Open to Carrying
Posted in Comments on an unrelated story:
This is not exactly on topic but I would like to relay my experience with open carry in Texas. When open carry was legislated in Texas the expected hue and cry was blood running in the streets. This never materialized. My decision to carry openly was accompanied by a conscious understanding that I would be at some point accosted by someone who opposed guns. I decided that I would not respond to anyone who intended to get me into a confrontation with words and simply walk away. My first encounter was with a man in a hardware store who shocked me by praising me for carrying. I have since had several people including a police officer who have expressed support for carrying including one woman who stopped me in her car while exiting a restaurant and stated that she felt safer knowing that someone around her was armed. I am sure that at some point I will encounter the hate but I will walk away. I still open carry frequently and never leave home unarmed. Thanks for your insight.
My correspondent is fortunate. Not all have been so embraced, including by “Only Ones” feeling the need to exercise forceful dominance.
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All Aboard the Gun-Free Express!
40 Million Problems Demand Final Solution
Flesh out how you intend to solve the problem, Jeff. Especially since we’re armed.
This is another Lincoln Project “Republican” for Biden who evidently believes he’ll not be held to account for fires he’s helping to light.
[Via WiscoDave]
Dangerous to Whom?
The Opposite of Neutral
In a bombshell report released on Thursday, a group of experts recommend to the government that the country, which has been neutral since 1515, work on a “common defense capability” with the EU and NATO. [More]
Yeah, listen to the globalists some more.
What could go wrong?
[Via bondmen]
When Second Count
With their new Secure Platform Plan, the state-of-the-art security plan will use over 1,800 cameras linked to their 24/7 real time camera center for improved detection and response. [More]
Somebody gave it a catchy name. And spent (another) $52M on it.
That ought to impress someone bleeding out before everything goes dark.
[Via bondmen]
Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before, Eh?
Authorities blame guns smuggled from the U.S. for the surge in violence. [More]
Let me guess: It’s not French against English…
I guess it doesn’t matter, since “authorities” say lax U.S. gun laws are to blame…
[Via bondmen]
Nothing Succeeds Like Success
FAFO
We’re the Only Ones Qualified Enough
It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Word ‘Successful’ Is
We Hold These Truths to be Self Evident
The Hispanic Vote is Predominately Against the Right to Keep and Bear Arms [More]
That makes three of us.
Happy talk by wishful thinkers notwithstanding…
None Dare Call It Quid Pro Quo, Extortion, and Bribery
California Reparations Supporters Threaten Newsom: Sign the Bill or We Won’t Vote for Kamala [More]
Sign it. I want to see how many “undecideds” are even awake.
A Plan Comes Together
California Home Assistance For Illegals Just First Step, Pelosi Calls for Mass Amnesty [More]
Only 14 comments to date and hardly anyone other gun advocate is talking about it, so it must not be all that important.
[Via Michael G]
‘A Billion Here, a Billion There…
” … and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” — Everett Dirksen
Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue.” And I have that on good authority.
You Picked a Fine Time to Tell Me Lucille
Minnesota Gun Owners Tee Off on ‘Chameleon’ Tim Walz [More]
I guess my question is why was an Ohio gun owner doing that six years ago?
[Via Michael G]
Just Like the Founders Intended
Today You Became A Criminal [More]
Yesterday, actually.
Democrats and Vichycon Republicans shredding the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, and ready to destroy your life if they catch you disobeying them and claiming your birthright…
Memphis Bull
“Why do you want us to not be safe? Why do you want us to be poor?… Why do you want to break this community?” Walker said. “Because where we are with this gun violence and these ridiculous laws we cannot sustain like this. We have to stake a stand on behalf of our government independence.” [More]
Why do you say mandated defenselessness makes people safe? Why do you say collectivism and dependency makes them prosperous? Who is committing the violence?
I guess if her constituents are dumb enough to vote for a gaslighting racist commie, they pretty much deserve what they get. The point is, the rest of us don’t.
[Via Jess]
Single Issue Suicide
What that means for the future of the 2nd Amendment in a nation that is becoming majority-minority is pretty grim. Every three million new mestizo voters is a net one million voters who want more gun control and even if they aren’t really concerned with it, will agree to more gun control if that is what it takes to get more free stuff. [More]
It’s nice to know mine is not a lone voice, but I am wondering where the hell everybody else is.
[Via CP]