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sinkingfeeling

(57,835 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 09:59 AM Oct 2012

PSA: Starting tomorrow Oklahoma will be full of people openly carrying loaded guns. [View all]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/us/oklahoma-prepares-for-open-carry-gun-law.html?pagewanted=all

A new law takes effect on Thursday in Oklahoma — anyone licensed to carry a concealed firearm can choose to carry a weapon out in the open, in a belt or shoulder holster, loaded or unloaded. Five minutes after midnight Thursday, Mr. Hull and his friends — supporters of the Oklahoma Open Carry Association, a gun rights group — will mark the occasion by wearing their unconcealed handguns while dining at Beverly’s, a 24-hour restaurant.
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I used to drive over to Tulsa to spend money or go to the zoo. Not anymore.

Oklahoma will officially have turned back the clock to the 1850s.

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PSA: Starting tomorrow Oklahoma will be full of people openly carrying loaded guns. [View all] sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 OP

yep - John Wayne wannabes DrDan Oct 2012 #1

Oh relax. LAGC Oct 2012 #2

Either way, the gun toters are too paranoid to be allowed to walk around loose in public. RC Oct 2012 #9

You accuse people who carry a firearm of being "too paranoid." eqfan592 Oct 2012 #44

Hmmm. Sounds like "paranoia" is a little closer to home. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #49

Many gun 'mishaps' occur when someone uses someone else's weapon. randome Oct 2012 #40

Do you have any statistical evidence to support your assertion? (nt) eqfan592 Oct 2012 #42

No, I don't. randome Oct 2012 #54

Yee-Haw!!!! sadbear Oct 2012 #3

Deadwood reincarnated. ananda Oct 2012 #4

Wisconsin ALWAYS has had legal open carry. Amazingly enough, it did not turn into Deadwood. (nt) eqfan592 Oct 2012 #47

You elected and then re-elected Walker! ananda Oct 2012 #77

We also elected 3 socialist mayors in Milwaukee, something no other city can claim. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #80

The Sad - Yet Funny - Aspect To This Is That..... SingleSeatBiggerMeat Oct 2012 #5

You do understand that there's only one state in the nation where carry of some sort isn't legal? eqfan592 Oct 2012 #36

Gun controllers get their edumacation from the cinema and T.V. Oaters Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #64

Oklahoma drivers are the worst on all of I-40! Now they're loaded? BlueToTheBone Oct 2012 #6

You did note that only those with CCW permits can now openly carry ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #7

+1000 darkangel218 Oct 2012 #12

I do not understand the fear and false machismo that compels people to carry firearms LonePirate Oct 2012 #8

+1 sadbear Oct 2012 #10

- 1 darkangel218 Oct 2012 #14

You don't understand it because it has nothing to do with fear and false machismo glacierbay Oct 2012 #19

Why Don't You Complete That Notion? Paladin Oct 2012 #31

Oh what a load of bullshit. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #35

carrying a fire extinguisher around 24/7 would make more sense than a gun. uncle ray Oct 2012 #57

I've never once had to make use of a fire extinguisher. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #69

It's not about carrying a gun glacierbay Oct 2012 #39

Depends a lot on where you live ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #22

I don't either. I need a cell phone when I go out, not a gun. forestpath Oct 2012 #23

The people I know who carry firearms do so because they have been robbed slackmaster Oct 2012 #53

In other words you can't empathize with others. MicaelS Oct 2012 #81

Oh nice!! i wish i lived there! darkangel218 Oct 2012 #11

I'd wear my assless chaps. sadbear Oct 2012 #13

I dare you to. darkangel218 Oct 2012 #15

If I ever have the misfortune to be in Oklahoma, sadbear Oct 2012 #18

Wait. It's just the people who were already carrying concealed Robb Oct 2012 #16

Because it's (gasp) guns. nt. glacierbay Oct 2012 #20

You are missing emotion . What you sir are doing is using logic. former-republican Oct 2012 #29

You hit the nail right on the head. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #33

Yea you're seeing a lot of it in this thread former-republican Oct 2012 #61

Oh big time. When it comes down to it, we all agree on a lot more than we disagree on here. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #72

and really the question is Why? april Oct 2012 #17

Why not? glacierbay Oct 2012 #21

exactly!! :) darkangel218 Oct 2012 #25

Jesus. I'm definitely staying away from that cesspool of ignorance and idiocy. Aristus Oct 2012 #24

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #32

I admit, it doesn't require intelligence to avoid a place where a verbal argument Aristus Oct 2012 #52

"I was in fear for my life, he stepped toward me in a threatening manner." Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #75

That's pretty much every place in the world at all times, as the reality is that even where firearms eqfan592 Oct 2012 #78

I don't particularly like open carry of my handgun former-republican Oct 2012 #26

Open Carry is worse than Concealed Carry? ieoeja Oct 2012 #27

You really think people who carry are paranoid and frightened? eqfan592 Oct 2012 #30

I'm sorry, but that is completely idiotic on your part. (nt) eqfan592 Oct 2012 #28

No, I'm very secure in my believe that people can be civilized. sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #48

If you did happen to be dealing with someone who wants to do you harm Jennicut Oct 2012 #34

There are arguments that can be made for and against. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #38

True. That is a good argument the other way. Jennicut Oct 2012 #56

From a 30 year veteran cop glacierbay Oct 2012 #65

I couldn't agree more about gun safety. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #66

I don't know about your friend but, sarisataka Oct 2012 #87

Hey sinkingfeeling, would you feel safer if they were wearing uniforms? slackmaster Oct 2012 #37

Has nothing to do with safety. sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #43

OK, so it's all about emotion slackmaster Oct 2012 #45

It's about whether you believe in humanity and seek a civilized, peaceful world. I sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #50

You refuse to live your life afraid of others, but now you are afraid to go to Tulsa... slackmaster Oct 2012 #55

Not afraid to go to Tulsa, just want to keep my dollars in a place that doesn't sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #60

So what you're saying is that there is only one state in the US you're willing to spend money. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #63

Of course there are no people in the Middle East who seek to intimidate others slackmaster Oct 2012 #67

I have every right in the world to boycott a place I disagree with. Oklahoma and Texas sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #70

If you were really sincere in that position, you would spend the rest of your life in Illinois slackmaster Oct 2012 #74

It is amazing to me that they will boycott Tulsa..... NCTraveler Oct 2012 #85

It has nothing to do with fear of others. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #59

That's your right under the Constitution. I just don't see a need for it. Been here 65 sinkingfeeling Oct 2012 #68

Been here 32 years, and I have had a need, unfortunately. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #76

I wish everyone in the world thought like you former-republican Oct 2012 #86

My plan is to laugh and point at them. CBGLuthier Oct 2012 #41

Who else do you go out of your way to incite a confrontation? n/t sarisataka Oct 2012 #82

That's fun. It's the Old West, podner! TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #46

There are hundreds of incidents of a criminal getting the drop on a citizen glacierbay Oct 2012 #58

My husband was in an armed robbery--his back was turned, and TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #73

I'm glad your husband is OK, but your argument is flawed horribly. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #83

Eh.. txdemsftw Oct 2012 #51

I'd rather know who's carrying as not know madokie Oct 2012 #62

How do you know if someone is carrying glacierbay Oct 2012 #71

This is legal in Salt Lake City. NCTraveler Oct 2012 #79

OC has it's place, hiking, fishing, hunting; outdoors type activities. ileus Oct 2012 #84

Locking REP Oct 2012 #88