14 Jul 09
Originally posted by SeitseThe state I live in allows open carry with no license required. Concealed permits are easily obtainable after a firearms class and background check. Even with license, firearms are not allowed in any place serving alcohol. I think that's a good idea.
Sam, care to answer the question on page 1?
I am sincerely interested in your opinion, being as you are a convinced defender of your 2nd Amendment rights.
As said, I feel there is a justification in having a gun at home when living in dangerous areas. However, I have mixed feelings when it comes to bars and restaurants.
Would you endorse such a motion in your current State?
I don't take advantage of our relaxed gun laws, never felt the need to carry one.
14 Jul 09
Originally posted by Sam The ShamLook again -- I think it was signed today -- if they promise not to drink! Yes, bartender, I'm going to hang out in this bar with my loaded weapon but I promise not to drink!
The state I live in allows open carry with no license required. Concealed permits are easily obtainable after a firearms class and background check. Even with license, firearms are not allowed in any place serving alcohol. I think that's a good idea.
I don't take advantage of our relaxed gun laws, never felt the need to carry one.
15 Jul 09
Originally posted by Sam The ShamThanks for responding.
The state I live in allows open carry with no license required. Concealed permits are easily obtainable after a firearms class and background check. Even with license, firearms are not allowed in any place serving alcohol. I think that's a good idea.
I don't take advantage of our relaxed gun laws, never felt the need to carry one.
Do you think the State is taking a step backwards or forward in the fight against crime and insecurity?
15 Jul 09
Originally posted by SeitseEver heard the saying "there is never a cop around when you need one"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8145541.stm
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If a last-minute legal challenge fails, from Tuesday, gun owners in the state will be allowed to carry their weapons in a lot more public places - including bars and restaurants.
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State legislators - a quarter of whom own firearms - have passed a law allowing guns into bars and restaurants, but ...[text shortened]... and playing with the gun?
I say it is a step backwards... back to the 1800s!
Concealled weapons ok in my book.
16 Jul 09
Originally posted by WajomaWell said.
Let the owners of bars and restaurants decide and set the terms and conditions for entry to their property. Customers can then choose to patronise either gunless bars or otherwise, same with the smoking ban.
I know in which bar the customers would be extremely polite.
16 Jul 09
Crooks have been doing WTF they want for some time now, with impunity. Statistically, we live in a more dangerous time now than your so-called 'wild west.' Yet it's us honest folks who've been punished, for decades. Making me an easier target won't stop any crime, since I don't commit any. 'Shall issue' permit laws don't do anything revolutionary or new. They simply reaffirm the peace-loving citizen's rights and tip the balance back in favor of justice and common sense.
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16 Jul 09
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Originally posted by SeitseThe Wild West again? It never left here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8145541.stm
If a last-minute legal challenge fails, from Tuesday, gun owners in the state will be allowed to carry their weapons in a lot more public places - including bars and restaurants.
...
State legislators - a quarter of whom own firearms - have passed a law allowing guns into bars and restaurants, but and playing with the gun?
I say it is a step backwards... back to the 1800s!
I can walk down the streets of Eugene with a holstered firearm. The police might ask who I am but they can't do anything about it.
Funny, no one reads about our rampant shoot-outs. Damn ultra-conservative media, that's what it is!
18 Jul 09
Originally posted by BadwaterYou have a point there, bw.
The Wild West again? It never left here.
I can walk down the streets of Eugene with a holstered firearm. The police might ask who I am but they can't do anything about it.
Funny, no one reads about our rampant shoot-outs. Damn ultra-conservative media, that's what it is!
It is amazing what the media can create (or destroy) by simply selecting what goes on and what not.
19 Jul 09
Originally posted by BadwaterIf it is holstered out in the open a pistol cant do much. Once hidden the sneaky damn things are likely to do anything.
The Wild West again? It never left here.
I can walk down the streets of Eugene with a holstered firearm. The police might ask who I am but they can't do anything about it.
Funny, no one reads about our rampant shoot-outs. Damn ultra-conservative media, that's what it is!