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11-17-2010 01:25 AM |
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Originally Posted by rodder
(Post 1854190)
Sorry, but I'm not sure that's the right attitude. Being considerate of others is one of the things that will work HUGELY in our favor. (besides it just being kind of a "humanly" thing to do, the 'ol golden rule and all :wink:)
If you have the option of either: a)brushing off anyone's feelings (regardless of whether they're legitimate or not - I tend to think feelings are feelings and are always legitimate) who expresses discomfort with your carry method... or, b)offering them a flyer and simply explaining that what you are doing is 100% legal and wishing them a nice day, I'd recommend leaning towards (b) as much as possible.
Sure, some people are just dicks and will never change their minds but they're in the minority. The vast majority of people who don't know about guns are mostly just curious. They may have insecurities and misconceptions that cause them to initially react negatively but the absolute worst thing you could do would be to just mumble something and ignore them.
I feel that with the way guns are currently portrayed in the media (evil incarnate - except in the movies :roll::furious::bs:) that choosing to OC includes the responsibility of being an "ambassador" of sorts for the law-abiding gun community. Of course, this is all just my sometimes-not-so-humble opinion, so take it FWIW. But as the saying goes, you can catch more bees with honey... :afro:
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Although olletsocmit only said something about people looking at him funny, I'm not talking about the people who give funny looks or ask questions or even the ones who express a little discomfort. Those people haven't turned off their brains yet, they're just reacting the way they've been conditioned to act. They don't know any better and in some cases are even able to actually produce a rational thought for themselves and develop an opinion that they can articulate and hold a conversation about. Those are the people that will take and maybe even read a PAFOA or open carry flyer. I've talked to a few people like this when OCing and they were all cool with it once I explained even a few small details about OC.
I'm talking specifically about people like the Best Buy stalker here (and all the PPD involved as well) and the guy who harassed this girl. Those people have turned off their brains a long time ago. They don't care if it's legal, they don't care if you're not a criminal, all they care about is the fact that they hate guns and you have a gun so they hate you by default. No matter what made them the way they are, there's no reasoning with those people. At a certain point it must become "F*** off, it's legal and I'll carry how I'd like", no matter if it's said in those words exactly or in a more polite way.
Again though, personally I'm not really all about open carry in my daily routine.. it's just not for me. I might OC like 2% of the times that I carry. I'm not really into the attention I get once in a while even though most people are too numbed to even look around them and see someone carrying a gun. I'm just very much for the right to do so if I want.
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Originally Posted by cmr076
(Post 1854200)
ive never been there so we will be getting those range dealies together (my buddy jons gonna come too, you met him at the last shoot) i'll bring pistols, probably just my 1911 unless you have anything else you want me to bring. not sure if the PS90 would be fun there but we'll bring it for ****s and giggles probably.
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Hey anything you feel like stuffing into the car is fine with me. lol. I don't expect to shoot much and I sure don't have to shoot at all. As far as I'm concerned I'm cool with just coming to watch and hang out. I know you said you're cool with ammo usage as long as no one takes advantage, but I really don't have the cash flow to do much compensating for rounds that I throw downrange so I'll just keep it to a minimum. lol. I feel bad shooting a lot and then just saying "uhh.. you can shoot my boring carry gun if you want" haha. I'll shoot my M&P if we head to the pistol range but it's no big deal if we don't.
Honestly I haven't done sh** for like a month so I'm all about getting out of the house and just smelling some burnt powder :mrgreen: |
