OT: interesting exchange at the post office

I went to the local library the other day. I walked up to the door and turned around and walked back to the van. I walked back to the door and entered. The lady behind the counter by the door smiled and said "Had to go back to your car to leave your pistol?" "It happens every day, we should allow guns in the library!" Living in the country sure is GREAT!!! There's a big corn field right next to the library.

Good thing she didn't 'go postal' on you, you being unarmed and all.

-Frank

Here in Texas, public libraries are OK to carry.

wouldn't work where I live (Israel) as it is illegal to leave a weapon in the car. Too many cars are stolen and too many weapons have ended up in the wrong hands. one has to plan the day carefully.. dan

Mary was also in the car. :

And Mr. Gaddis Pizza - which I thought was out of business and threw out my forever free refill mug!

Yeah but that's in TX. We sorta like the idea in cafererias also.

Here in Texas, public libraries are OK to carry.

Ohio has some goofy carry laws. Like you can't carry your firearm into a interstate rest stop. ( Most state and county buildings are placarded as no carry zones)

Wes

-- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller

Nevada really sucks. The gun must be locked in a glove compartment, not sure what you do if there is no lock on it. And the ammo locked in the trun, hard to do in a pickup. Oh, and it changes from area to area within the Vegas Valley. What I would love to know is how you are to drive from one end of the US to the other and be totally legal. You'd have to stop at every line and change placement and who knows what else on the side of the road. But in Vegas you can walk down the sidewalk with a visible holstered gun, bet you have to walk from your door to your door. Or lock it and the ammo in different locations in the car. That would look great out in public, flashing around a cannon and loading it with 15 people watching. Best thing I like most about cross county trips being unarmed and in strange places.

SW

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What size cannon are you refering to?

20mikemike?

"A conservative who doesn't believe? in God simply doesn't pray; a godless liberal wants no one to pray. A conservative who doesn't like guns doesn't buy one; a liberal gun-hater wants to disarm us all. A gay conservative has sex his own way; a gay liberal requires us all to watch and accept his perversion and have it taught to children. A conservative who is offended by a radio show changes the station; an offended liberal wants it banned, prosecuted and persecuted." Bobby XD9

I guess you might need a small limber to make it easier to handle without a team. Sidewalks and steps could be a pain though.

Would "concealed" count as throwing a coat over it?

:-)

Mark Rand RTFM

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I was just saying a large gun that many people would see from a distance. I would think there would be calls from people thinking they are about to do something instead of just following the law.

SW

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Oh..large gun like...perhaps a shotgun on a sling or maybe a Garand carried in patrol position?

I take it you have never been to say...Aridzona? Where LOADS of people carry sidearms openly. Banks, grocery stores, etc etc. I had a very nice chat with a little bity good looking lady last time I was in Aridzona, standing in the line at Wells Fargo bank. She was carrying a fullsized

So you think that everyone nuts up when they see someone carrying a sidearm? They might indeed if they are standing in a anti-gun area. Fortunately...most of America is not that way.

And since the concealed carry laws have been opened up to over 45 states...you dont have a clue to how many people are carrying..and are all around you.

Which is a very good thing indeed.

Gunner

"A conservative who doesn't believe? in God simply doesn't pray; a godless liberal wants no one to pray. A conservative who doesn't like guns doesn't buy one; a liberal gun-hater wants to disarm us all. A gay conservative has sex his own way; a gay liberal requires us all to watch and accept his perversion and have it taught to children. A conservative who is offended by a radio show changes the station; an offended liberal wants it banned, prosecuted and persecuted." Bobby XD9

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I was walking back through the neighborhood, and was greeted by one of my neighbors. Walked up his drive, and is friend said "I was trying to figure out what you had on your hip - a gun or something?" (its a Cell phone, etc pouch) and I said "I lived too long in Seattle, I got the CPL so I don't frighten the 'children', generally don't open carry." "Oh" was all he said

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Your missing the point all together. You can't or couldn't before in a car. So, how did you get to your destination? Walk from home? Bikes are OK? The point is that there are conflicting laws.

Never mind.

SW

I have to agree with the objectors on this one. Those who would feel at risk at a festival are certainly free to avoid it. Those who do wish to carry and can legally do so can certainly carry discretely, in a way that is invisible to and hence not upsetting to others.

There are situations where "just because it's legal doesn't mean it's right." I'm not saying that anyone's second amendment rights should be infringed upon, but I am saying that those who invoke such rights certainly could respect the sensibilities of others rather than making an in-your-face swaggerwide spectacle of themselves. Not being an asshole need not render one defenseless.

To demand respect of one's rights without reciprocal respect for others' discomfort is hypocritical, even if there's no amendment defending discomfort and downright fear due to unfamiliarity and prejudice. Getting along cuts both ways.

If the norm in AZ is open carry then doing so is unremarkable there. Royal Oak MI is a very long way from Arizona.

A very fair assessment, Don.....