TraumaJunkie
Regular Member
New legislation is about to be introduced in Oklahoma to allow open carry ! KOTV has an article on it's web page...http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=13893498
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"If I walk into a room being just the average Joe, whether it be murder in mind or robbery in mind, that's the first guy I'm going to be targeting," Land said.
Link added above!
Even criminals have the inherit trait of self preservation. Most will avoid people with guns.
This stupid thinking they are going to take the gun owner out first is ridiculous, and in my experience and others just not true.
My Friend was open carrying at a small convenient store when paying for his items the tellers eyes suddenly bugged out. He thought she just noticed his weapon and asked her what was wrong. She said a man came in the door behind him with a gun in his hand, he saw my friends gun and abruptly left. You can't have more of an opportunity to take the guy out with the gun first than that and it didn't happen matter-of-fact it prevented a robbery or what ever else the guy had on his mind.
I sure hope Oklahoma joins the rest of us in the right to Open Carry.
Thanks for the anecdote. It's good to have something other than lack-of-evidence-as-evidence when we encounter the "take you out first" argument.
Thanks for the anecdote. It's good to have something other than lack-of-evidence-as-evidence when we encounter the "take you out first" argument.
Well, the opponents are still trotting out that old saw that a BG will automatically shoot the armed citizen before robbing everyone else. Even though there is absolutely no data to back that up. In fact, the Waffle House Incident sort of proves the opposite.
If that was the case, I would assume more police officers would be shot and killed before a robery! The left absolutely amazes me! I wonder what they think a criminal would most likely do if he intended on robing an establishment and encountered a police officer. Whould he A: shoot the officer and continue with his plans to rob this establishment. B: surrender immediately upon seeing the officer , falling to his knees vowing to be an upstanding citizen from this day forward. C: Shoot himself. Or D: walk away...Well, the opponents are still trotting out that old saw that a BG will automatically shoot the armed citizen before robbing everyone else. Even though there is absolutely no data to back that up. In fact, the Waffle House Incident sort of proves the opposite.
It would be great if the friend who prompted the flight of the brandisher would personally post his story here with enough detail to add credibility. It is not that I don't believe the story (I do); I just want to be able to motivate those who would be predisposed not to believe it to accept it as true. It would be nice to have a second credible story to supplement the Kennesaw Waffle House incident.