About the guy who walked into JC Penny's with an AR-15

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6. Nice rant Ida

No, really. Nicely put.

I think that much of this type of thing will end once the idiots don't feel they have to prove their "rights", or whatever. But even after any new laws are made, they will still be able to open carry a side arm.

I'm not thrilled about that anymore. They talk a lot about responsible gun owners and stuff like that, but what we hear about is the fool who dropped his gun on the floor and it goes off, or the fool who discharges his weapon getting out of his car, or the fool who knew for sure it was unloaded, but it wasn't. As long as our general population is filled with fools, I don't want them armed.

I no longer trust that the average gun owner is not a flaming loon.

I do believe we have a right to own a gun. For protection, for hunting, for the collector even. And sometimes I can see why one would want to carry it in public. Like if you are the guy who has to take the cash to the bank. Or if you know you have to be in a especially dangerous area. I get that.

But we tried letting them have their way. Letting them self regulate, more or less. THings just kept getting worse and worse. We are becoming a more violent society. It will only get worse if not curbed.

I think, it will be we, as a society, that has to say, carrying your gun where my family are having our breakfast is no longer cool. Carrying your gun where we are shopping, is not cool.

It's not cool, It's not ok.

I posted yesterday that I would have left that store bitching profusely, letting the store understand that if they let guns into their store, then I will not be there. Some giggled at my response. But truly if we the people, let the stores know that we won't be shopping in their open carry stores, then that sign on the front door will also say NO GUNS ALLOWED.

Either serve the guy with a gun, or the rest of us. I will no longer stay in any store with anyone with a gun who is not obviously the store security or a shopping cop. If lots of people let the store management know that THEY will have to take a stand on this, then maybe we can at least do our shopping without worrying if some asshole is going to start shooting, or just accident ly shoot us. Or at least worry a little less about it.