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In reply to the discussion: About the guy who walked into JC Penny's with an AR-15 [View all]raidert05
(185 posts)27. definitely...
Aren't blowing a deer to bits with a AR-15 .223, maybe a Barret .50 cal
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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