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In reply to the discussion: The grocery store, the gun, and my free speech rights [View all]FLyellowdog
(4,276 posts)"There are gun accidents that happen all the time because people do not know how to handle guns. People are victims of these accidents many times even when it is not their gun. If they had some knowledge of gun safety, they might be able to save their life before an accident occurs."
How will my knowing about gun safety protect me if the careless/incompetent/poorly trained gun owner lets his gun fall out of his pocket and it goes off and injures me? I have no control over those kinds of accidents.
My best bet is to leave the vicinity of someone who is openly carrying...which is why I think no one should be allowed to carry a CONCEALED weapon. They have a right to carry a gun but I should have the right to know who those people are. Then I can decide to stay close by or leave.
But that's just me.