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freebrew

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90. I live close to there...

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 09:46 AM

Jun 2014

haven't seen many guns in the open, but it wouldn't surprise me. I'd be surprised if they were all locals, though. Median pay here is less than minimum wage, lots of bars and restaurants. Some guy in the town of Lake Ozark claims to have the largest pistol collection in the state. He's also a psychopath that sells guns to the cops.

Guys like him, the reason all these problems are happening, need to be run out of town.
But he's rich, and the cops love him. Even the chief that wants guns banned.
You know: "not in my town".

In a related story, the Tea Party led congress here has passed a sweeping set of tax bills, saving the rich people of the state countless millions. Lake Ozark and Osage Beach(neighboring cities & Repub led) have petitioned the Democratic Governor to veto those bills claiming the loss of much $$$, if allowed to become law.

It's getting squeaky here.

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Missouri Town Discovers People Don�t Like Vacationing Around People Openly Carrying Firearms [View all] abakan Jun 2014 OP

All normal people don't like open carry. Period. nt onehandle Jun 2014 #1

Until there is a reliable way to tell a swaggering idiot apart from Warpy Jun 2014 #79

Shhhhhh! Maybe you shouldn't say that too loudly, Warpy! calimary Jun 2014 #80

Do you honestly think any of those gun slinging morons is going to listen to me? Warpy Jun 2014 #82

Yeah, I know what you mean. They wouldn't be listening to me, either. calimary Jun 2014 #85

This malaise Jun 2014 #88

exactly warpy Liberal_in_LA Jun 2014 #100

We are trying to figure out where to take a little summer jaunt to and Skidmore Jun 2014 #2

I had planned to move to Texas abakan Jun 2014 #3

It is anecdotal but TexasProgresive Jun 2014 #23

Thanks abakan Jun 2014 #25

Idiots with guns are not harmless. Jerry442 Jun 2014 #59

I haven't seen anybody carry a rifle or anything in Texas. Jazzgirl Jun 2014 #84

ha. i said the same in a post below. i am not a fan, but i am gonna be honest. what is being seabeyond Jun 2014 #47

i live in texas and i have yet to see one person, in all the time here, carrying around a gun. seabeyond Jun 2014 #46

I used to live in Richardson and had a friend who lived in Garland, she carried a gun EVERYWHERE! Hestia Jun 2014 #71

interesting. i never met her. so i still sit at not one in all of texas. with my decade and half seabeyond Jun 2014 #72

I dont want anyone to know I have one. It just draws unwanted attention. 7962 Jun 2014 #92

Neither have I.. awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #86

That's your experience. But you've learned about "Open Carry Texas" via DU I'm sure. alp227 Jun 2014 #97

Come to Maine. :^) GreenPartyVoter Jun 2014 #36

any town in maine, what would you choose. no restriction. cutsey place. sell me, baby. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #48

Boothbay Harbor. bluedigger Jun 2014 #65

Sebec Lake Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Marthe48 Jun 2014 #105

If you want a cute little city with amazing food, Portland. If you want the GreenPartyVoter Jun 2014 #83

Come to Maine. AlbertCat Jun 2014 #91

Warmth is number 1 requirement. abakan Jun 2014 #116

I really hope you reconsider, Skidmore because we would love to have you visit! raven mad Jun 2014 #49

Any state with open carry or stand your ground should be off any list randys1 Jun 2014 #4

I think my State has lax gun laws. bravenak Jun 2014 #29

Well you are in the last frontier, right LOL randys1 Jun 2014 #30

You crack me up. bravenak Jun 2014 #33

LOL. You got me going, now I'm gonna tease you! freshwest Jun 2014 #39

Oh, this is fun! bravenak Jun 2014 #42

Oh, you can't be boring! They must be too quiet. These guys were for the most part. freshwest Jun 2014 #43

me too. Cue the music.... arikara Jun 2014 #44

Maybe it's due to where I'm from, but Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #32

And they usually look happy to be going hunting, not like they are waiting for the next civil war. bravenak Jun 2014 #34

This. This is going to sound a bit weird, but when I see an open carrier, I find it to be less Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #109

Amen, braveinak!! raven mad Jun 2014 #51

I suppose if i lived in the middle of a large city with no hunting nearby, it woukd scare me. bravenak Jun 2014 #56

Of course not such a necessity to folks who live anywhere near hunting... Walk away Jun 2014 #62

Don't come to Oregon. dilby Jun 2014 #40

Not so fast, Hoss. A little bit more information would make things more truthful, if you care. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #63

They should clean up their meth problem - bigger deterrent to tourism REP Jun 2014 #5

Interesting, it appears they did not have this problem to begin with. dilby Jun 2014 #6

The OP says the PC was asked to do so by business owners. BillZBubb Jun 2014 #8

But it was still based on Texas. dilby Jun 2014 #9

All things being equal, it seems more accurate to say "a solution to a relevant and potential proble LanternWaste Jun 2014 #11

Well all things are not equal. dilby Jun 2014 #12

No, it isn't based on Texas. You're misreading it. pamela Jun 2014 #16

Correct. The PD was right to respond to business owners who were concerned. Good for them. freshwest Jun 2014 #41

rational people do not want to see these paranoid gun humpers displaying their weapons Skittles Jun 2014 #52

I find it interesting that they went with a photo that shows Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #7

If you look at the legs of the one closest to the camera, the legs are white. shraby Jun 2014 #10

And it ended with this: CrispyQ Jun 2014 #13

I doubt it loyalsister Jun 2014 #37

So, gun-crazies, the 'eevil gubmint' isn't going to ruin your good time with your jerk-off aid. Aristus Jun 2014 #14

The free market forces at work laundry_queen Jun 2014 #54

I know, right? Aristus Jun 2014 #67

All I can say is The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #15

Thank You abakan Jun 2014 #18

You said it much better than I did. louis-t Jun 2014 #19

You said it. mac56 Jun 2014 #24

Same here. No business or place is that damn special that one needs to be around assholes playing RKP5637 Jun 2014 #28

Totally agree, and... Jerry442 Jun 2014 #60

there will come a day azureblue Jun 2014 #74

Hopefully, this is just a phase that gun nuts have to go through. louis-t Jun 2014 #17

K&R! No joke! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2014 #20

The picture is not from the original article LiberalArkie Jun 2014 #21

The picture is from the source as listed...nt abakan Jun 2014 #22

If there were a reason to restart the war in Iraq, it would be to muntrv Jun 2014 #26

I doubt the gun fetishists would enlist. Fair-weather patriots that they are. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #55

If I see some jerk carrying a gun I'm gone. It's bad enough all of the shit that RKP5637 Jun 2014 #27

Think Disney likes this either? HockeyMom Jun 2014 #31

I see people aren't following those rules either. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #103

Immaturity, insecurity, and arrogance -- billh58 Jun 2014 #35

I don't think that's the only reason loyalsister Jun 2014 #38

The fact that Toys R Us *has* to have a policy banning guns is fucked XemaSab Jun 2014 #45

I imagine that's going to keep the sheriffs and police real busy! Cha Jun 2014 #50

I hunt. I fish. I grow crops. I own guns for the first one - raven mad Jun 2014 #53

Yep. Filled my freezer with venison from the open land. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #57

Must be a lot of shitty hunters in my area. bluedigger Jun 2014 #66

but don't you know they only hunt for food they will eat? Skittles Jun 2014 #77

Why are there no gun owners who come out upaloopa Jun 2014 #76

only the ones who understand the difference between gun humpers and gun owners do that Skittles Jun 2014 #78

+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #87

It makes no difference hack89 Jun 2014 #110

It is not my place to tell people not to oppose gun upaloopa Jun 2014 #111

So it is reasonable for gun owners to assume bans are the goal of gun control? hack89 Jun 2014 #112

I am for reducing gun violence. Gun owners upaloopa Jun 2014 #113

So after two decades of decreasing gun violence hack89 Jun 2014 #115

Listen, I have heard all your talking points and played all the gunner games upaloopa Jun 2014 #117

I understand the game hack89 Jun 2014 #118

This is encouraging And a step in the right direction, but what if I don't live in a tourist town world wide wally Jun 2014 #58

Any website out there with up-to-date info on businesses' gun policies? nt Jerry442 Jun 2014 #61

Open carry gun humpers workinclasszero Jun 2014 #64

I'm not going anywhere that has people walking around with guns. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2014 #68

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #93

Oh, stop it. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2014 #94

Bravo abakan Jun 2014 #96

Oh, goody, business owners vs. the NRA. This should be fun. tclambert Jun 2014 #69

No shit??? Imagine that!! gopiscrap Jun 2014 #70

Why go to or stay in an area where people are walking around with weapons? UCmeNdc Jun 2014 #73

If I saw one of the open carry people I would think one thing: nut. Vinca Jun 2014 #75

Yeah, fuck all those "accidental" shootings and mass killings... SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #81

Hrmm.. TheCrankyLiberal Jun 2014 #89

I live close to there... freebrew Jun 2014 #90

I certainly wouldn't visit if I knew people were walking around with rifles. C Moon Jun 2014 #95

Thanks, Open Carry scumbags! You make America look bad. nt alp227 Jun 2014 #98

fucking dumbasses JI7 Jun 2014 #99

If someone feels the need to carry a gun in public like that, Jamastiene Jun 2014 #101

They bought the thing for "freedom" quaker bill Jun 2014 #102

But..But.. Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #104

Ohio: lax gun laws insurance co. concerns Marthe48 Jun 2014 #106

Heck, it looks like Afghanistan! Helen Borg Jun 2014 #107

Thank you, Justices Scalia, Thomas, "Strip Search" Sammy, Roberts, and you too, Tony Grins Jun 2014 #108

Guns everywhere, and billh58 Jun 2014 #114