who have recently posted on the forum. From being a forum member for over a year now I have read their posts and have a great deal of respect for them both. Had I known where they live I would have tried to contact them ahead of time to meet them. Of course I had no idea what state they live in. I was told we all received a list of members with addresses. I don't know if I did or not. I may have. Personally if I was a dishonest individual I wonder how much I could sell that list for to a criminal.

I hope this serves as somewhat of an explanation of what my intention was.

Dennis