To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown Savannah...

Discussion in 'Free Speech Alley' started by SabanFan, Sep 1, 2009.

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  1. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

    It's a fun Charles Bronson fantasy.

    Have you ever been robbed at gunpoint? I have--twice. Having a gun would have done me no good in either instance. The only warning was a gun in my face. All they wanted was my money--30 bucks total. If I had a gun and managed to pull it and shoot the guy, I ain't sure I'm ready to do 3 to 5 in Angola over 30 bucks.

    I can assume the chances are astronomical as winning the Powerball, however. I could be hit by a meteor, too.

    And I do carry one in known dangerous situations--driving late at night, business in known bad neighborhoods, running illegal trash dumpers off my land, that sort of thing.

    I just think that packing iron to work, to school, to church, to the dentist, to George's for burgers, or to an LSU football game is just a bit paranoid and endangers everyone around a bit more than they need to be.
     
    red55, Sep 2, 2009
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  2. gumborue

    gumborue Throwin Ched

    so what do you do if someone approaches you? draw? put your hand on it (your gun, i mean your firearm)? nothing, and just hope your fast enough? id recommend a "Gran Torino" move and just shoot him with your hand. serious question, im not trying to be a smarta$$.

    im with martin. i think this is unnecessary and dangerous. and most people do it because they think its cool or because they watch too much news (mostly the latter i suspect). i have never been scared to go anywhere at anytime (although i suppose i never had the desire to go to the projects in N.O. or Memphis or Boston when i lived in those places.). i have never had an occasion to need a concealed weapon and i have never known anyone that has. i have known a few that have been mugged but all that happened was they lost a necklace or purse or wallet. never any physical harm.

    ive got a shotgun and pistol in the house both with trigger locks. but i would gladly give up my pistol if new laws required it. i do not favor banning reasonable hunting firearms.
     
    gumborue, Sep 2, 2009
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  3. SabanFan

    SabanFan The voice of reason

    Just make sure they see it. Criminals, like the wild animals they are, don't want a fair fight, unless pu$$y is involved.
     
    SabanFan, Sep 2, 2009
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  4. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

    I've stopped at remote interstate rest areas after midnight when on the road and actually clipped the holster to my belt and wore it openly into the restroom. I wanted to be seen as armed and dangerous.

    But I don't carry one to Wal-Mart to defend my sack of dog food.
     
    red55, Sep 2, 2009
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  5. martin

    martin Banned Forever

    did it rattle when you did the foot-tapping routine under the stall?
     
    martin, Sep 2, 2009
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  6. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

    Was it your toe that I shot off? Sorry, I took you for a fag. It was the Crocs probably.
     
    red55, Sep 2, 2009
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  7. KyleK

    KyleK Who, me? Staff Member

    :lol:
     
    KyleK, Sep 2, 2009
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  8. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

    do you really wear those fn crocs?
     
    tirk, Sep 2, 2009
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  9. martin

    martin Banned Forever

    i might be the person on earth most opposed to them. so no.
     
    martin, Sep 2, 2009
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  10. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

    no youre second in line.
     
    tirk, Sep 2, 2009
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