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Hoyt

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4. He could be a cowboy that grabs his gun and starts shooting if some kid pops a paper bag.

Tue Jun 14, 2016, 02:00 PM

Jun 2016

Whenever I see someone with a gun on their hip, I know it's just a chicken ____ pissant. A professional policeman, not in uniform, doesn't need to show off his gun. A pissant does.

Never think a silly fool who needs a gun to go to Chuck E Cheeze is harmless. At a minimum, they have esteem issues.

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My wife and I went out to eat with our visiting relatives and I saw this guy with a gun.... [View all] kentuck Jun 2016 OP

Well, you can't be too careful at pizzerias. They have been known to forget the extra cheese. KamaAina Jun 2016 #1

Ya never know when the meat will be too rare and you have to finish it off pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #14

Bigger question: How many concealed firearms have you NOT seen ? Bonx Jun 2016 #2

Realistically speaking, I would say... kentuck Jun 2016 #5

If we had lost our freedom nobody could have guns. pipoman Jun 2016 #3

He could be a cowboy that grabs his gun and starts shooting if some kid pops a paper bag. Hoyt Jun 2016 #4

Not a lot to disagree with... kentuck Jun 2016 #7

You don't know what you're talking about. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #17

I remember while my father-in-law was dying, we went to a restaurant and some local Hoyt Jun 2016 #19

And like I said, you don't know what you're talking about. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #21

Depends on what you call rude. A Dick walking around in a family restaurant with dual shoulder Hoyt Jun 2016 #23

Says the guy who doesn't like guns or cops. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #35

Police are pretty much OK with me unless they are like Darren Wilson, are racist, intimidating or Hoyt Jun 2016 #37

Maybe it's where I live or I just don't notice, but I have never seen someone open carrying (well MillennialDem Jun 2016 #20

It's illegal here in Portland. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #30

Yep! That need to show it off most likely comes from some feeling of inadequacy. brush Jun 2016 #32

Your addiction to Hollywood movies ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #52

Well, it happens in real life like the cowboy who thought he'd be a hero when a clerk was being Hoyt Jun 2016 #55

Whether I felt threatened or not, at that point I would have requested my bill, informed the manager Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #6

I agree. (nt) enough Jun 2016 #15

Agreed! pandr32 Jun 2016 #16

That's exactly how I feel. Vinca Jun 2016 #29

I actually did that very thing in a pizza joint in a town near to us (relatively). Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #57

My exact take on it, too. nt Nay Jun 2016 #62

Its the same as "defensive driving". JoePhilly Jun 2016 #65

The only thing about that is that crazies walk in and start shooting right away. They usually don't Seeinghope Jun 2016 #72

And then there's Dylann Roof who sat through a church study class before he opened fire. Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #73

There are exceptions to everything. Most don't sit thru Bible class though. Seeinghope Jun 2016 #74

edited : kentuck Jun 2016 #8

Call 911 and report a possible robbery randr Jun 2016 #9

We never thought much else about it at that time... kentuck Jun 2016 #10

Massacres will do that gratuitous Jun 2016 #42

You may be right. kentuck Jun 2016 #47

That would be a crime hack89 Jun 2016 #11

I'd never report it as a robbery, just say there is a person with a gun at John's Pizzeria and MillennialDem Jun 2016 #22

And if the cops end up killing the guy? hack89 Jun 2016 #25

I don't know if he's a dangerous nutcase or a non-dangerous nutcase. And yes, it would be MillennialDem Jun 2016 #27

That is a very callous attitude hack89 Jun 2016 #31

I'm as unauthoratarian as they come... would love to have anarchy... I realized I need to work MillennialDem Jun 2016 #70

That would be the risk the guy took when he went out in public with his rod showing randr Jun 2016 #58

NO, NO, NO! That's what go the black guy at Walmart killed 2 years ago. And he just had pellet gun. brush Jun 2016 #34

Well that case was likely because the dude was racist and knew it was a toy gun - but if I saw MillennialDem Jun 2016 #71

...and risk arrest. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #24

That would be against the law, a crime in and of itself. Alex4Martinez Jun 2016 #28

I would have no idea a crime is in progress randr Jun 2016 #60

Can you visually distinguish a soon-to-be-active shooter from any ol' schlub with a gun? Orrex Jun 2016 #12

More guns makes you safer liberal N proud Jun 2016 #13

Compensating for certain inadequacies, I'd guess. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #18

That is my assumption... kentuck Jun 2016 #48

I spend time in a big city, where I rarely see guns. cwydro Jun 2016 #26

I've felt like shooting my lawnmower many times. leveymg Jun 2016 #38

Now I like my lawnmower, but the weedwhacker? cwydro Jun 2016 #40

I sold my gas weedwacker at a garage sale, MineralMan Jun 2016 #43

I have an electric one too, and it's so much easier to use. cwydro Jun 2016 #46

Hey. You never know when a dandelion might might need to be shown whos boss! bunnies Jun 2016 #39

Lol! cwydro Jun 2016 #41

haha! Good decision. bunnies Jun 2016 #45

Those of us who don't believe in carrying or owning large stashes of firearms have lost our rights. redstatebluegirl Jun 2016 #33

What rights, exactly, have you lost? Marengo Jun 2016 #44

Have we already lost our freedom? I would have lost my appetite, and leveymg Jun 2016 #36

We had already eaten and it was a joyful dinner and we were leaving.... kentuck Jun 2016 #49

call 911 to report a man with a gun mwrguy Jun 2016 #50

That type of nonsense is frowned on by the cops. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #53

He was probably a detective. deaniac21 Jun 2016 #51

That's what I was thinking TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #56

if it's legal for you sweetapogee Jun 2016 #54

People like that WISH!!!!! someone will do something to give them an excuse to unholster it. tenderfoot Jun 2016 #59

I'm going to bet this was a white guy in a primarily white neighborhood. Squinch Jun 2016 #61

Black guys also can't look at pellet guns for sale in Walmart, and black kids Nay Jun 2016 #63

Or sit on swings with their hands in their pockets when they are twelve. Squinch Jun 2016 #64

It's just horrifying. Only sociopaths can shoot kids for this stuff. nt Nay Jun 2016 #66

Seen a guy in walturd the other night with a chrome or nickle plated semiauto OCin' ileus Jun 2016 #67

Maybe we should all carry questionnaires printed on notepads, or a checklist to ask each armed mahina Jun 2016 #68

One thing is for sure: NOBODY CAN TELL by looking. WinkyDink Jun 2016 #69