Rebirth of America, this is my time

Big 5 Sporting Goods, referred to as Big 5, is a sporting goods chain store founded in 1955.

From Nike, Adidas and Armour, to Fila Bear's Paw and New Balance, almost all sports brands have set up counters here.

Ethan in his previous life frequented this place because he could put together a sports suit for just one or two hundred dollars.

And Evelin brought him here today, not to buy him clothes or shoes.

After entering the store, the girl ran straight towards the hunting display cabinet.

Then, the dazzling array of firearms stored in the display window appeared in Ethan's sight.

The next second he heard the girl say: "Hello? Is anyone there? I need to take the Firearm Safety Certification."

Before he finished speaking, a tall, middle-aged white man stood up from behind the counter.

"Who takes the exam?" He glanced at Evelin first, and then moved his eyes to Ethan. "The exam costs ten dollars. You can take the exam twice. If you fail, you can take the exam again after 24 hours."

"Okay." Evelin took out ten dollars from the handbag she carried with her, handed it to the other party, and then pointed at Ethan, "He will take the test."

Firearm Safety Certification, referred to as FSC, is a firearm safety certificate under California law. Anyone who buys or owns a firearm must pass this assessment. As long as you answer 23 of the 30 questions correctly, you can get the certificate. It is valid for five years. .

In fact, when Ethan saw Evelin running towards the firearms area of ​​Wuda as soon as she got out of the car, he had already guessed what the girl wanted to do, and when Evelin called out the coach, she shouted, "I want to play basketball." , ah, no, I want to take the gun license test. After that, Ethan’s face even showed a smile.

"Oh, Evelin..." Ethan called out his sister's name.

However, before he could finish his words, Evelin had already interrupted: "Don't refuse."

"Didn't you say before that you were threatened when you were buying materials?"

"Although California has very strict gun control, to be honest, San Francisco is still too chaotic. It's nice to have a gun in this damn place, so... just think of it as a gift from me to celebrate the sale of the game. Already?"

"Wow~ I love this gift!"

Ethan nodded with a smile and said, "Besides, you misunderstood, I didn't mean to refuse just now."

"I'm just... happy."

That's right, when Ethan saw the guns of various shapes on the display cabinet, the corners of his mouth almost reached the base of his ears!

Because he wanted to touch a gun in his last life!

It's just that he was holding a long-term visa at the time, and it was very troublesome to get a gun license with a visa in that hellish place in New York.

So I never got a chance.

But it's different now. Although California's gun laws are so strict that it's annoying, but at this moment, that's old Washington wearing the Stars and Stripes, right?

Without the restriction of identity, it is easy to get hold of a gun!

The FSC assessment is also very simple, with only true-false and multiple-choice questions, and the content of the test questions can be measured by the intelligence of a third-grade elementary school student.

Because the structure of firearms can be distinguished as long as one can understand the words, and the method of use is extremely simple. The only safety question that may be difficult is - 'Are firearms with safety devices 100% safe? ? ’, ‘Is it legal to shoot into the air? ’ and a series of such implicit questions that cannot be more obvious.

As long as you have some normal logic and are not like some gods who insist that the earth is flat, you will definitely know that nothing in this world is absolute, so the safety device is not 100% safe.

Since the teacher who asked the question asked you whether it is legal to shoot into the air, then this matter must be illegal.

Hey, the main theme is a rebel!

Ah, no, it’s contrary to logic!

Therefore, after Ethan received half an hour of written training, he ended the exam with a perfect score in just ten minutes and received the FSC certificate on the spot.

Then, he showed his driver's license and vehicle registration card and filled out a questionnaire at the request of the counter staff.

After checking a series of questions such as whether he had committed a crime, whether he had a drunk driving record, whether he had been arrested by law enforcement, whether he had used psychotropic drugs or drugs, etc., Ethan chose a cigarette worth three hundred and fifty. Dollar shotgun, Remington 870.

Then, Ethan and Evelin returned home empty-handed.

Yes, the first serious purchase of a gun in California requires a background check.

The staff at the gun store will hand over the information to the California Department of Justice and Verbole to ensure that your information meets the standards and is true and valid. This process takes ten days, so the earliest you can pick up the gun is the eleventh day.

But that's not important, right?

With the FSC already passed, the ten-day countdown simply flew by!

Uh...okay...

Ethan admitted that the past ten days were still very painful.

Because when he thought about having a gun, he was so happy that he couldn't sleep.

So on the morning of the tenth day, when he went to pick up the gun from Wu Da, he had a panda eye.

But when he got hold of the heavy shotgun, he felt that the wait was worth it.

I couldn't wait to come to the shooting range in San Jose and slapped a twenty-dollar knife on the boss's desk.

Hire a personal trainer and let him teach you how to shoot.

Although the Remington 870 has no sight or ruler, it is really easy to use.

Regardless of whether it is shoulder-fired or waist-fired, it uses 18.4 bullets, and the aiming method is very simple. Just pull the trigger at the approximate location of the target.

There was a loud bang, and the board ten meters away flew away! The watermelon 20 meters away rotted immediately! The plastic bucket thirty meters away suddenly cracked! There were bullet holes in the steel plate forty meters away!

It was so powerful that Ethan really couldn't put it down.

Touching the black gun body, Ethan decided that whenever he went out from now on, he would take this thing with him.

‘Special code! If anyone threatens me in the future, I will take out this big guy! Ask those idiots if they want to be Yongle or Prince! ’

However, when he thought that he was shooting all targets and was still far away from actual shooting, when he returned home again, he discussed with Thomas whether he should organize a family gathering.

For example, go hunting in the surrounding hunting grounds?

Thomas could understand Ethan's joy at getting a new toy, but at the same time—

"Ethan, I have to go to the orchard every day and I really can't spare time. Why don't you go play by yourself?" Thomas suggested with a bit of toothache.

"Oh Thomas! What are you talking about! This family cannot live without you!" Ethan continued to invite.

Evelin also showed her approval, "Dad, I think Ethan is right."

"Aren't you tired from going to the orchard every day? If you take a proper rest for a day, treat it as a holiday for yourself."

"Yes, you are busy every day, so you should take a rest." Linda also thought it was good, "The workers we hired all abide by the eight-hour work system, why do you, the boss, have to work all year round? ?”

Seeing that his wife, daughter, and nephew have all reached a united front, Thomas can no longer find excuses.

"Okay, let me think about it, give me some time, I'll go communicate with the Fishing and Hunting Bureau and see where there are suitable places for hunting recently."

"Wild boar and black bear are too ferocious, just...deer and antelope..."

"Oh yeah~" Ethan cheered first, "Thomas, I love you!"

"Okay, okay~" Thomas nodded slightly, accepting Ethan's love, and at the same time said to his wife: "Linda, if you want to go hunting, pay attention to taking the hunting license test. Even if you answer 80% of the 100 questions correctly, You can pass it, but you have to fill up the offline training time by yourself."

"Okay, Okay, I'll go." Linda smiled and nodded.

With the confirmation of the matter, a happy atmosphere filled the house.

However, just as Ethan was gearing up to prepare for the upcoming family gathering, on the evening of April 30th, Steve Jobs suddenly came to visit.

His arrival also postponed the Johnson family's party plans.

Because after Steve Jobs got off the motorcycle, he smiled and said to Ethan: "Ethan, at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, Nolan will introduce "Snake Game" to the invited merchants at the Atari factory. "."

“After my efforts, he agreed to let me be the keynote speaker and introduce the product on stage.”