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Or that he seemed shocked when the gun-control advocacy group Moms Demand Action publicized photos from his own website of Open Carry Texas members toting guns at a Target.
“What Moms Demand Action is doing is digging into our photo archives and trying to smear us,” Mr. Grisham told The Journal.
If the photos are from your own website, you’ve done the smearing yourself.
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:If the state of Texas passes a law, it does affect Austin
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Bear Bibeault wrote:...ex-military, and a gun owner. My partner is an ex-cop, and also a gun owner. We both think that the "Open Carry" folks are bat-shit crazy.
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J. Kevin Robbins wrote: I've carried a concealed weapon daily for 20 years and I can't imagine leaving the house without it.
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fred rosenberger wrote:
J. Kevin Robbins wrote: I've carried a concealed weapon daily for 20 years and I can't imagine leaving the house without it.
Ironically, I find you to be crazier and more scary than open carry. What is the point of carrying a concealed weapon? Carrying it out in the open lets everyone know you are armed and should be avoided at all costs.
Not knowing who has a gun and who doesn't is MUCH more terrifying in my opinion.
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J. Kevin Robbins wrote:Why do you think I'm crazy because I want the ability to defend myself? I'm too old and weak to physically fight off a younger attacker and I can't count on the police to be there at a seconds notice. What other option is there other than hoping for good luck?
Paul Clapham wrote:The other option is to live in a place where people aren't likely to attack you for no reason.
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J. Kevin Robbins wrote:It's a tactical advantage. If the bad guy sees you have a gun, guess who he's going to shoot first?
Why do you think I'm crazy because I want the ability to defend myself? I'm too old and weak to physically fight off a younger attacker and I can't count on the police to be there at a seconds notice. What other option is there other than hoping for good luck?
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fred rosenberger wrote:I don't think you are crazy for wanting the ability to defend yourself. It's the implementation, not the requirement that I question..
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J. Kevin Robbins wrote:gun rights
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J. Kevin Robbins wrote:
Paul Clapham wrote:The other option is to live in a place where people aren't likely to attack you for no reason.
I don't think there is anyplace that is 100% safe, just some places that are safer than others. Obviously living in the middle of Montana is safer than living in Chicago or Detroit. Moving is not an option. My work and my family are here. Our neighborhood seems safe yet I still have to leave home to go to the grocery store and other places in town.
fred rosenberger wrote:In Missouri (where I live), to get a concealed WEAPON permit, I need to take a GUN safety class. I don't own a gun, I don't want to shoot a gun, I'm actually uncomfortable holding a gun, so how am I supposed to get my permit so I can exercise MY constitutional rights?
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fred rosenberger wrote:Tazers. Mace. Batons. Knives. Clubs. Many weapons that have a much smaller chance of hurting an innocent bystander if you miss.
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:Interesting. I wouldn't have thought you'd need a permit for a knife. How do they differentiate between a swiss army knife and a weapon knife.
The others I would have had they occurred to me.
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fred rosenberger wrote:
J. Kevin Robbins wrote:gun rights
So this raises another question. Why is it "gun rights"? The constitution uses the word guns ZERO times, yet that is the only thing anyone ever talks about.
In Missouri (where I live), to get a concealed WEAPON permit, I need to take a GUN safety class. I don't own a gun, I don't want to shoot a gun, I'm actually uncomfortable holding a gun, so how am I supposed to get my permit so I can exercise MY constitutional rights?
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Paul Clapham wrote:I live in a place which isn't 100% safe. We have gangs around here, and since they have poor conflict management skills they indulge in drive-by shootings from time to time. Other people generally don't have guns (yes, only the outlaws have guns) but then having a gun isn't going to be of any use if you happen to be an innocent bystander at a drive-by shooting. And I don't see people going out to acquire guns because the gangsters have them. Just part of the culture I guess.
Paul Clapham wrote:Also, you might be surprised to find out that in my part of the world you're more likely to be the victim of gun-related violence if you live in a rural area rather than in an urban area.
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:J Kevin: Would they have beat you up or "just" stolen your stuff if you didn't have the gun? I'll grant you that neither is good. I'm curious if you prevented getting hurt or getting robbed. Or both.
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J. Kevin Robbins wrote:What if they had entered the house? I decided long ago to take responsibility for my own safety and security, and that of my family. I prefer that to hiding out and hoping that 911 will get there in time.
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fred rosenberger wrote:I see a huge difference between having a gun to defend ones home/private property, and going out to the mall or a public park.
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J. Kevin Robbins wrote:
Paul Clapham wrote:Also, you might be surprised to find out that in my part of the world you're more likely to be the victim of gun-related violence if you live in a rural area rather than in an urban area.
That is surprising and interesting. I realize that Canada has a very different perspective on gun ownership. Care to speculate on why the rural areas are more dangerous?
J. Kevin Robbins wrote:I see it as protecting my life and the lives of my loved ones, no matter where we are. I don't think the right to protection stops at my front door. And I'm not going to rely on police who are minutes away when seconds matter.
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Sean Corfield wrote: all that marching around, heavily armed, in public restaurants and stores...
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fred rosenberger wrote:those "Public restaurants and stores" are actually private property. Gun wielders are not a protected class. They have zero rights to carry those guns into the store, if the store's policy says 'no guns'.
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:
fred rosenberger wrote:those "Public restaurants and stores" are actually private property. Gun wielders are not a protected class. They have zero rights to carry those guns into the store, if the store's policy says 'no guns'.
That reminds me. In Chicago, a lot of stores had "no guns" signs.
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fred rosenberger wrote:And for what it's worth, does that mean that concealed weapons other than guns ARE allowed?
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