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hollowdweller

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9. I think there's an in your face aspect to it.

Reply to derby378 (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2013, 08:44 PM

Sep 2013

When I see somebody carrying a gun unless it's out in the woods or something they just seem silly to me.

I live out in the country and my neighbor wears a pistol sometimes walking up and down the road, but he was viciously attacked by a neighbors dog one time and actually had to have reconstructive surgery of his one hand so I can understand why he's carry it.

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I'm not a big fan of "open carry" within city limits, and here's why [View all] derby378 Sep 2013 OP

There are plenty of times when I've heard a Con bashing some legislation zbdent Sep 2013 #1

Doncha know they gotta be ready to gun down the next uppity n----r that comes along and kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #2

That's definitely a big part of it. Hoyt Sep 2013 #5

That's why they were so elated when Zimmy killed Trayvon Martin. It validated kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #10

Yep. I started to mention Zman as an example. Hoyt Sep 2013 #11

Neither did towns in the "Wild West", which is why they banned them in city limits. JaneyVee Sep 2013 #3

Leave it up to the cities Duckhunter935 Sep 2013 #4

Concealed carry should be part of the ordinance, and any yahoo violating it Hoyt Sep 2013 #6

States have the power to regulate the bearing of arms... Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #7

This is true derby378 Sep 2013 #8

I think there's an in your face aspect to it. hollowdweller Sep 2013 #9