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mwooldri

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92. Where I grew up, this would result in many 999 calls.

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:01 AM

Jun 2014

I can not agree with you at all about brandishing weapons in public.

Guns are useful tools but would I be allowed to go into Target wielding a running chain saw? It can be argued that I am using the 2nd Amendment... I don't need a license or permit. A chainsaw is a weapon... I think they made a film called the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre".

So are you fine with me having a running chainsaw in public? I'm not. I'm not fine with people carrying around guns in public at all. Now if that gun was carried in such a way that it is blatantly obvious that the gun is for self defense then I'd feel a little more comfortable... but personally I don't feel totally comfortable with that either.

I didn't grow up in a gun culture... I'm more comfortable with an unarmed law enforcement officer than one who is.

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Dear Mr Open Carry, [View all] SomethingFishy Jun 2014 OP

Brown Shirts PADemD Jun 2014 #1

Wait for it... Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #85

*pants* MisterP Jun 2014 #11

Yes. Brown pants, from shitting themselves over perceived threats everywhere (hence the guns). nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #86

One October me and my friend were walking downtown heading to a restaurant... NightWatcher Jun 2014 #3

A clown suit would be an appropriate uniform, I think. MineralMan Jun 2014 #4

Never thought clowns could look any scarier! FailureToCommunicate Jun 2014 #35

I like this and brown shirt, since they are both... randys1 Jun 2014 #51

Most appropriate signifier?-- make them wear a Dunce cap.... n/t hlthe2b Jun 2014 #5

I was thinking about the same - a beanie cap with a propeller erronis Jun 2014 #103

Sounds like profiling to me. nt clarice Jun 2014 #6

Since they have issues in this area anyway... Karia Jun 2014 #7

Oh, this is my favotire one so far! 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #16

Again with the goats! Gives new meaning to "Pull the other one, it has bells on"! Hekate Jun 2014 #76

Go naked and wear guns as penis sheaths like Papua New Guinea. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #88

I nominate this subthread for a DUzy. With bells on. nt Hekate Jun 2014 #99

I support Open Carry 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #8

I sure as hell don't want to be around kids that are carrying. Ilsa Jun 2014 #10

++ ThoughtCriminal Jun 2014 #33

So do I. They scare the piss out of me. smirkymonkey Jun 2014 #56

this is terrifying in so many ways, not least of all is she might shoot herself in the head. Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #38

would you then outlaw concealed carry? Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #13

Absolutely 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #44

Because crazy people and criminals obey laws? hack89 Jun 2014 #67

right.... mikeysnot Jun 2014 #82

The beauty of the AR-15 platform is that it can be accessorized hack89 Jun 2014 #87

THAT is the problem with legal concealed carry. ieoeja Jun 2014 #91

Unless cops have developed xray vision, I am not sure I agree with you hack89 Jun 2014 #93

Bulges. Cops were detaining and arresting criminals with concealed weapons 24x7, 365 days a year. ieoeja Jun 2014 #94

The cops will adjust. We shouldn't surrender civil liberties to make their job easier. hack89 Jun 2014 #95

Being armed may be a civil liberty. I don't think a "concealed weapon" is a civil liberty. ieoeja Jun 2014 #98

The Peruta case is taking it in that direction hack89 Jun 2014 #101

The courts aren't making those rulings on their own, buddy. ieoeja Jun 2014 #105

Dick Heller wanted to have a gun in his home hack89 Jun 2014 #108

I don't want to see it standing in line behind me at my local coffee shop or Home Depot LynneSin Jun 2014 #26

Me either. Aerows Jun 2014 #42

me either... Blue_Roses Jun 2014 #107

Sickening otohara Jun 2014 #40

My first reactiom to the kid in the top picture was BarbaRosa Jun 2014 #53

Just ask yourself ThoughtCriminal Jun 2014 #55

Which is why Somalia and Afghanistan are the safest places on earth. nt geek tragedy Jun 2014 #70

I thought St. Ronnie banned open carry long ago Mnpaul Jun 2014 #72

Riiiiight. If I see some bozo carrying an AK-whatever in the restaurant, store, or wherever I am... Hekate Jun 2014 #77

Where I grew up, this would result in many 999 calls. mwooldri Jun 2014 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Jun 2014 #9

It seems inevitable that Mr. Open Carry and Ms. Open Carry Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #12

Wow perhaps we have proof positive of Evolution for them... LynneSin Jun 2014 #23

But a serious question arises for me.. would a mentally ill gun nut bent on murder Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #37

Suicide by open carriers instead of suicide by cops? I can see it happening. But it would probably A Simple Game Jun 2014 #46

Your initial question rests on the supposed logic of a mentally ill person. bvf Jun 2014 #74

I agree with your view of open carry, at least a version of mental illness, Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #97

Amen to that. <eom> bvf Jun 2014 #109

Even Phil Hendrie's character "Jay Santos" tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #14

I used to love listening to the yuiyoshida Jun 2014 #32

Hilarious characters. And great for long road trips. :) tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #34

It�s. The. Law. mybuddy Jun 2014 #15

No one disputes that. mac56 Jun 2014 #17

Thank. You. :) freshwest Jun 2014 #49

They. Are. Batshitcrazy. LynneSin Jun 2014 #21

It's. Really. Stupid. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #28

Yeah. So were separate drinking fountains. villager Jun 2014 #29

It's the stupidity. GoneOffShore Jun 2014 #54

It's a mental disorder... SoapBox Jun 2014 #18

Maybe Augiedog Jun 2014 #19

I don't want to find out I'm dining next to a George Zimmerman wannabe... LynneSin Jun 2014 #20

Oh, come on, it's going to be easy to spot these goof bags!!! hamsterjill Jun 2014 #22

How about a bright pink "I Have A Small Penis" button? ColesCountyDem Jun 2014 #24

Bright pink headbands with phallic devices sticking out of it Timez Squarez Jun 2014 #30

Works for me!~ n/t ColesCountyDem Jun 2014 #47

Now there's an idea! smirkymonkey Jun 2014 #57

You beat me to it smallcat88 Jun 2014 #63

The right to live in fear.... the_sly_pig Jun 2014 #25

"there is a difference between you and the batshit crazy guy..." villager Jun 2014 #27

This. And they can't tell between them who is a "bad guy" either. nt Skidmore Jun 2014 #31

I feel threatened. greymattermom Jun 2014 #36

These bozos just don't feel like MEN unless that big, ugly gun is in full display Warpy Jun 2014 #39

We all know what they SHOULD wear... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #41

n/t smallcat88 Jun 2014 #64

I don't think it's a matter of feeling unsafe in those places at all. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2014 #43

So you're walking across a major shopping center parking lot, Arthur_Frain Jun 2014 #45

#3 smallcat88 Jun 2014 #65

Actually the inference isn't that great. nolabear Jun 2014 #48

fucking cowards Skittles Jun 2014 #50

There is no difference between them and a batshit crazy guy BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #52

If the person with the gun is wearing an American flag lapel pin, they are law abiding patriots... Conway_Stewart Jun 2014 #58

K&R billh58 Jun 2014 #59

Here is an example of batshit crazy guy - TBF Jun 2014 #60

That's about all he's going to cuddle with at nights LynneSin Jun 2014 #61

I wonder how many people he's killed already in his various shooting sprees. n/t hughee99 Jun 2014 #102

looks like a guy I used to work with noiretextatique Jun 2014 #104

If Trayvon Martin had been carrying, he'd still be alive. Mr.Bill Jun 2014 #62

Open Zipper insert penis coljam Jun 2014 #66

That's essentially what they're doing. bvf Jun 2014 #73

I don't want to shop, eat, or drink at any place... CBHagman Jun 2014 #68

Maybe they can wear pants with big brown stains in the rearend since they are so afraid of world wide wally Jun 2014 #69

how many seconds would a black guy get away with "open carry"? yurbud Jun 2014 #71

A frickin men! nt raccoon Jun 2014 #80

two minutes, fifty-five seconds shaayecanaan Jun 2014 #84

wow--I wonder if a lot of righties are jumping to his defense. yurbud Jun 2014 #106

If you get close enough ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #75

"Open Carry: Why do they only pull that shit in safe suburbia?" HughBeaumont Jun 2014 #78

Recently I was at a horse show gwheezie Jun 2014 #79

Good for you. nt raccoon Jun 2014 #81

A Giant white hat might help........... BlueJac Jun 2014 #83

Have them wear condoms. Good guys use condoms, right? It can be a symbol, a signifier Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #89

Why is it that all these freaking gun nuts with open carry mantras are stupid looking white people? 4lbs Jun 2014 #90

Where These Goofs Gather Wolf Frankula Jun 2014 #96

If there was trouble, most of these assholes would shoot themselves in the foot! santamargarita Jun 2014 #100