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Originally posted by camaro68ss
Originally posted by narwahl
Originally posted by camaro68ss
Originally posted by narwahl
Originally posted by camaro68ss
Originally posted by Indigo5
Originally posted by olaru12
I support the 2nd amendment for people responsible enough to own and carry a weapon.
I'm not sure you qualify.
Agree on all counts.
I’m sorry I scare you. It’s not my intent.
You are the same guy who in this very thread fantazised about "scaring SF libs who aren't having enough babies"?
I guess I did not explain myself. I would be laughing at how uneducated the people would be. Them thinking I’m a criminal of some sort even though I’m doing something perfectly legal. I would not be laughing at their fear of me. Even if i did do it i would have the gun locked with a chain going through the port and down the mag well.
But im not even doing it. It was a passing thought
edit on 11-1-2013 by camaro68ss because: (no reason given)
Yes.
You don't do it.
That is what "fantazising" means.
Thinking about it, but not doing it.
Of course, you would not laugh at their fear, but at their "ignorance" of not being able to tell you, an entirely sane citizen form a whacko, just by looking at you! I mean, they do have a low birthrate, don't they?
You don't mean to scare anybody, no.
the low birthrate was to explain how there is not alot of "childern" to run scared. again, not explaining myself.edit on 11-1-2013 by camaro68ss because: (no reason given)
don’t care for life. They have the lowest birth rate in the state
But even if you scared children, only "drone"-children, right?
Originally posted by Indigo5
IMO - Rational gun owners should be at the front of the debate, contributing to solutions that might restrict the crazy and unqualified from owning weapons. Thus far the response has been "hell no" and a lot of crazy talk about tyrannical rule and the false suggestion that folks are looking to ban all guns.
Originally posted by goou111
reply to post by Liquesence
I agree.. And walkin down the street with assault rifles isnt gonna accomplish much accept scare people..
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Originally posted by MrSpad
Originally posted by goou111
reply to post by Liquesence
I agree.. And walkin down the street with assault rifles isnt gonna accomplish much accept scare people..
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Yep. Once again responsible gun owners made to look like nut jobs thanks to people like this. Toss in the NRA and Alex Jones and I am starting to think we responsible gun owners are far out numbered by the nut jobs with guns. Also if I saw these guys walking down my streets like that I most likely would have put them down. Hey stand your ground law, two armed men walking my way, how was I suppose to know they were educating.
Originally posted by iwilliam
Originally posted by MrSpad
Originally posted by goou111
reply to post by Liquesence
I agree.. And walkin down the street with assault rifles isnt gonna accomplish much accept scare people..
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Yep. Once again responsible gun owners made to look like nut jobs thanks to people like this. Toss in the NRA and Alex Jones and I am starting to think we responsible gun owners are far out numbered by the nut jobs with guns. Also if I saw these guys walking down my streets like that I most likely would have put them down. Hey stand your ground law, two armed men walking my way, how was I suppose to know they were educating.
I love how the anti-gun nuts talk about violence more than the gun supporters. Maybe that's why anti gun people think we shouldn't have guns-- they assume the gun owners are as impulsively violent as they are.
Originally posted by iwilliam
Originally posted by goou111
reply to post by Liquesence
I agree.. And walkin down the street with assault rifles isnt gonna accomplish much accept scare people..
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I think maybe that's the point. Why SHOULD people be scared of responsible, sane gun owners? People in many places are allowed to legally, openly carry firearms in public. If more people exercised this right, people wouldn't react with panic just because they saw someone with a firearm and no badge / uniform.
Someone with a rifle on their back wouldn't get a second glance in a place like israel, for example-- where the threat of violence is often more real and common than it is here.
Originally posted by narwahl
Originally posted by iwilliam
Originally posted by goou111
reply to post by Liquesence
I agree.. And walkin down the street with assault rifles isnt gonna accomplish much accept scare people..
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I think maybe that's the point. Why SHOULD people be scared of responsible, sane gun owners? People in many places are allowed to legally, openly carry firearms in public. If more people exercised this right, people wouldn't react with panic just because they saw someone with a firearm and no badge / uniform.
Someone with a rifle on their back wouldn't get a second glance in a place like israel, for example-- where the threat of violence is often more real and common than it is here.
How do you tell if a person is "sane and responsible" at a glance? (And even if you are able to tell instantly by looking at people (I am not, even a curt "hello, how are you?" isnt enough for me to judge that), wouldn't "He is carrying a gun" factor into that analysis?
Originally posted by camaro68ss
Originally posted by narwahl
Originally posted by iwilliam
Originally posted by goou111
reply to post by Liquesence
I agree.. And walkin down the street with assault rifles isnt gonna accomplish much accept scare people..
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I think maybe that's the point. Why SHOULD people be scared of responsible, sane gun owners? People in many places are allowed to legally, openly carry firearms in public. If more people exercised this right, people wouldn't react with panic just because they saw someone with a firearm and no badge / uniform.
Someone with a rifle on their back wouldn't get a second glance in a place like israel, for example-- where the threat of violence is often more real and common than it is here.
How do you tell if a person is "sane and responsible" at a glance? (And even if you are able to tell instantly by looking at people (I am not, even a curt "hello, how are you?" isnt enough for me to judge that), wouldn't "He is carrying a gun" factor into that analysis?
no, cops carrie guns, are they crazy?
the fact that everyone else is packing would make the crazy person think twice about opening fire.
Originally posted by iwilliam
Originally posted by goou111
reply to post by Liquesence
I agree.. And walkin down the street with assault rifles isnt gonna accomplish much accept scare people..
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I think maybe that's the point. Why SHOULD people be scared of responsible, sane gun owners?
Originally posted by stirling
In Isreal, nobody, even in downtown Haifa, would give them a second glance.......
edit on 11-1-2013 by stirling because: (no reason given)
For instance, in Israel, they’re very limited in who is able to own a gun. There are only a few tens of thousands of legal guns in Israel, and the only people allowed to own them legally live in the settlements, do business in the settlements, or are in professions at risk of violence.
Both countries require you to have a reason to have a gun. There isn’t this idea that you have a right to a gun. You need a reason. And then you need to go back to the permitting authority every six months or so to assure them the reason is still valid.
Originally posted by Indigo5Again...not to invoke too much actual logic, but the "least threatening configuration" involves not carrying an AR-15 down a crowded street.
Originally posted by Indigo5You seem to be confused. Seattle is not an active combat zone nor a training ground?
Originally posted by Indigo5BTW - If it was a combat zone, like Afghanistan or Syria...walking down the street with an AR-15 over your shoulder would designate you as an obvious threat to any troops that spot you whichever way your muzzle is directed.
Again...not to invoke too much actual logic, but the "least threatening configuration" involves not carrying an AR-15 down a crowded street.
Originally posted by Golf66 They have the rifles slung muzzle down across their backs in what is traditionally in all circles that I have traveled the safest and least threatening configuration possible.
Originally posted by MrSpad
Originally posted by goou111
reply to post by Liquesence
I agree.. And walkin down the street with assault rifles isnt gonna accomplish much accept scare people..
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Yep. Once again responsible gun owners made to look like nut jobs thanks to people like this. Toss in the NRA and Alex Jones and I am starting to think we responsible gun owners are far out numbered by the nut jobs with guns. Also if I saw these guys walking down my streets like that I most likely would have put them down. Hey stand your ground law, two armed men walking my way, how was I suppose to know they were educating.