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New legislative push for open carry gun law

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Rocket River, Jan 18, 2013.

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  1. Rocket River

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    Can we have some legislation so I can carry a Samurai Sword too?
    What could go wrong?

    I saw this on the news last nite. . . . I reckon this is the guy that brought it up.

    Rocket River


    http://m.news-journal.com/mobile/ne...cle_80bd0955-5597-582f-af8f-e09c4a959eab.html
     
    #1 Rocket River, Jan 18, 2013
  2. bobmarley

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    Wild Wild West y'all!

    I always imagined what it would be like to carry a revolver in my holster that is attached to my bullet belt.

    [​IMG]
     
    #2 bobmarley, Jan 18, 2013
  3. WNBA

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    It would be cool that I could decorate my car with a machine gun on the hood.
     
    #3 WNBA, Jan 18, 2013
  4. bobmarley

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    Twisted Metal 3, here we come.
     
    #4 bobmarley, Jan 18, 2013
  5. JuanValdez

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    I don't much care whether the guns are open or concealed. Sometimes discretion is probably the best idea, but if you have the option either way, I don't see it as a big deal.
     
    #5 JuanValdez, Jan 18, 2013
  6. rocketsjudoka

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    Interesting that open carry isn't legal in TX. In MN there is a guy who owns a gun shop in St. Paul that has stood outside his shop with a gun and an American flag. Several people have complained but the police have said that it is fine as MN allows for open carry.
     
    #6 rocketsjudoka, Jan 18, 2013
  7. alexcapone

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    That's legal in Texas as well. Gun shop owners open carry in their stores all the time.
     
    #7 alexcapone, Jan 18, 2013
  8. rocketsjudoka

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    Is it inside or outside their stores? The guy in St. Paul was carrying out side his store on the public sidewalk.
     
    #8 rocketsjudoka, Jan 18, 2013
  9. Commodore

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    why is open carry worse than concealed carry?
     
    #9 Commodore, Jan 18, 2013
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    In TN, as well...
     
    #10 ROXRAN, Jan 18, 2013
  11. alexcapone

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    You can open carry anywhere on your property in Texas. So you could open carry on your yard but not on a public sidewalk.
     
    #11 alexcapone, Jan 18, 2013
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    FYI - Even in open carry states gun carriers generally don't open carry because of the extra attention it brings from both scared soccer moms, and criminals. I believe 21 states have some sort of open carry, licensed or unlicensed... the world hasn't ended yet.
     
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  13. ROXRAN

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    This. Common sense goes along way.
     
    #13 ROXRAN, Jan 18, 2013
  14. Commodore

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    I feel safer when I see someone openly carrying in a public place
     
    #14 Commodore, Jan 18, 2013
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    I feel safer when I see someone snap the gun out of a person's holster that was carrying openly and now the criminal is carrying openly.
     
    #15 FranchiseBlade, Jan 18, 2013
  16. Svpernaut

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    Because that's happened.... never. Feel free to find cases of when that has happened, good luck. Open carry deters crime, but makes most carriers uncomfortable mainly because of gawking of people who detest guns.
     
    #16 Svpernaut, Jan 18, 2013
  17. Commodore

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    that's quite a hypothetical
     
    #17 Commodore, Jan 18, 2013
  18. Svpernaut

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    Very hypothetical considering you can't find a story of that ever happening. I know, I've looked many times.
     
    #18 Svpernaut, Jan 18, 2013
  19. FranchiseBlade

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    Actually it has happened.

    http://markmaynard.com/2012/04/can-...n-tell-me-what-im-supposed-to-think-about-it/
    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-police-station-shot-death.html#ixzz2IOCyQYwo
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    That one happened from trained law enforcement officers.
     
    #19 FranchiseBlade, Jan 18, 2013
  20. FranchiseBlade

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    Or you can find several stories of it happening after looking for just a few minutes like I did.
     
    #20 FranchiseBlade, Jan 18, 2013
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