open4years
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I am not pointing fingers but I have read some member's of this forum call someone stupid or call their ideas that. I experienced the other end by posting on another forum, that I had just joined. I mentioned that I had a .22 in my pocket. My post was about something different - an employee of a drug store saying: "Our lights are out, you don't have a gun on you, do you ". I said she couldn't have seen my gun as I had a .22 in my pocket. Now, I left the house on one errand - to go through the drive-thru at a drug store and then home. I keep a .45 with a 14 round magazine and two extra magazines in my vehicle. But, when I reached for my keys, I saw the .22 and I thought why not. Since the drive-thru was closed, I had to walk inside. At least I had a gun on me, right? Not on that forum. I was an idiot.
Lastly, we have a topic called: "Why Open Carry." Yet, many get angry at new people coming here asking that question! I know about trolls, but we should give them the benefit of the doubt. Or, we should change the name to something else.
Don't get me wrong, I've also tired of answering the same question over and over when I suspect they came here just to rile us up and laugh about it or to see how many responses they can get.
Now, I admit I would need help learning how to do it, but I have an idea that might reduce the frustration and still allow us to answer the question and make our point. Why not write down (or copy a post of yours) and have that text saved. Then we can paste it as a reply. We could easily modify it, if needed, to customize it.
Or, we should keep "Why Open Carry" and have one huge sticky with everyone's reasons why they OC! If people really wanted the answers, well there they are to read or not. Trolls would get no satisfaction what so ever!
One of those is more in jest. I trust you will treat my suggestions with respect. I want to read what you have to say about this. The actual reason for my post is about how we treat guests/new members who are simply asking the question that is here: "Why open carry?"
I am not pointing fingers but I have read some member's of this forum call someone stupid or call their ideas that. I experienced the other end by posting on another forum, that I had just joined. I mentioned that I had a .22 in my pocket. My post was about something different - an employee of a drug store saying: "Our lights are out, you don't have a gun on you, do you ". I said she couldn't have seen my gun as I had a .22 in my pocket. Now, I left the house on one errand - to go through the drive-thru at a drug store and then home. I keep a .45 with a 14 round magazine and two extra magazines in my vehicle. But, when I reached for my keys, I saw the .22 and I thought why not. Since the drive-thru was closed, I had to walk inside. At least I had a gun on me, right? Not on that forum. I was an idiot.
Lastly, we have a topic called: "Why Open Carry." Yet, many get angry at new people coming here asking that question! I know about trolls, but we should give them the benefit of the doubt. Or, we should change the name to something else.
Don't get me wrong, I've also tired of answering the same question over and over when I suspect they came here just to rile us up and laugh about it or to see how many responses they can get.
Now, I admit I would need help learning how to do it, but I have an idea that might reduce the frustration and still allow us to answer the question and make our point. Why not write down (or copy a post of yours) and have that text saved. Then we can paste it as a reply. We could easily modify it, if needed, to customize it.
Or, we should keep "Why Open Carry" and have one huge sticky with everyone's reasons why they OC! If people really wanted the answers, well there they are to read or not. Trolls would get no satisfaction what so ever!
One of those is more in jest. I trust you will treat my suggestions with respect. I want to read what you have to say about this. The actual reason for my post is about how we treat guests/new members who are simply asking the question that is here: "Why open carry?"