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Bicoastal

(12,645 posts)
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 03:28 PM Jul 2012

So the solution is REALLY for everyone to be packing heat ALL THE TIME?

I mean, is our only defense against gun-toting madmen to never ever EVER be without a gun, never, every able-bodied man and woman, armed and packing, at work, play, or leisure? So every citizen can engage a possible threat whenever, however they think is best, provided they aren't the threat themselves?

And people actually feel as if that'd make us, as a society, feel MORE safe and LESS paranoid?

To be perfectly frank, that sounds like Somalia or worse. That's just not an America I can imagine anyone wanting to live in.

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So the solution is REALLY for everyone to be packing heat ALL THE TIME? (Original Post) Bicoastal Jul 2012 OP
Congressman Gohmert said that's the way to go. Loudly Jul 2012 #1
No, silly cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #2
I don't want my grandchildren living in this type of Society DearAbby Jul 2012 #3
Man shoots self while Turbineguy Jul 2012 #4
They just want to take the country back. RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #5
They can pack heat somewhere other than my own place of business, kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #6
Might as well go back to the wild west days nc4bo Jul 2012 #7

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
2. No, silly
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 03:31 PM
Jul 2012

It for for conservatives to be packing heat all the time so they feel less threatened by people of color.

I have never heard a national outcry about taking away black people's guns.

DearAbby

(12,461 posts)
3. I don't want my grandchildren living in this type of Society
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 03:34 PM
Jul 2012

where people are fearful of all others. so fearful they are packing lethal weapons to defend themselves.

We have turned into frightened little weenies.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
6. They can pack heat somewhere other than my own place of business,
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 04:37 PM
Jul 2012

that much is certain. Anybody shows up here with a gun will be asked to step outside and do their explaining to a nice policeman.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
7. Might as well go back to the wild west days
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 04:46 PM
Jul 2012

or like you said.........Somalia.

Not pleasant to think about knowing there are way too many people who can't even control themselves at their kids' soccer games.


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