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117. Not in MY gun store...

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 08:47 AM

Sep 2014

if I work on a weapon someone brings into my place, it better not be loaded when they bring it in.
Too many times I've opened a case to find the weapon being stored with a round chambered.
Not safe nor is it good for the weapon.

Idiots wandering around town with semi-auto weapons, trying to prove some manhood point.
I guess the point being they can and black people can't.

They have no clue about anything but fear. Fear of everything spouted off in the NEW$.

It's a problem that could be solved with an IQ test?
Oh, then cops couldn't carry.
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Mothers Group Hammers Grocery Chain For Allowing Domestic Terrorists To Wander Their Aisles [View all] onehandle Sep 2014 OP

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Sep 2014 #1

I am reasonably sure that when you look up "asshat" hifiguy Sep 2014 #2

How is this acceptable in any country on the planet? Initech Sep 2014 #3

"For white men it's open carry. For black men it's open season." -- Tom Joyce napkinz Sep 2014 #4

+1 C Moon Sep 2014 #95

+2 valerief Sep 2014 #119

I'm sorry. I don't care if he's as white as a - um - sheet. calimary Sep 2014 #135

^^^ this^^^ n/t BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #170

Now now... you are ignoring the inherent dangers of the produce isle... SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #254

Your words have become reality.... FarPoint Sep 2014 #194

This smells like the idiotic right-wing insanity indepat Sep 2014 #5

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #6

open carry = automatic threat. stand your ground asap. better safe than sorry etc nt msongs Sep 2014 #7

Exactly. They think they've got something to prove. And I'll bet every last one of them calimary Sep 2014 #136

Remain Calm. No one is after your Cheese sticks n/t 2pooped2pop Sep 2014 #8

k&r Arkansas Granny Sep 2014 #9

And the whole article, indeed the whole debate... krispos42 Sep 2014 #10

Our "cause" is sanity. 99Forever Sep 2014 #12

Open carry in a place where firearms usually aren't seen sure feels like domestic terrorism Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #25

It also misses the "appears to intimidate/influence/affect" clause. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #36

No, it meets it. Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #38

While some folks may claim to be intimidated, ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #39

No, it's a very reasonable fear. Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #42

No, it is not reasonable. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #45

Not reasonable to you. Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #48

We will just have to agree to disagree. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #49

Whatever you two decide, I completely disagree with your definition of "reasonable". tridim Sep 2014 #156

Glad we got THAT cleared up. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #160

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #175

Well, you'll notice thucythucy Sep 2014 #190

You've got a point. smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #251

The length of time between carrying a gun and killing several people is seconds. alphafemale Sep 2014 #50

Yes, and that would be the same faith I give to you. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #52

I would not shop at a place that allowed this horse shit. alphafemale Sep 2014 #57

Chances are you already do shop at many places to do allow it. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #60

Would you like me to make you a list, so that you can be sure to not shop there? X_Digger Sep 2014 #63

I will be gone from the establishment the first time I see it. alphafemale Sep 2014 #65

Wait, now you have to *see* it, not just know that they allow it? Okay, that was fast. ;) n/t X_Digger Sep 2014 #86

I would not go back to a place where I witnessed they let anyone stroll in brandishing weapons. alphafemale Sep 2014 #89

Quite different than "I would not shop at a place that allowed this horse shit." X_Digger Sep 2014 #91

You see.....this is where gun freaks diverge from reality. alphafemale Sep 2014 #193

Lol, sucks to be caught out on inconvenient backpedaling, doesn't it? X_Digger Sep 2014 #219

How is requiring first hand face to face evidence....back pedaling? alphafemale Sep 2014 #221

When I offered to tell you which stores allow it, you changed to requiring seeing it in person. X_Digger Sep 2014 #225

Nope. alphafemale Sep 2014 #226

"Gun freaks fantasize prepare for that 1/1000000000 of a potential that a threat might..." beevul Sep 2014 #238

I'm with you�. dhill926 Sep 2014 #127

I will not ever shop in a place again that allows any ass hat to stroll in with a rifle. alphafemale Sep 2014 #67

Same here! You have no fucken idea who the asshole is. It's totally fucked up for people to RKP5637 Sep 2014 #83

Fortunately, in GA you need a GA Weapons License to open or conceal carry. aikoaiko Sep 2014 #77

Yes. James Holmes should have not had his rights violated. alphafemale Sep 2014 #85

Not as though accidental shootings are unheard of, either. merrily Sep 2014 #54

Most of the so-called accidents are not accidents. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #59

A distinction without a difference. There is no such thing as a careful accident. merrily Sep 2014 #61

Not for the normal definition of accident. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #64

That is not the correct definition of an accident. merrily Sep 2014 #69

It is not accidental when you perform an intentional act. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #75

I never said it was. merrily Sep 2014 #76

So now you agree? ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #79

What kind of discussion technique is that? merrily Sep 2014 #80

Put another way, your reply # 64 still contains an incorrect definiton of accident. merrily Sep 2014 #81

..... merrily Sep 2014 #71

That's okay then. The bullet holes caused by negligent shootings kcr Sep 2014 #97

Yep, I'm waiting for the 4 year old boy running through the store giggling DebJ Sep 2014 #139

Last time I checked Abq_Sarah Sep 2014 #92

Neither is Bullets and Burgers....well shit. alphafemale Sep 2014 #94

Neither are Colorado movie theaters. U4ikLefty Sep 2014 #102

They also aren't full of threats requiring a gun.... not to a reasonable person. DebJ Sep 2014 #145

I'm fearful of why this person thinks he needs to carry a gun at all. DebJ Sep 2014 #144

Exactly! What is this NEED to carry a gun? smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #252

So when Harris and Klebold walking into Columbine carrying guns robbob Sep 2014 #161

I agree, that is a ridiculous comparison. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #162

Ummm, the guy in the photo DOES have his gun in his hands. robbob Sep 2014 #165

No, the rifle is slung over his shoulder. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #166

His hand is on the firing mechanism. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #206

You don't really know sarisataka Sep 2014 #213

No - the closest body part to the trigger is his elbow. nt hack89 Sep 2014 #214

Bwahahaha! You think you can spot a psychopath by LOOKING?! Calling Ted Bundy! WinkyDink Sep 2014 #205

Are you insisting that "fear" should kick in ONLY when a rifle is WinkyDink Sep 2014 #207

Only aimed, no. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #237

Any gun that is carried openly is ready to use in seconds. pnwmom Sep 2014 #242

The difference between carrying a gun and brandishing one is less than five seconds. pnwmom Sep 2014 #241

Bullshit. Their fear is absolutely reasonable. cui bono Sep 2014 #99

You don't think anyone should be intimidated by someone that Live and Learn Sep 2014 #104

+++++ marions ghost Sep 2014 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author DebJ Sep 2014 #141

"had his hand ready to fire it" ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #163

Their fear is perfectly reasonable. MattBaggins Sep 2014 #216

Are you serious? smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #250

Not in MY gun store... freebrew Sep 2014 #117

Oh, you went ahead and said it. Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #125

You've got to be kidding there! Completely intimidating, frightening DebJ Sep 2014 #138

See post #87 for a good explanation. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #164

No, Maniac, it is not. Perhaps YOU wouldn't feel fear, but many DebJ Sep 2014 #173

why DO you think that these people are walking around in grocery stores Doctor_J Sep 2014 #222

Good ergonomics explains the "military looking" part. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #236

They are doing it to terrorize the other people in the store Doctor_J Sep 2014 #243

Well, then, I'm sure OWS will be glad to know they also were 2/3rds "domestic terrorists". krispos42 Sep 2014 #43

You may have noticed that I made it clear that it didn't meet the definition Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #46

I did notice krispos42 Sep 2014 #58

I don't think you know what my side is. n/t Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #90

So why can't men open carry their genitals, too? I mean, its not like that means they DebJ Sep 2014 #140

I think we all know why they're not agitating for THAT right. n/t Crunchy Frog Sep 2014 #231

It gives them attention Mojorabbit Sep 2014 #74

The purpose of terrorism is to instill fear. Open carry instills fear. onehandle Sep 2014 #84

I think you mean "discomfort". krispos42 Sep 2014 #87

No, actual fear Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2014 #113

No, for me it would be fear, most particularly if I had small children with me. DebJ Sep 2014 #142

Are you kidding? LiberalLovinLug Sep 2014 #146

the rhetoric turns it into a culture war Enrique Sep 2014 #103

Like un-alloyed gold. nt Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #178

Domestic terrorist ia appropriate. ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #111

Yep. The goal of a terrorist is to incite terror and that is accomplished both by Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #134

Only because they vote for Republicans krispos42 Sep 2014 #184

If you are the kind of guy that feels the need to take a machine gun shopping, we dont need you. ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #196

I refer you to comments I made previously in this thread. N/t krispos42 Sep 2014 #217

What do "machine guns" have to do with this thread or this discussion? N/T beevul Sep 2014 #239

How about domestic bully? Because that is the attitude. Like a bully DebJ Sep 2014 #137

Frankly, that guy DOES terrorize me. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #204

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #223

^^^ Terrible hide. beevul Sep 2014 #240

The deleted post was completely illogical. Like a RIFLE is the equivalent of any of his scenarios. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #244

"Illogical" is the new metric to hide a post? beevul Sep 2014 #255

... Scuba Sep 2014 #11

I'm getting these popping up on the USA Today site. SoapBox Sep 2014 #21

Excellent ads! smirkymonkey Sep 2014 #253

This would also be a great cross post in the gun control forums. Overrun with NRA types. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #13

It is posted sarisataka Sep 2014 #18

No, it is not, maybe my browser is not seeing it? Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #24

It's not the exact same article sarisataka Sep 2014 #28

Thanks. This OP has a much catchier headline. Have we stumbled upon plagiarism? Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #30

I've known quite a few people that refuse to visit America, they think it is a far too RKP5637 Sep 2014 #109

Statistically speaking we are not even in the top 100 for country homicide rates. EX500rider Sep 2014 #167

Interesting! Thanks for the chart!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #176

This chart is supposed to make me feel good??? Bigmack Sep 2014 #177

A whole new twist to "clean-up on aisle twelve!" I've quit my church when I found out they had.... marble falls Sep 2014 #14

Same here! See my post #106. I have the same feelings now too! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #107

This is effing nuts...knr joeybee12 Sep 2014 #15

Kick panader0 Sep 2014 #16

Vote on this MSNBC poll!!! Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #17

Needs some DU love il_lilac Sep 2014 #40

To be fair, the poll is about handguns and not war toys. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #44

Thanks for the link VScott Sep 2014 #51

I suppose that's supposed to make me regret posting it.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #62

No, but thanks for the link anways. VScott Sep 2014 #78

That's a fucked-up poll. 79% pro-gun? I smell bot votes. nt valerief Sep 2014 #121

All self-selection polls are meaningless. Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #124

True. Only suggest who has a real movement. nt Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #181

Free Republic used to "Freep" polls.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #128

81% of the people steelsmith Sep 2014 #149

The QUESTION was NOT about war toys. It was about hand guns. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #159

And? steelsmith Sep 2014 #198

I call them "war toys" because gun nuts nitpick about "assault rifle".... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #234

This is incredible. thucythucy Sep 2014 #19

Seeing this, neither I nor any of my family will ever step foot in one of RKP5637 Sep 2014 #105

Not a fan sarisataka Sep 2014 #20

Is that Matt Drudge? n/t 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #22

Man! heaven05 Sep 2014 #23

"Hate radio /fux have created a monster" marions ghost Sep 2014 #131

All gun-toters like this do is advertise how afraid they are all the time. randome Sep 2014 #26

Exactly! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #110

Ahhh Texas. the_sly_pig Sep 2014 #27

Assuming that you are correct... Oktober Sep 2014 #123

Because it is more reasonable to think that the person with the gun DebJ Sep 2014 #147

I suspect they would say the equal and opposite thing... Oktober Sep 2014 #148

Yes, let them point out how many people in grocery stores have DebJ Sep 2014 #150

I suspect the answer is that you have your first amendment right... Oktober Sep 2014 #152

There is a difference in the 'expense'. The 'expense' of the gun carrier is DebJ Sep 2014 #174

Of course we already have laws against all the violent acts that you listed... Oktober Sep 2014 #179

Why would they conform? Because they would be thrown out of the store. Simple. DebJ Sep 2014 #229

There is no expense for them. They can put a gun in a pocket or purse, rather than DebJ Sep 2014 #230

Here's just a few Lonusca Sep 2014 #247

Hence the self-fulfilling prophesy.... the_sly_pig Sep 2014 #154

I usually place them in the same category as the Westboro assholes. Oktober Sep 2014 #172

Thank you, onehandle Cha Sep 2014 #29

CoD Cosplayers. Ikonoklast Sep 2014 #31

Hadn't heard much about gun totin' far rightwing crazy nuts today. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #32

They only carry machine guns Pharaoh Sep 2014 #33

And of course, the obligatory penis insult. IronGate Sep 2014 #100

If you're an insecure under-socialized male, marions ghost Sep 2014 #133

Well with lack of any other sane reason to walk around the store that way DebJ Sep 2014 #143

looks like an AK 47 Pharaoh Sep 2014 #227

Pretty much can guarantee that's not an AK-47, IronGate Sep 2014 #232

Since all guns... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #201

Would you call a shotgun a machine gun? hack89 Sep 2014 #215

I wouldn't... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2014 #218

It's going to take many shoppers telling the store managers that they won't Cleita Sep 2014 #34

I think they had it right in the Old West mrdmk Sep 2014 #35

Very few Old West towns did that, IronGate Sep 2014 #101

I have guns... JohnnyRingo Sep 2014 #37

Beating up on Kroger. There's an important win for restrictionists. aikoaiko Sep 2014 #41

Check this out too Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #47

Is it just me, or does anyone else janlyn Sep 2014 #53

How hard would it be to plant people into places in advance of a high profile campaign? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #55

His finger is on the trigger sarisataka Sep 2014 #70

OK. That is the quintessentially "only in America" picture of the day. Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #56

Dudes are entering the wrong stores.... ReRe Sep 2014 #66

So, I haven't heard of one them being shot by the cops..accidentally Stellar Sep 2014 #68

What a pack of nimrods.... blackspade Sep 2014 #120

why isn't he in iWaq? pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #72

Just once I'd like to see pictures of the open carry asshats dflprincess Sep 2014 #73

good point marions ghost Sep 2014 #132

If you brush up on your firearm laws, ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #158

You mean there are laws that restrict where they can carry? dflprincess Sep 2014 #188

Some of the current restrictions make sense. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #189

Oh please dflprincess Sep 2014 #191

If I saw an asshole like this in any store, any public situation I would be the hell out of there. RKP5637 Sep 2014 #82

Department Of Homeland Security: 202-282-8000 onehandle Sep 2014 #88

I'm pretty sure it's not their job Abq_Sarah Sep 2014 #93

911 would be of little help, probably a cop's buddy. Our laws IMO regarding firearms are RKP5637 Sep 2014 #108

Hey, NRA fucks, you have lost your minds? Enthusiast Sep 2014 #96

There is no way I would shop in a store where people have guns Live and Learn Sep 2014 #98

Years ago, I was somewhat neutral on the gun debate, although, I never liked the idea RKP5637 Sep 2014 #106

I've done almost a complete 180. Its not the guns, its the idots and there's just too many idiots. marble falls Sep 2014 #114

I've done exactly a complete 180. ieoeja Sep 2014 #122

They were forced to discriminate between nuts and the gun nuts. marble falls Sep 2014 #195

The idea is TNNurse Sep 2014 #112

The open carry movement is a premier example of White Privilege. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #115

Yeah, the HPN Gun Club is quite premier! Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #182

The exception which proves the rule. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #183

Both races are in the OC "minority." nt Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #187

I'll keep that claim in mind, as to the next few OC events which make the news. Paladin Sep 2014 #197

Please do. The last HPN GC event was in late July. Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #199

I'm sure that pro-gun militants are giving the HPN GC plenty of positive attention. (nt) Paladin Sep 2014 #200

Actually, no. In fact, few gave the Gun Club ANY attention. Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #211

Good! get the red out Sep 2014 #116

If I happened to be shopping I would immediately leave the store. Vinca Sep 2014 #151

Arguing with the guy get the red out Sep 2014 #153

hipster douchebag frylock Sep 2014 #118

Really? He looks like an unhip and unironic refugee from 1956 to me. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #209

Call the Police HoosierCowboy Sep 2014 #126

That goes well sarisataka Sep 2014 #130

Thats only becuase he was black. ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #155

That one in the hat needs to be shamed for his hat alone. kentauros Sep 2014 #157

Is the US the only country in the world that allows nuts arikara Sep 2014 #168

I don't like AKs. sulphurdunn Sep 2014 #169

WHY cwydro Sep 2014 #171

These local news items will probably stop when/if Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #180

I favor no 'carry' of any weapons in public, open or otherwise. onehandle Sep 2014 #185

You will have to live with what you don't favor. nt Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #186

Their "right" is bullshit and needs to be taken away imo nt ncjustice80 Sep 2014 #224

Texas OC (white), or HPN Gun Club (black)? Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #233

K&R. A comment at the link worth noting: freshwest Sep 2014 #192

So instead of going to Kroger (a union store) I should go to walmart? Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #202

Hmmmm...Like the manager of the OP's store? WinkyDink Sep 2014 #210

I went to HEB instead today. nt TBF Sep 2014 #220

OMG! I would be TERRIFIED if I saw such a sight in my store! WTH are these managers thinking?! WinkyDink Sep 2014 #203

I would be out the front door so fast if I saw that. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #208

OP I am disappointed. I expected to see an actual domestic terrorist. LittleBlue Sep 2014 #212

And you earned your degree in clairvoyance where? How do you know what this man will do? WinkyDink Sep 2014 #245

Frankly, if I walked into the supermarket and some asshat was carrying a gun around magical thyme Sep 2014 #228

These people are a bunch of idiots. Calista241 Sep 2014 #235

Some people think they can tell by looking who will and who will not shoot (or murder, in general). WinkyDink Sep 2014 #246

Well, that does it. I'm shopping at a Kroger this weekend. derby378 Sep 2014 #248

I shop Kroger all the time and have NEVER seen a gun joeglow3 Sep 2014 #249