Be afraid: "Glenn Beck likes to bring his gun to the movies."

[laststeamtrain]

Glenn Beck likes to bring his gun to the movies.

This afternoon, the Senate defeated an amendment sponsored by Sen. John Thune (R-SD) that would have allowed individuals with concealed carry gun permits to carry firearms into another state. Later on Fox News, Glenn Beck interviewed Thune to discuss the measure. “We’re going to disagree,” Beck warned Thune, but later, he made sure to present his gun-totin’ bona fides. “I’m a gun owner, and I’m a member of the NRA, and I am a concealed weapons permit holder. So, I mean, I love guns!” Beck boasted. He then aired a clip of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticizing concealed carry laws. “They’ll be able to go to the movies with guns and there will be nothing that our police officers can do about it,” Bloomberg complained. Beck then mocked Bloomberg’s concern:

BECK: I went to the movie this weekend with a gun. And surprise, surprise, I didn’t kill anybody!

Watch it: ... http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/22/beck-gun-movies/

[YOY]

1. I swear he just acts like this to sell books.

n.t.

[Critters2]

2. "And surprise, surprise, I didn’t kill anybody!"

Well, not this time.

[Bolo Boffin]

8. "GET OFF YOUR CELLPHONE!!!" Kablam. n/t

[Critters2]

11. !

:spray:

[Bolo Boffin]

22. I can't believe we haven't made the connection between Glenn Beck and

"Fellow movie patron, you are about to enter a world of pain."

[Critters2]

33. You're killin' me here!

:rofl:

[valerief]

3. Gun in one hand and Jack Daniels in the other. Calling all falling pianos!!!! nt

[marmar]

5. You owe me a new keyboard....

:spray:

[valerief]

9. That's my new phrase for the clowns I hate. I want to see pianos fall on all of them. nt

[SalmonChantedEvening]

4. It was an abandoned drive-in, but that's not important right now. n/t

[SleeplessInAlabama]

6. I thought coke freaks couldn't get gun permits? n/t

[virginia mountainman]

7. What Dummassery..

You can already carry a concealed handgun into other states, MOST states already have reciprocity, with several other states...

For Example, my Virginia Concealed Handgun Permit, is good in, North Carolina, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Florida, and SEVERAL others.

As long as I comply with the law, it is perfectly legal for me to carry my pistol into a movie theater in Virginia, West Virgina right NOW. I don't think it is in North Carolina, and I am unsure about many other states. It is MY responsibility, as a permit holder, to know the law before I go to those states.

They don't even know what they are arguing about.

Here is alink to where YOUR permit, is good in what state..

EDIT http://www.ccrkba.org/reciprocity.html

A Virginia CCW Permit, is good in these states...

AK*, AR, AZ, FL, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MT, NC, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WV

[Dollface]

12. Each State should have the right to determine if the carry law in other states offers sufficient

protection to its citizens. That just makes sense.

[virginia mountainman]

18. Sounds just the justification people use...

Against gay marrage....

I defer to the US Constitution...

Article IV

Section 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.

[eqfan592]

25. Easy there virginia...

...you bring too much logic into a "gun" thread in the GD forum, and you'll get the whole thing shunted off to the Gungeon!

[Old Codger]

13. Utah

My Utah non-resident permit allows all this plus I have my Oregon resident license but still missing quite a few really.. I hope this passes so I can carry when I go down to Cal. There are still a lot of states that do not recognize what I have now


Washington
Montana
Idaho
Nevada (Nevada just dropped their reciprocity Agreements)
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Utah
Missouri
North dak
South dak
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Minn.
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Delaware
Alaska
North Carolina
Tennessee
Michigan
Oregon (Oregon does not recognize any other state)

[Telly Savalas]

10. If theaters didn't charge such ridiculous prices for firearms at the concession stand

folks like Beck wouldn't feel compelled to sneak their own in.

[mitchum]

14. I really did laugh out loud

nicely done

[sharesunited]

15. Loves guns, worships guns, whatever. It is not a healthy brain.

[Dollface]

16. Glen Beck may have qualified in the past but they might consider retesting him. He is unstable. He

might shoot up a theater if his ratings slip.

[Gman]

17. Yet

Beck's certifiable.

[Iris]

19. we have nothing to fear but armed scaredy-cats

[LisaM]

20. What are the chances that we'd go to the kind of movie Glenn Beck likes?

In my case, it's probably slim to zero.

[Ikonoklast]

26. Well, those booths *are* pretty small.

Usually only one creepy crazy person like a Glenn Beck can fit in them at a time, anyway.

[Initech]

21. If movie theaters are outlawed, only outlaws will have movie theaters.

[eqfan592]

23. I love bloombergs quote there.

What exactly do the police do about people bringing guns into theatres right now? I live in Wisconsin, where we have no CCW laws. There's no metal detectors, no police on hand and ready to act. Nothing of the sort. So anybody that wants to can bring a gun in, and chances are, because of our lack of CCW, a person that decides too isn't going to be up to any good.

Basically, Bloomberg has a problem with "the little people" being able to defend themselves. The "blood in the streets" arguments against CCW have proven to be completely bunk. It's time to get with the program on this one.

[gleaner]

24. What a moron he is....

I wonder if he carried a revolver so that he could cock it back and watch the movie through the barrel? (If revolvers don't do that, be gentle. I'm not a gun person)

It must have added to the total experience in a big way. I wonder if he carries his gun when he ties his shoes, or if he is able to tie his shoes in the first place?

[X_Digger]

27. You assume he wears shoes that have to be tied..

.. me, I'm thinking loafers :)

[eqfan592]

28. lol, +1 Digger (nt)

[gleaner]

31. Yes, I was assuming....

Or maybe hoping that he trips over his shoelaces a lot.

Besides, don't Repubs consider loafers decadent? Loafers are nice and warm and a little loose. While they may like their lady friends that way, I thought such staunch advocates of pain and suffering for others would require extra proper and binding footwear;)

[X_Digger]

32. Could be.. but then again, tying shoes takes more skill..

.. than he demonstrates every day on the air, so I dunno ;)

[gleaner]

37. Yup...

that is why I was reveling in pleasant visions of him tripping over his shoelaces all the time. I doubt that he could tie his own shoes.

Even with loafers, though he would have to face the tough issue of getting them on the right foot. Another pleasant fantasy. Picture him stumping around going, "Glar! What in Hell's the matter with these shoes? They worked OK in the shoe store, but they haven't worked right ever since.;)

[TheCowsCameHome]

29. He can probably be heard breathing hard in the back row............

[tanyev]

30. "You're gonna refill that bucket with popcorn, and it's gonna be free. Capiche?"

[Orsino]

34. If he says he did, bet that he didn't.

It probably sounded good to his viewers, but of course there's no requirement that it be true.

Hmm. On the other hand, if he says he didn't kill anyone, we should assume that he did. :shrug:

[Brigid]

35. I thought the mentally ill couldn't get gun permits.

:wtf:

[UTUSN]

36. AND. May he do what he WANTS to do. n/t

[47of74]

38. Sweet Jesus, Beck's the last guy on Earth I'd trust with even...

...a set of those plastic scissors kids in elementary school use to cut construction paper.

[HOLOS]

39. HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!