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Yeah they didn't get robbed

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:14:28 +0000

In reply to The Wisconsin Carry law and

Yeah they didn't get robbed due to having a gun?

Another Marshal Dillon.

Donal — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:37:45 +0000

In reply to The problem is that you are

Another Marshal Dillon.

The problem is that you are

jason in Texas — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:34:49 +0000

In reply to If I saw someone walk into a

The problem is that you are not an expert with firearms, and don't carry your own. There's nothing to fear about citizens exercising open carry rights. You should be concerned any time you see a thug covered in tats and baggy jeans, because he most likely has an illegal pistol on his person. Leave Denny's when you see that kind of thug walk in. Or, just reach down and feel that beautiful cold steel on your hip, and drill that thug when he gets excited. That's what guns are for, is killing thugs and drug dealers and their ilk.

While your anecdotes about

Donal — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:02:40 +0000

In reply to As you can tell from the

While your anecdotes about open carry probably represent most gun owners, I cited a real example of a gun owner crossing the line from self-defense to self-appointed lawman, with a lot of other folk chiming in to applaud him.

With all due respect, I have to wonder if the mere fact that you choose to openly carry a gun makes you the person I want defending public safety. In some rural or range situations, I can certainly see that, but in city and suburban life I have to ask whether you are qualified to deputize yourself in an emergency.

As you can tell from the

Ranger — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:34:01 +0000

In reply to Failed States, Vigilantism, Open Carry

As you can tell from the comments on these pages, the anti-gunners consider their fellow citizens to be the same as criminals just for carrying guns or incompotent idiots with a vigilante complex. They feed their own fears with these "what if" concocted stories. Being part of the open carry crowd, we do not sit around thinking of ways to band together and cause shootouts. When we carry, our weapons stay holstered while in public unless there is a threat to public safety. We do not carry to scare anyone but these same people who are screaming about open carriers have nothing to say about concealed carriers because they don't see the guns. Open carriers allow the guns to be seen instead of concealing them and this causes the hoplophobes to scream bloody murder. They see a gun and they don't see a badge so it must be wrong, illegal and that scares people.

Holster? My crew walks around

Rootman — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:39:13 +0000

In reply to In live in Las Vegas. I open

Holster? My crew walks around with our Colts pointing them at people.

In live in Las Vegas. I open

timf343 — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:32:01 +0000

In reply to Failed States, Vigilantism, Open Carry

In live in Las Vegas. I open carry into casinos, banks, bars, shops, restaurants, everywhere. No one runs screaming. The police are never been called on me. A group of us (about 20-30) have been on the Las Vegas Strip several times and routinely meet at the Fremont Street Experience. There's no bigger mixing pot than the strip, with tourists from all over the world walking around drunk 24 hours a day, and yet police find no reason to harass a bunch of law abiding citizens minding their own business. If a casino with a billion dollars cash in the basement doesn't care about my gun, why all the concern about some fast food joint?

I've been stopped once, and after a 25 minute detention, police sent me on my way with my loaded gun right back where it should be, in my holster. My complaint regarding the incident led to a retraining of the whole department without the need for trumped up criminal charges or a follow up lawsuit.

Vigilantism and the movies -

Beetlejuice — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:13:10 +0000

In reply to Failed States, Vigilantism, Open Carry

Vigilantism and the movies - for some strange reason, people who demand they exercise their right to bear arms because of the Constitution and the history of the United States never realize back in the cowboy dazes, the telephone was non-existant and the local sheriff and deputies didn't make house calls in a state furnished vehilce to make sure folks outside of town were safe from bad guys. One had to protect one's property interest with a gun and hope neighbors would come to their rescue. While the rest of us have matured as the country moved from rural to urban environments, there are some out there who still think we're fighting bandits, indians and claim jumpers, and need to arm up and be prepared to do the job law enforcement is neglecting. Some how our educational system has failed to make a dent in their thick skulls.

The only thing more

Michael Maiello — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:48:49 +0000

In reply to The Wisconsin Carry law and

The only thing more destructive? Yep. The food at Denny's.

The Wisconsin Carry law and

Richard Day — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:03:25 +0000

In reply to Failed States, Vigilantism, Open Carry

The Wisconsin Carry law and this incident piss me off.

You can carry weapons of mass destruction on your person and the cops do not have the right to ask for id as well as a license.

Bullshit.

THIS GUN CRAP HAS GOT TO STOP.

Don't they realize the type of destruction can be done by five guys carrying guns in a denny's?

This is beyond the absurd.

Didn't anyone of the people see Pulp Fiction?