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In reply to the discussion: What do you do when you see someone carring a fiearm in a store? [View all]Tom Yossarian Joad
(19,227 posts)30. Sorry, I would have no idea who you are if I saw you in a store.
I would prefer not to have to consider "Is he just some '2nd amendment is holy' sort of guy or did the guy just get dumped by his spouse, foreclosed on by the bank and fired at his job about to pull his gun and shoot at whatever is breathing nearby sort of guy?"
Strangers with guns in public places make me nervous.
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I absolutely do so... The problem is concealed weapons. I don't care if they are carrying legally
hlthe2b
Sep 2019
#1
You sound more like me, so why do you care if legally carrying or not? I see it, I leave AND
hlthe2b
Sep 2019
#33
I too come from a family of responsible hunters (mainly birds, occas. deer). NEVER would they EVER
hlthe2b
Sep 2019
#70
My Dad didn't hunt but my Mom's family did...and just pointing a stick pretend gun at someone got
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#106
I think the whole point is to scare the bejaysus out of people. "Look at meeeee. I can squash you...
Hekate
Sep 2019
#144
The simple fact that Americans find the prevalence of guns disturbing...
DemocracyMouse
Sep 2019
#43
Yes. Fear. I can't go to any public places these days without looking around.
DemocracyMouse
Sep 2019
#192
I have hunted and owned A FEW guns for years and I have run into some of the open carry Billy ...
Botany
Sep 2019
#81
My long gone maternal grandfather had a fruit orchard and ran some sheep outside of ...
Botany
Sep 2019
#96
+1, if the "good guys" can't stop mass killers in Texas then no state can IMHO. Lived there
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#71
Mass shooters have to open carry to be mass shooters, I don't know the difference between bubba
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#69
It's crazy to presume familiarity and knowledge of complete strangers with an exposed weapon.
Eyeball_Kid
Sep 2019
#88
In AZ the only guys I have seen with holsters on their waist are in their 20s
grantcart
Sep 2019
#134
As for age, I know an 80 yr old who can out shoot anyone else i know. EASILY.
oldsoftie
Sep 2019
#167
Also, there are some people who have a reason to carry even though they arent in a uniform.
oldsoftie
Sep 2019
#166
The only time I've seen someone with a gun in a store was once when an armed robbery
Tanuki
Sep 2019
#20
I'm going to make up some wallet sized cards to carry for exactly that reason
Meadowoak
Sep 2019
#129
Dylan Roof sat in on the Charleston church bible study for an hour before he started shooting
Arazi
Sep 2019
#64
What about before? The mass shooter has to open carry to be a mass shooter. Open carry is stupid
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#66
... then they have to expose the gun to use it at that point they are open carry ... period.
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#73
+1, just like the kid in Missouri !! He was legally open carry and they arrested him still. Open...
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#76
I haven't seen it, but I would leave immediately, and then I would call and write to tell the store
tblue37
Sep 2019
#38
States vary greatly depending where you might be in them. Generalizations suck.
cwydro
Sep 2019
#102
Aren't the people who charge in shooting open carrying too? Jus sayin, kinda hard to do the kill
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#59
I would take in the whole picture. Big difference between a normally dressed older dude
mr_lebowski
Sep 2019
#56
+1, keyword you used is "...stop..." not shoot the mass killer after they've killed 30 people alread
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#65
Actually, they are used quite often in self defense. Google it. I agree about the Rambo fantasies!
oldsoftie
Sep 2019
#170
TAKE NO CHANCES CALL THE POLICE !!! The terrorist are open carry too and it's hard to tell who's who
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#63
Yaw feel safe around gumpers I don't, anyone who needs a mass kill device for protection isn't ...
uponit7771
Sep 2019
#78
I never see this in CT. If I ever did, not only would I leave, I would alert a store employee on my
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#94
Dunno but boy I sure feel safer now that I know I could be surrounded by "good guys with a gun"
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#179
I generally feel more comfortable around people who are legally qualified to carry.
AtheistCrusader
Sep 2019
#185
The accessibility of guns is a big issue for me. Hence, my feeling is that my chances of being shot
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#186
That is correct. In my own family's experience, there were what I call the 3 A's involved:
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#188
Leave the store...and tell someone on the way out why...then call the cops...they are better
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#105
I would treat it as a threat. So I would leave immediately, go to my car and call the police.
Cousin Dupree
Sep 2019
#111
I'm 67 and I don't believe I've ever seen anyone other than a cop carrying a handgun.
elocs
Sep 2019
#112
what would happen if a person openly carried a firearm into a trump rally?
throwthe_shoe
Sep 2019
#136
They wouldn't get anywhere near the place without being stopped by the Secret Service.
Mr.Bill
Sep 2019
#143
I have not had this experience, but my plan is solid: park the cart & exit with all deliberate speed
Hekate
Sep 2019
#141
My state does not have open carry. How many states do now ??some one posted only 4 do not
lunasun
Sep 2019
#165
Thanks I guess I live in a bubble I had no idea it was the majority of states. Only some states
lunasun
Sep 2019
#174