jaredbelch
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Size mattersPublic Forum LetterArticle Last Updated:06/21/2008 08:35:00 AM MDT
var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; } The other night I listened to the advocates for open-carry weapons before the West Valley City Council ("Gun toters want cops to holster harassment," Tribune, June 18). What's the big difference between concealing a weapon and showing it to the world? Intimidation, pure and simple. If those people are not aware of how frightening it can be to see someone other than an officer of the law walking around with death strapped to their hips, they are experiencing severe cases of denial.
I understand that a .40-caliber semiautomatic would take some doing to conceal, unless the owner was wearing a heavy jacket. If a smaller handgun doesn't feel sufficiently powerful, then counseling may be the solution to feelings of inadequacy.
John R. Peterson
Salt Lake City
(emphasis mine)
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9658048?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com
Size mattersPublic Forum LetterArticle Last Updated:06/21/2008 08:35:00 AM MDT
var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; } The other night I listened to the advocates for open-carry weapons before the West Valley City Council ("Gun toters want cops to holster harassment," Tribune, June 18). What's the big difference between concealing a weapon and showing it to the world? Intimidation, pure and simple. If those people are not aware of how frightening it can be to see someone other than an officer of the law walking around with death strapped to their hips, they are experiencing severe cases of denial.
I understand that a .40-caliber semiautomatic would take some doing to conceal, unless the owner was wearing a heavy jacket. If a smaller handgun doesn't feel sufficiently powerful, then counseling may be the solution to feelings of inadequacy.
John R. Peterson
Salt Lake City
(emphasis mine)