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passiveporcupine

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27. If I were in a store and saw a group of these guys come in...guns swinging

Wed Jun 4, 2014, 01:00 PM

Jun 2014

I'd run to the stationery section and buy some supplies...make a quick sign, and then join them.

The sign would either say "I'm with stupid" with appropriate arrow, or it would say "If this is the result of 2A, then it's time to abolish 2A. Write your congressman"

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The Gun Extremists have a new Target, and it's your local Target store [View all] MohRokTah Jun 2014 OP

Hmmmm, I'll have to go to Target frazzled Jun 2014 #1

Targeting Target... davidthegnome Jun 2014 #11

How long are people going to tolerate these fucking loser douchebags? kysrsoze Jun 2014 #2

I'm waiting for armed security to draw down on one of these clowns. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #19

good question- still a lot apologists and gun lovers who don't care about innocent people being samsingh Jun 2014 #38

Are the children still in NEvada with Bundy? randys1 Jun 2014 #101

This is what we get by coddling abusive, ignorant yahoo gun owners. Hoyt Jun 2014 #3

broad brush ??????? nt clarice Jun 2014 #23

Not quite, it is these gun nuts who are getting cuddled nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #26

Deal with what ? nt clarice Jun 2014 #28

If you truly need an explanation it is truly your problem nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #31

I truly appreciate your courtesy and wit. nt clarice Jun 2014 #48

Even the NRA, before they retracted it, found this nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #54

I agree.... except for the sarcasm. nt clarice Jun 2014 #56

Maybe more cuddling is just what they need. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #57

And I imagine someone like you could be a responsible gun owner, the problem is for randys1 Jun 2014 #102

I love personal attacks nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #114

I did the OPPOSITE OF ATTACK YOU FOR CHRIST SAKE randys1 Jun 2014 #116

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #36

The "broad brush" was meant... clarice Jun 2014 #50

it was qualified with "abusive, ignorant yahoo gun owners" frylock Jun 2014 #58

If I admit it...will you go away? nt clarice Jun 2014 #63

nope frylock Jun 2014 #65

lol. nt clarice Jun 2014 #66

Do you agree with the open carry morons walking around retail stores, or not? Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #70

not clarice Jun 2014 #91

Why is that? What they are doing is perfectly legal. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #92

Legal.... but unseemly. nt clarice Jun 2014 #98

Great point, it is legal to act like a complete ass and endanger thousands of people anytime you randys1 Jun 2014 #103

I say for the next Gay Pride event, everyone attending should show up carrying their favorite Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #105

NO Skittles Jun 2014 #106

agreed samsingh Jun 2014 #39

Mercifully, I have not seen imbeciles doing this sort of thing in my neck of the woods etherealtruth Jun 2014 #4

and tell them you won't bring your money back awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #108

Oh believe me I did etherealtruth Jun 2014 #113

Target will eventually forbid them, because it will cost them customers. phantom power Jun 2014 #5

Open Carry is illegal in my state, but that did not stop me from letting Target know I would no.... MohRokTah Jun 2014 #6

If failing to safeguard customers' data customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #104

I Do Not Understand This erpowers Jun 2014 #7

Because the open-carry fuckheads are cowards, every one. Aristus Jun 2014 #12

It's funny how you never hear this phrase... clarice Jun 2014 #24

Really? Oh, and which group would YOU stand a better chance of being killed by, HMMMM??? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #35

The group who kicks down my front door to rob me. nt clarice Jun 2014 #46

So leave the gun at home locked up. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #51

Yes. nt clarice Jun 2014 #53

and how does carrying your carbine at a retail outlet effect that? frylock Jun 2014 #61

I can negotiate lower prices. nt clarice Jun 2014 #64

har har har frylock Jun 2014 #67

Son ?????nt clarice Jun 2014 #68

Because non-gun-owners aren't squeamish, just smart, Aristus Jun 2014 #41

Good answer...thanks for your service. nt clarice Jun 2014 #47

If the greatest odds of being shot comes from a firearm in one's own household LanternWaste Jun 2014 #49

that's because, typically, non-gun owners aren't open carrying the guns they don't own frylock Jun 2014 #59

Ever talk to one of these idiots? I have. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #69

if the shit hit the fan, these idiots would be fumbling their magazines.. frylock Jun 2014 #72

My father is a gun collector, US military arms from the Civil War to WWII. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #73

Xbox warriors frylock Jun 2014 #76

Yep. Not one of the has ever heard a shot fired in anger IRL. Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #78

nailed it Locrian Jun 2014 #95

because gun lovers are idiots samsingh Jun 2014 #40

I have no idea sakabatou Jun 2014 #45

Fortunately, I live in a liberal Northeastern state. smirkymonkey Jun 2014 #109

USA = One Nation under Guns riverbendviewgal Jun 2014 #8

Surly this will end. I don't like how I think it will end, but it will end............ wandy Jun 2014 #9

Anyone know if this has affected sales of Skittles and iced tea? nxylas Jun 2014 #99

Armed morons in Target? No, thanks. MineralMan Jun 2014 #10

You are far braver than I ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #21

Trust me, they're not going to draw down on someone MineralMan Jun 2014 #22

Agreed, they are liable to have an accident. Xyzse Jun 2014 #77

"Somebody pay attention to me!!!" moondust Jun 2014 #13

^this^ frylock Jun 2014 #62

All who do this should be required to under go a mental evaluation. Thinkingabout Jun 2014 #14

Take their guns and lock them up. Michigander_Life Jun 2014 #15

when these gun lovers face hostile gun lovers they'll be the first to start crying in fear samsingh Jun 2014 #42

MohRokTah Diclotican Jun 2014 #16

Ain't Going to Target! dem in texas Jun 2014 #17

Remember this? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #18

What kind of a chicken shit needs an AR-15 to buy Oreo's? (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #20

gunlovers may be cowards by defnition samsingh Jun 2014 #43

They're not doing it because they think they're not safe there. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2014 #74

What are they "protesting"? thucythucy Jun 2014 #79

God knows. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2014 #82

Ah to live in the land of fruit and nuts where this is ilegal nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #25

If I were in a store and saw a group of these guys come in...guns swinging passiveporcupine Jun 2014 #27

I would leave immediately Marrah_G Jun 2014 #30

I think the best plan is to leave as quickly as you can without drawing too much attention. Jerry442 Jun 2014 #100

How are "open carry enthusiasts" not considered to be domestic terrorists again? Initech Jun 2014 #29

Because the law says they are not would be my guess. nt hack89 Jun 2014 #93

they are white. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #110

Time for people to start calling 911 out of fear of these nutcases. HOW IS ONE TO KNOW????? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #32

I'm waiting to run into some of these guys anywhere. I have an Open Heckle policy that I live by TeamPooka Jun 2014 #33

I support them 100% 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #34

OC doesn't preclude CC. It DOES, however, allow for faster slaughter in shopping centers! Wheeee! WinkyDink Jun 2014 #37

stupid ignorant morons samsingh Jun 2014 #44

OK, nothing freaks me out more than kids with guns. smirkymonkey Jun 2014 #111

Gun nuts open carrying in a store named "Target." What could go wrong? Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #52

white, twenty-something, smug shit-for-brains.. frylock Jun 2014 #55

Target's sales are down after jacking up their customer's credit cards. Now they do this. Really? nt TheBlackAdder Jun 2014 #60

That was essentially the content of my email to them etherealtruth Jun 2014 #83

Go to these sites and you'll spend $40 on $175 worth of stuff. TheBlackAdder Jun 2014 #88

Thank you!!!!!! etherealtruth Jun 2014 #89

If I was an employee MattBaggins Jun 2014 #71

I still think i would burst out in peals of laughter at such idiots. CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #75

The name "Target" is not to be taken literally, gun nuts. Initech Jun 2014 #80

Yes, the open carry at a "family" store is wrong. However... dballance Jun 2014 #81

I always just show up CCin' ileus Jun 2014 #84

I wish CC was illegal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #85

Then I'd have to open carry... ileus Jun 2014 #86

Any form of carrying in public should be illegal. eom MohRokTah Jun 2014 #87

this country has lost it's fucking mind spanone Jun 2014 #90

I think idiots like these will do a lot to help people see the need for gun control. stevenleser Jun 2014 #94

As if i needed a reason... americannightmare Jun 2014 #96

Thanks for the info on this. ananda Jun 2014 #97

Target's employee policies are as awful as Wal-Mart's. Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2014 #107

From now on, I will be shopping on-line. smirkymonkey Jun 2014 #112

I shop at Target at least once a week. If I ever see one idiot or many idiots totting guns Fla Dem Jun 2014 #115