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In reply to the discussion: Shit. It has started. The other day, a patient brought a gun in to the clinic. [View all]irisblue
(37,514 posts)50. Aristus has posted during lunchbreaks b/4.Are you implying this is a post&run
You seem to want more info right frigging now? Man has to work sometimes.
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Shit. It has started. The other day, a patient brought a gun in to the clinic. [View all]
Aristus
Jul 2016
OP
I hope you can appreciate that the feelings of gun owners are not on my list of priorities.
Aristus
Jul 2016
#95
Your attitudes are noted. The response to them WILL BE to dig-in and double-down.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#187
Any of the medical facilities I use have a "Strict NO WEAPONS policy on this property" sign.
Mopar151
Jul 2016
#193
Rights, schmights. He does NOT have a right to go out in public and deliberately menace people
calimary
Jul 2016
#104
agree w/ "asking for trouble" - I find it very hard to believe there aren't numerous instances
NoMoreRepugs
Jul 2016
#190
Uhm, that prick belongs in jail, what they did was called "brandishing" and is illegal...
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2016
#2
Too be honest, it sounds too perfect, and the idiocy of the person committing the crime too stupid..
Humanist_Activist
Jul 2016
#43
Brandishing (also known as menacing in some jurisdictions) is a felony in many jurisdictions.
Statistical
Jul 2016
#85
Exactly, they got their rights, they are responsible, etc., until something happens and they aren't.
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#5
In other words it's your responsibility as a non-gun owner to take video everywhere you go
lostnfound
Jul 2016
#40
That guy belongs in jail and his guns should be confiscated. Period.
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2016
#13
When the guy pulls a gun, he's no longer a patient. He's a criminal. I understand the sarcasm but...
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2016
#19
He was a criminal before he even brandished the firearm and made the demand.
Heeeeers Johnny
Jul 2016
#23
What's the point of wearing a gun if you can't threaten somebody with it?
The_Casual_Observer
Jul 2016
#14
Well, it's kinda like evolution. You don't have to believe it for it to be true.
Aristus
Jul 2016
#76
Okay, private eye, why don't you go there and investigate yourself instead of being a keyboard
Feeling the Bern
Jul 2016
#143
+1000000. BS detector activated almost immediately (sorry OP, no offense intended)
jack_krass
Jul 2016
#176
I think in America it is too...using force/threat of force to take property is a felony.
jmg257
Jul 2016
#98
No where does anyone have the 'right' to wave a gun in someone's face making demands
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2016
#79
Why is it that many of the people I know with substance abuse problems also like to
Squinch
Jul 2016
#65
Okay: Update: My colleague and the clinic manager managed to de-escalate the situation.
Aristus
Jul 2016
#97
A 'NO GUNS' sign won't do shit. It's a piece of paper, like a restraining order.
Francis Booth
Jul 2016
#155
I hope you and your colleagues remain okay. Sorry about the amazing amounts ....
Hekate
Jul 2016
#118
Accusing someone of being a liar is against the TOS of a personal attack
Feeling the Bern
Jul 2016
#133
Yep. Any clinic would have immediately called 911. This (as described) is felony armed robbery.
jack_krass
Jul 2016
#177
But, but. . .he has a right to do that, according to the NRA. He's just a good guy with a gun
Feeling the Bern
Jul 2016
#132
You are the perfect example of how one doesn't need a gun in order to KICK ASS!
Aristus
Jul 2016
#138
A facility should be able to set rules in whether they allow firearms or not in their facility.
still_one
Jul 2016
#156
I know they can. That was actually my point. A fire arm doesn't have to be brandished for the
still_one
Jul 2016
#182
I cannot fathom why law enforcement wasn't contacted, and whoever made that decision...
Marengo
Jul 2016
#175