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Oh, boy - Possible entrapment? An actual trap? Or just prank?
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Thundar
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Open Carry is a right, and cannot be yanked. That sort of attitude makes me sick.
Been There
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Can't we all get along?!!
It's bad enough that gun haters are attacking us, but we don't need to be fighting amongst ourselves.
This forum is for personal experience and thoughts so others can learn and relate to these situations.
A forethought to a hind sight.
Lets pick our battles more thoughtfully!! :banghead:
Please Brothers!!
Can't we all get along?!!
It's bad enough that gun haters are attacking us, but we don't need to be fighting amongst ourselves.
This forum is for personal experience and thoughts so others can learn and relate to these situations.
A forethought to a hind sight.
Lets pick our battles more thoughtfully!! :banghead:
Please Brothers!!
qslaw
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since9
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Ok, here we are a couple of days later, so it's time here at 5am to address some of these issues:
Could be. I wasn't familiar with the term until now. I think the unit near where I live was interesting, but dang, I live a block from the local division, so it's really not all that interesting.
Reported to the Admin, eye95. Even in jest, I don't tolerate your brand of humor.
It was a personal call, and given my level of service, there's nothing to show. I've a friend who works at Comcast, and he can't find anything, either.
I thank you for your voice of reason, Citizen.
Tons. Thanks.
Hiding caller ID is simple. Something like *67 in my neck of the woods (I think).
I honestly don't know. Part of the reason I posted. Just to get some imput. This is new to me, too.
Yeah, ok. I respect your right to do so.
Well, I was there. I know what it sounds like. Still, I was there. (sighs)
Could be. I wasn't familiar with the term until now. I think the unit near where I live was interesting, but dang, I live a block from the local division, so it's really not all that interesting.
Reported to the Admin, eye95. Even in jest, I don't tolerate your brand of humor.
It was a personal call, and given my level of service, there's nothing to show. I've a friend who works at Comcast, and he can't find anything, either.
I thank you for your voice of reason, Citizen.
Tons. Thanks.
Hiding caller ID is simple. Something like *67 in my neck of the woods (I think).
I honestly don't know. Part of the reason I posted. Just to get some imput. This is new to me, too.
Yeah, ok. I respect your right to do so.
Well, I was there. I know what it sounds like. Still, I was there. (sighs)
since9
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Ok, it was what it was. If you have stuff to add, great! If not, no bigee. Life goes on. PM me with anything further.
eye95
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So, you would or wouldn't tolerate my brand of humor if it weren't in jest???
I appreciate the humor in your post, even if you didn't intend it.
bom1911
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???
SIGguy229
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...and what did you think you were going to do when you got there? So what...you have a gun and a holster. BFD. Were you going to whip out your CCW badge or put on your CCW sash and go in guns a'blazin?
Sounds like you need to think more and do less. You are not a cop. You are a citizen with a gun.
Sounds like you need to think more and do less. You are not a cop. You are a citizen with a gun.
eye95
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But...but...but...Guys, you have been specifically instructed to PM the OP with "anything further." You're in trouble now!
William Fisher
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Very good advice. I have to think though: 'How easy is it for a hostage to make a phone call, much less recieve one'. Going off half cocked with a handgun though is why many people don't want us armed in the first place.
bom1911
Regular Member
If they didn't call the OP by name, my money is on a wrong number. I guess we will never know if he won't share any details about the phone call.
rodbender
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He can't if there was no phone call.
since9
Campaign Veteran
No, they didn't call me by name. I just assumed it was my friend, as it sounded like her and I was expecting her call.
I appreciate your comments, people. Thanks.
Sounds reasonable to me.
bom1911
Regular Member
I used to have a phone number that was close to that of a local sports complex. People got confused all the time. Is your phone number similar to the police?
rodbender
Regular Member
I would bet his phone number has more than 3 digits. DUH!!
coorsleftfield
Regular Member
Open carry may be a right (although it's not in some states because you can't do it legally, thus it's not a right there).
But it's a "right" we can lose if gun owners do idiotic things, like grab their gun and "respond" to an incident like they are are a police officer. (instead of calling the police like a reasonable person would do)
eye95
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It is a right everywhere in this nation. Some governments try to abridge that right.
A right cannot be "lost" by the actions of others. Governments are physically able to oppress. Some do that as a way of controlling all in the vain attempt to stop a few. That does not mean that the actions they stop are not rights.
But, make no mistake, keeping and bearing arms is a RIGHT.
coorsleftfield
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I agree with you in principal, but in practice, go open carry in a place like NYC and see if the court upholds your right to open carry. If it's truly a right, they should.
eye95
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That they don't does not mean that it is truly a "right." They are just violating our rights.
When they abuse their power to abridge a right, it is all the more important that we continue to call it a right, lest the common thinking become that it is a privilege within the purview of government to restrict.
That is more or less what has already happened to the right to carry and what we are trying to undo. Let's don't play the government-authorized privilege game. Call it a right. When the State restricts it, call it a violated right.
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