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In reply to the discussion: About the guy who walked into JC Penny's with an AR-15 [View all]deutsey
(20,166 posts)301. If this guy had been on a deranged mission
to shoot as many people in Penny's as he could, we'd be seeing these photos all over the news as evidence of his mental problems.
The movie "Taxi Driver" has become very relevant lately. Had Travis Bickle assassinated the presidential candidate he would've been condemned as a violent nutcase, but because he ends up killing the pimp, he's heralded as a hero.
The people applauding the Penny's guy now wouldn't be doing so had "the voices" told him to open fire.
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Well said. If I encounter someone carrying a rifle slung over their shoulder in a store I will drop
peacebird
Jan 2013
#1
In this age when people walk into places like theaters and schools and just shoot away...
bulloney
Jan 2013
#11
And make sure to inform all businesses in the area that you left because you feared harm by it.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2013
#105
IMO a person carrying a rifle openly into an area filled with people is a bad guy.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2013
#104
The purpose of those stickers is to prevent idiots trying to make stupid "points"
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#181
So, the pre-req to being a "threat" when carrying guns in a forum is to have shot someone first
bulloney
Jan 2013
#186
So if Adam Lanza had just walked into PENNEYS with his "guns stowed on his person"
pnwmom
Jan 2013
#194
If any of the patrons had children with them they would be irresponsible parents
LiberalFighter
Jan 2013
#146
Based on what I could find for Utah the businesses can bar patrons with firearms.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2013
#145
It would be pretty hard for someone to conceal carry an assault rifle on his person.
pnwmom
Jan 2013
#234
I'd settle for gun nuts finding another forum and quit making this one so shitty.
Son of Gob
Jan 2013
#192
Using an AR-15 chambered for .223 ammunition as a "varmint gun" is kind of like using a sledgehammer
ET Awful
Jan 2013
#223
You're putting the onus of the problem on the wrong person. Your analysis is wrong.
kwassa
Jan 2013
#256
Yelling, "He's gotta gun" is going to be viewed as about the same as yelling, "Fire" in a theater.
SoCalNative
Jan 2013
#241
If a man walked in to a JC Penney store I was in at a counter I would leave my things and find a
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#2
Betcha there are federal anti-terrorist laws that would fit the bill on that.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2013
#147
me too. Your rights to carry a gun shouldn't trump my rights of having you shop in a store with a
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#63
I guess they had enough of the nuts and fruits just like we are over them.
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#112
I don't think they would freak had it been done by a republican president.
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#125
That is what I would do. You know I bet there are allot of silent majority who would do the same.
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#183
You can call Penneys 24 hrs/day at 800-322-1189 to let them know you want a no-gun policy.
Squinch
Jan 2013
#260
Why thank you. I will be calling them on Monday morning. I will also let them know
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#262
You'd be howled out of the woods around these parts if you brought an AR-15 to hunt deer
IDemo
Jan 2013
#59
Gun Enthusiast Backing For That Assault Rifle-Toting Putz Is Notably Absent On Other Related Threads
Paladin
Jan 2013
#8
Cutting in line at the movie theater is unwise and inconsiderate. This was insane. No one in that
Squinch
Jan 2013
#84
For one thing, he put us in danger from the guy who thinks Wayne LaPierre is a sensible man.
Squinch
Jan 2013
#87
I was wondering about that - it seems he didn't piss off anyone in that Utah store. Did anyone
DeschutesRiver
Jan 2013
#99
I don't know anything about the community. I've lived places where this wouldn't raise an eyebrow
Recursion
Jan 2013
#100
I am pretty remote rural, but I haven't seen it here. But no, it wouldn't raise an eyebrow
DeschutesRiver
Jan 2013
#107
Furthermore, I believe that he is hurting the arguments being made in favor of gun ownership.
ladjf
Jan 2013
#141
Yeah. If I saw this guy I would have run the hell out of there and then called 911.
Chorophyll
Jan 2013
#28
Well, exactly. How is anyone to know that he is NOT just another nut who legally bought his
Nay
Jan 2013
#32
This is interesting. Would you say more about this? I am not understanding why 5 rounds vs. 10
Squinch
Jan 2013
#55
Daybranch seemed to be saying that guns with 5 round magazines are fundamentally
Squinch
Jan 2013
#90
I feel you as I'm freaked out whenever I see a weapon in public (let alone a retail establishment).
Snarkoleptic
Jan 2013
#23
I thought that, too. Black guys get shot for carrying Skittles on the street.
Beartracks
Jan 2013
#113
The thing that fool likely did not consider was he was liklier to get shot himself
Coyotl
Jan 2013
#37
Everyone should leave the store & not come back for a week. MAKE the Mall say no guns allowed
on point
Jan 2013
#41
Really excellent post. Correct on every point. The man is mad, this is madness.
mountain grammy
Jan 2013
#61
This IS terrorism... and should not be considered acceptable behavior in any community
Agony
Jan 2013
#62
"He is a man openly carrying a "hunting rifle" where the only available targets are people"
NYC Liberal
Jan 2013
#91
It is not paranoid or an over reaction to run and hide when someone carries an
1monster
Jan 2013
#124
At the very least I will inform the store they have lost a customer. Stores are privately owned
appleannie1
Jan 2013
#132
Good post. I clearly understand your valid point that maybe the kill is a crazed killer about
ladjf
Jan 2013
#137
Boycott JC Penny's UNTIL They Prohibit OPEN CARRY in ALL of Their Stores!!!
triplepoint
Jan 2013
#154
If this happens again &ALL patrons leave the store until he does,profits will dictate policy/boycott
judesedit
Jan 2013
#165
A simple solution: Contact JC Penny's and tell them that you and your kids will not shop in a store
FSogol
Jan 2013
#221
I am curious about who this man was, what his motivation was, & how the photos got to the
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#287