Packing in public: Gun owners tired of hiding their weapons embrace 'open carry'

A. Crowley · #21 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 03:04 PM

What for.................?

wow · #22 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by toxic

That is eactly right.

Here in Texas, us Leftys have been exterminating thousands of rich christian men every year. Thank god we control the media or you would have heard about it.

Generally, we arrest the rich christian men, take their bibles and lock them up on remote compounds. All the whiners are made into women and provided to Mormons to be their bitches.

Bush and Rove help set the whole system up.

White Americans are being abused all over this racist country.
This ignorance is being promoted by the left.

areyoushittin'me? · #23 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 03:14 PM

I guess it depends where you are hiking...40 cal is a bit overkill for a rattlesnake.

A. Crowley · #24 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 03:17 PM

All my life I've been in rattlesnake country....

No pistola needed.

No problem with the carry, mind you.

Just wondering.

pjwky · #25 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45

Have you ever looked at the statistics of those with concealed carry permits. An extremely small percentage are ever involved in any illegal activities. In Florida only 700 permits out of 1.5 million were revoked for criminal activity. People who will fly off the handle and take out a co worker etc will do so with what ever is available. Last weekend in Japan some disgruntled Japanese man stabbed 17 people, killing 7 of them. Why? Because he was pissed off at the world.

There are very strict laws and regulations of when you can and can't use a weapon. Rational people will think twice about using one for no reason. Irrational people will pick up a brick because you took their parking space.

So, you idea is to punish the 99% law abiding because someone, somewhere, may decide to go berserk?

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"NathanB", I do not propose we punish anyone.

Its a much less dangerous situtation when "irrational people have bricks or even knives available" then when everyone is packing a gun: and there is no way to predict what supposedly sane people will do in every situation, for instance with even mild/moderate alcohol use. I have seen very good people, on occasion do very irrational things: I do not think all 300 million Americans need to be packing led everywhere they go.

My guns stay in the gun cabnet unless & when they are in use: I do not think any nut-job would do well in my house: but I will leave the nut-jobs on the street to the cops. ...pjwky

pjwky · #26 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wow

In America, we have certain groups that are targeted for hate crimes (White men, rich white people and white Christians). Obviously, they need to carry guns to protect themselves from the hatred this ignorant society promotes.

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"Targeted for hate crimes" 'wow': your group of 3 is very selective & strangely exclusive: how about gays & young beautiful coeds & college kids on campus & seniors stopped at red-lights & convenient store clerks & drug store clerks? ....pjwky

areyoushittin'me? · #27 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 06:34 PM

Ok, I understand...

...please grant me a little poetic license.

Generally it was more likely handy like on a floorboard and true, generally when going on a hike I wouldn't even be bothered with it...but that was generally off onto some BLM land bordering the property...if I'm off on a foreign trail...I might take it... 22 mag works for me...relatively quiet but enough of a punch to handle anything likely to arise...then again, a good walking stick is more useful.