Gator5713
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Ok, so I was at the local gun shop a couple of days ago and there was a couple in there speaking to one of the employees (I think he is also the CHL instructor) that didn't own a gun and was thinking of getting one for self defense, etc, etc...
I overheard portions of their conversation as I was wondering around looking at different things and he was showing them different guns and giving them a pretty good education! I was pleased at his patience, calmness, and complete yet simple manner of explaining and educating these two individuals.
Then they started asking about carrying. I don't agree with the CC only laws that we have, and am participating in the fight to get OC legalized here, but I had never really realized how absurd our law is until I heard this guy explaining some things to this lady! He was talking about when, where, and how you can legally 'break concealment'! One of his examples is what really caught my attention. He carries (as many (most?) do, on thier hip/person where the weapon must be 'drawn' in order to be used, and that in the event of a 'potential' attack, he could not effectively 'ready' his firearm without breaking concealment and being in violation of the law, where, if she were to carry in her purse, she could have her gun in hand, and even completely unload the weapon on her would be assailaint without breaking concealment!:banghead:
I don't know, maybe you had to be there and actually hear it, but it just sounded so absurd to me when I actually HEARD it explained the way that this guy did.
Just for clarification, this is in no way an attack on the gentleman at the gun shop; he was doing his job and explaining the LAW the way that it is, as is his job. This is a statement of the absurdity of that LAW.
Ok, I'm done venting now...:cuss:
Ok, so I was at the local gun shop a couple of days ago and there was a couple in there speaking to one of the employees (I think he is also the CHL instructor) that didn't own a gun and was thinking of getting one for self defense, etc, etc...
I overheard portions of their conversation as I was wondering around looking at different things and he was showing them different guns and giving them a pretty good education! I was pleased at his patience, calmness, and complete yet simple manner of explaining and educating these two individuals.
Then they started asking about carrying. I don't agree with the CC only laws that we have, and am participating in the fight to get OC legalized here, but I had never really realized how absurd our law is until I heard this guy explaining some things to this lady! He was talking about when, where, and how you can legally 'break concealment'! One of his examples is what really caught my attention. He carries (as many (most?) do, on thier hip/person where the weapon must be 'drawn' in order to be used, and that in the event of a 'potential' attack, he could not effectively 'ready' his firearm without breaking concealment and being in violation of the law, where, if she were to carry in her purse, she could have her gun in hand, and even completely unload the weapon on her would be assailaint without breaking concealment!:banghead:
I don't know, maybe you had to be there and actually hear it, but it just sounded so absurd to me when I actually HEARD it explained the way that this guy did.
Just for clarification, this is in no way an attack on the gentleman at the gun shop; he was doing his job and explaining the LAW the way that it is, as is his job. This is a statement of the absurdity of that LAW.
Ok, I'm done venting now...:cuss: