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Odoreida

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10. At one time I had a legitimate reason to carry a concealed weapon (properly licensed).

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2019, 10:36 AM

Apr 2019

Rule number one: Never talk about it. Especially not to some jerk who insults you.

Exception: Stopped by a police officer for any reason.

Open the window, keep your hands on the steering wheel. Mention it up front in a very deferential manner.

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(sigh) Dear punks--- it may make you feel better to say that you are "carrying" or "packing" or [View all] Atticus Apr 2019 OP

Amen! pazzyanne Apr 2019 #1

Small man parts The Wizard Apr 2019 #2

My former husband, working in the Kentucky coalfields decades ago... maddiemom Apr 2019 #3

Love that! nt gateley Apr 2019 #7

Murder toys for inadequate boys. Gumboot Apr 2019 #4

Why are you aiming this at people who listen to punk rock? nt Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2019 #5

"Punk" precedes punk rock by decades Roy Rolling Apr 2019 #6

So well put. nt gateley Apr 2019 #8

What an interesting tactic JackInGreen Apr 2019 #9

Yeah, I guess it just slipped my mind how these are rational people who can be persuaded to Atticus Apr 2019 #13

At one time I had a legitimate reason to carry a concealed weapon (properly licensed). Odoreida Apr 2019 #10

Yeah, that sure worked for Philando Castile. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #12

My inlaws are gun people Cosmocat Apr 2019 #14

Is this directed at Kamala Harris? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #11

Absolutely not. It is directed at the gun jumpers who think carrying a pistol in the supermarket Atticus Apr 2019 #16

What would you say to women who carry, out of curiosity? NickB79 Apr 2019 #15

Given a choice, I wouldn't say anything to them, but punks come in both genders. If their pistol Atticus Apr 2019 #17

After a review by forum hosts...locking. Omaha Steve Apr 2019 #18