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In reply to the discussion: What do you do when you see someone carring a fiearm in a store? [View all]Arazi
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I absolutely do so... The problem is concealed weapons. I don't care if they are carrying legally
hlthe2b
Sep 2019
#1
You sound more like me, so why do you care if legally carrying or not? I see it, I leave AND
hlthe2b
Sep 2019
#33
I too come from a family of responsible hunters (mainly birds, occas. deer). NEVER would they EVER
hlthe2b
Sep 2019
#70
My Dad didn't hunt but my Mom's family did...and just pointing a stick pretend gun at someone got
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#106
I think the whole point is to scare the bejaysus out of people. "Look at meeeee. I can squash you...
Hekate
Sep 2019
#144
The simple fact that Americans find the prevalence of guns disturbing...
DemocracyMouse
Sep 2019
#43
Yes. Fear. I can't go to any public places these days without looking around.
DemocracyMouse
Sep 2019
#192
I have hunted and owned A FEW guns for years and I have run into some of the open carry Billy ...
Botany
Sep 2019
#81
My long gone maternal grandfather had a fruit orchard and ran some sheep outside of ...
Botany
Sep 2019
#96
+1, if the "good guys" can't stop mass killers in Texas then no state can IMHO. Lived there
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#71
Mass shooters have to open carry to be mass shooters, I don't know the difference between bubba
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#69
It's crazy to presume familiarity and knowledge of complete strangers with an exposed weapon.
Eyeball_Kid
Sep 2019
#88
In AZ the only guys I have seen with holsters on their waist are in their 20s
grantcart
Sep 2019
#134
As for age, I know an 80 yr old who can out shoot anyone else i know. EASILY.
oldsoftie
Sep 2019
#167
Also, there are some people who have a reason to carry even though they arent in a uniform.
oldsoftie
Sep 2019
#166
The only time I've seen someone with a gun in a store was once when an armed robbery
Tanuki
Sep 2019
#20
I'm going to make up some wallet sized cards to carry for exactly that reason
Meadowoak
Sep 2019
#129
Dylan Roof sat in on the Charleston church bible study for an hour before he started shooting
Arazi
Sep 2019
#64
What about before? The mass shooter has to open carry to be a mass shooter. Open carry is stupid
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#66
... then they have to expose the gun to use it at that point they are open carry ... period.
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#73
+1, just like the kid in Missouri !! He was legally open carry and they arrested him still. Open...
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#76
I haven't seen it, but I would leave immediately, and then I would call and write to tell the store
tblue37
Sep 2019
#38
States vary greatly depending where you might be in them. Generalizations suck.
cwydro
Sep 2019
#102
Aren't the people who charge in shooting open carrying too? Jus sayin, kinda hard to do the kill
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#59
I would take in the whole picture. Big difference between a normally dressed older dude
mr_lebowski
Sep 2019
#56
+1, keyword you used is "...stop..." not shoot the mass killer after they've killed 30 people alread
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#65
Actually, they are used quite often in self defense. Google it. I agree about the Rambo fantasies!
oldsoftie
Sep 2019
#170
TAKE NO CHANCES CALL THE POLICE !!! The terrorist are open carry too and it's hard to tell who's who
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#63
Yaw feel safe around gumpers I don't, anyone who needs a mass kill device for protection isn't ...
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#78
I never see this in CT. If I ever did, not only would I leave, I would alert a store employee on my
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#94
Dunno but boy I sure feel safer now that I know I could be surrounded by "good guys with a gun"
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#179
I generally feel more comfortable around people who are legally qualified to carry.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2019
#185
The accessibility of guns is a big issue for me. Hence, my feeling is that my chances of being shot
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#186
That is correct. In my own family's experience, there were what I call the 3 A's involved:
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#188
Leave the store...and tell someone on the way out why...then call the cops...they are better
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#105
I would treat it as a threat. So I would leave immediately, go to my car and call the police.
Cousin Dupree
Sep 2019
#111
I'm 67 and I don't believe I've ever seen anyone other than a cop carrying a handgun.
elocs
Sep 2019
#112
what would happen if a person openly carried a firearm into a trump rally?
throwthe_shoe
Sep 2019
#136
They wouldn't get anywhere near the place without being stopped by the Secret Service.
Mr.Bill
Sep 2019
#143
I have not had this experience, but my plan is solid: park the cart & exit with all deliberate speed
Hekate
Sep 2019
#141
My state does not have open carry. How many states do now ??some one posted only 4 do not
lunasun
Sep 2019
#165
Thanks I guess I live in a bubble I had no idea it was the majority of states. Only some states
lunasun
Sep 2019
#174