Anyone here into firearms?

Rusty · 03-13-2016, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

While I am a big fan of the 2nd Amendment, I cannot condone carrying weapons onto property where the owner does not want them. The property owner has the right to ban guns (or anything else) if she/he so desires. If you don't like their rules, find another place to do business. YMMV

I see your point too. But when you have these gun free zones. This is where the mental morons like to go to.

Ghostvette · 03-13-2016, 02:16 PM

Technically, when I go into a place that has a sign that bans 'concealed weapons', my knife is a violation. Sorry, but in today's climate, I'm going nowhere unarmed.

SouthArk370Z · 03-13-2016, 02:59 PM

I'm all for Constitutional Carry (no license, open or concealed) and think, in most cases, Gun Free Zones are a bad idea. But I am also a firm believer that a Man's home (and by extension, place of business) is His castle. My right to keep and bear arms doesn't trump your right to determine what happens in your castle. If I don't like the way you run your castle, I can go elsewhere. My desire to be in your castle, instead of one 100 miles away, has no bearing on the matter. YMMV

Rusty · 03-13-2016, 03:43 PM

There is a bar/restaurant in Rifle Co. that the waitresses pack hog legs.

Here's the type of signs I like.

BoneZ · 03-13-2016, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

There is a bar/restaurant in Rifle Co. that the waitresses pack hog legs.

Here's the type of signs I like.

That's more like it.

BoneZ · 03-13-2016, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

I'm all for Constitutional Carry (no license, open or concealed) and think, in most cases, Gun Free Zones are a bad idea. But I am also a firm believer that a Man's home (and by extension, place of business) is His castle. My right to keep and bear arms doesn't trump your right to determine what happens in your castle. If I don't like the way you run your castle, I can go elsewhere. My desire to be in your castle, instead of one 100 miles away, has no bearing on the matter. YMMV

I can't argue with your reasoning.

Rusty · 03-13-2016, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BoneZ

I can't argue with your reasoning.

BoneZ · 03-13-2016, 04:11 PM

Speaking for myself, I feel I have an obligation to provide to anyone in my castle some level of safety and protection.

SouthArk370Z · 03-21-2016, 10:24 AM

I'm curious as to why some of you feel the need to carry all/most the time. I'm a Constitutional Carry kind of guy but I have seldom felt the need to carry in public. If I think some place is dangerous enough that I would need to carry, I don't go there.

I realize some may have jobs or other activities that would make full-time protection necessary, so I'm not asking y'all.

This is aimed at Joe/Jane Average who frequently carries. Not trying to start an argument - carry if you want to, I say - just curious.

jwick · 03-21-2016, 10:37 AM

I carry all the time. The only exceptions are when going somewhere it isn't allowed or if I'll be drinking, in both cases carrying would be illegal.

I carry all the time to remove the question of premeditated from the equation.

I would prefer to sit on a stand and tell a jury I carry all the time instead of telling them I hardly carry and just felt it was necessary on 'that' day.

Also you never know when something might happen. I'd rather be covered than to have my friends and family visit me at the cemetery.

BoneZ · 03-21-2016, 10:37 AM

I carry all the time for the same reason I have insurance all the time.

SouthArk370Z · 03-21-2016, 10:54 AM

Thanks for the replies. I either live in a lot safer place than you guys* or I'm oblivious to the danger.

*This could be due, in part, to the fact that a lot of people in my area DO carry.

jwick · 03-21-2016, 10:59 AM

I live in Houston and you can go from million dollar houses to the projects in a matter of a mile or two.

SouthArk370Z · 03-21-2016, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jwick

I live in Houston and you can go from million dollar houses to the projects in a matter of a mile or two.

I was in Houston for some job training back in the 1990s. Didn't get to see much of the city but I do remember hearing "The Overnight Murder Report" on one of the radio stations when driving to breakfast. IIRC, there were about six murders announced each morning. Sorry to hear that things are still bad.

Call me a Hillbilly, Yokel, Redneck, whatever - I like living in a small, rural town.

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jwick · 03-21-2016, 12:23 PM

When there's five million people. Six isn't a large number.

03-13-2016, 02:16 PM	#4262 (permalink)
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03-13-2016, 02:59 PM	#4263 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	I'm all for Constitutional Carry (no license, open or concealed) and think, in most cases, Gun Free Zones are a bad idea. But I am also a firm believer that a Man's home (and by extension, place of business) is His castle. My right to keep and bear arms doesn't trump your right to determine what happens in your castle. If I don't like the way you run your castle, I can go elsewhere. My desire to be in your castle, instead of one 100 miles away, has no bearing on the matter. YMMV Ghostvette and BoneZ like this. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

03-13-2016, 04:11 PM	#4268 (permalink)
BoneZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 52 Posts: 9,299 Drives: 2012 Blue BallZ Rep Power: 2684382	Speaking for myself, I feel I have an obligation to provide to anyone in my castle some level of safety and protection. __________________ *“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”*-George Burns

03-21-2016, 10:24 AM	#4269 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	I'm curious as to why some of you feel the need to carry all/most the time. I'm a Constitutional Carry kind of guy but I have seldom felt the need to carry in public. If I think some place is dangerous enough that I would need to carry, I don't go there. I realize some may have jobs or other activities that would make full-time protection necessary, so I'm not asking y'all. This is aimed at Joe/Jane Average who frequently carries. Not trying to start an argument - carry if you want to, I say - just curious. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

03-21-2016, 10:37 AM	#4270 (permalink)
jwick A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 14,532 Drives: '10 G37 6MT Rep Power: 2465056	I carry all the time. The only exceptions are when going somewhere it isn't allowed or if I'll be drinking, in both cases carrying would be illegal. I carry all the time to remove the question of premeditated from the equation. I would prefer to sit on a stand and tell a jury I carry all the time instead of telling them I hardly carry and just felt it was necessary on 'that' day. Also you never know when something might happen. I'd rather be covered than to have my friends and family visit me at the cemetery. SouthArk370Z, Ghostvette and BoneZ like this. __________________ '10 G37T 6MT Graphite/Graphite - BP - G37T Build

03-21-2016, 10:37 AM	#4271 (permalink)
BoneZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 52 Posts: 9,299 Drives: 2012 Blue BallZ Rep Power: 2684382	I carry all the time for the same reason I have insurance all the time. SouthArk370Z, jwick and Ghostvette like this. __________________ *“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”*-George Burns

03-21-2016, 10:54 AM	#4272 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	Thanks for the replies. I either live in a lot safer place than you guys* or I'm oblivious to the danger. *This could be due, in part, to the fact that a lot of people in my area DO carry. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

03-21-2016, 10:59 AM	#4273 (permalink)
jwick A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 14,532 Drives: '10 G37 6MT Rep Power: 2465056	Anyone here into firearms? I live in Houston and you can go from million dollar houses to the projects in a matter of a mile or two. __________________ '10 G37T 6MT Graphite/Graphite - BP - G37T Build

03-21-2016, 12:23 PM	#4275 (permalink)
jwick A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 14,532 Drives: '10 G37 6MT Rep Power: 2465056	When there's five million people. Six isn't a large number. __________________ '10 G37T 6MT Graphite/Graphite - BP - G37T Build