Skyclad1uhm1
Lifer
My point exactly, none of them was sane 😀
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Handgun owners: Do you take your gun to work?
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My point exactly, none of them was sane 😀
PrinceofWands
Lifer
Ok, I actually agree with you on that. 😎
meltdown75
Lifer
*taps sarcasm meter*
FallenHero
Diamond Member
Yes and I carry it on me all day at work too.
FallenHero
Diamond Member
LOL
DT4K
Diamond Member
I can only think of one time I've ever seen someone with a gun on their hip.
There's a guy who runs a paintball field that is out in the country. In addition to paintball stuff, he's also a firearms dealer and he always has a gun in a holster on his waist. I'm in North Carolina FYI.
There's a guy who runs a paintball field that is out in the country. In addition to paintball stuff, he's also a firearms dealer and he always has a gun in a holster on his waist. I'm in North Carolina FYI.
LtPage1
Diamond Member
Same here. I think ATOT is a weird microcosm of what this country is really like. Obviously you never see it here in CA, but I've traveled elsewhere more than a few times and you don't see it anywhere else either.
:roll: Next time there's a ship of the line full of Redcoats just offshore, you let me know and I'll start carrying along with you.
daniel1113
Diamond Member
All enemies, domestic and foreign. Why wait for redcoats when we have D.C.?
Zebo
Elite Member
Your constitutional rights shouldn't leave at employers doorstep. Would you think it's ok for employer to search your wallet or purse each day or monitor your phone calls? I understand some sensitive facilities require this, I worked in one at Nevada Test Site, but they are few and far.
From a practical viewpoint, irrespective of your constitutional rights, CCW's don't commit violent crimes but instead could have prevented some of these mass slaughters at work sites and universities over the years. If you ever read the details of such assaults the murder(s) roam around for tens of minutes to hours unimpeded, hallway to hallway, executing an unarmed populus which could never happen had a couple professors been armed.
I personally feel just the opposite. I trust my fellow law abiding man and would feel more comfortable with a few of them armed.
Even if I a) did have a handgund, and b) my state (IL) actually allowed it, I'd have absolutely zero reason to bring it to work.
I've only had one job in my life where I felt like I might feel a little bit better having one available. I used to do some paper routes for extra income while my wife was still in pharmacy school and on occassion I'd do sub routes for another carrier that went through a really rough trailer park way outside of town. I had one situation where I broke up a probable burglarly (resulted in a call to the cops from me) that really freaked me out. Not saying a gun would have helped/stopped anything but it was one of those situations where I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
I've only had one job in my life where I felt like I might feel a little bit better having one available. I used to do some paper routes for extra income while my wife was still in pharmacy school and on occassion I'd do sub routes for another carrier that went through a really rough trailer park way outside of town. I had one situation where I broke up a probable burglarly (resulted in a call to the cops from me) that really freaked me out. Not saying a gun would have helped/stopped anything but it was one of those situations where I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
hanoverphist
Diamond Member
im ok with them searching me when i go into palo verde nuclear plant, at least they are checking. and your rights arent being taken away, you are asked to follow their rules. if you dont agree, do go there. plain and simple.
sourceninja
Diamond Member
I take it to work, but I leave it in the car. I would take it inside, but the school policy and the state policy state that you can not conceal carry in the school, you have to open carry. I don't like open carry because it makes people stare at me.
Zebo
Elite Member
Dirty little secret is States with CCW's and large gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crimes because because criminals are uncertain which potential victims can defend themselves and the people are able to defend themselves. When you take away guns you have the majority of law abiding citizens at the mercy of thugs who have guns no matter what the law says, well be cause they are not law abiding by definition. Our inner cities are famous for this oppression of an unarmed many by a small band of armed thugs. As usual ideals and values like freedom and rule of law are not free and only comes about by superiority in applying organized violence. Some people, like Mr Page, never understand this ugly side of their insular bubble.
Zenmervolt
Elite member
You may feel that it's false, but actual data prove otherwise.
There are 89 firearms deaths per day in the US.
There are between 238,000,000 and 276,000,000 privately-owned firearms in the US.
Every day, 99.9999% of firearms kill nobody (assuming that there are "only" 238,000,000 firearms, if we assume 276,000,000, then the percentage is even higher).
Even if we do yearly numbers and ignore the fact that criminals tend to use a firearm multiple times, 99.98% of all firearms kill nobody (again assuming the 238,000,000 number).
Even if we took all injuries into account, it still would not cause the percentage to drop below 99%.
ZV
Zenmervolt
Elite member
Sorry, but private property is private property. If you want the right to prohibit people from your own property, you must also accept that you can be prohibited from someone else's property for any reason.
The 14th amendment applies to state and federal government agencies, it does not apply to private property.
I suppose though, that since you don't believe in property rights, that you'd be just fine with me and several of my buddies coming over and using your house for a party. After all, it's just discrimination if you try to kick us out, right?
ZV
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