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I have only been a member of this site for about 3 weeks, but have been a member of other forums for a number of years. With that being said, I do not bad mouth anyone, nor do I make backhanded comments to anyone. It is very hard to convey sarcasm through a computer screen unless it is someone that you know. With that being said I wanted to give a couple comments to posts that I have read on here as well as Claycord.com that just blew me away. (Note that some of the comments on here were "quotes" form an interview with this Griffin Dix character.
I saw that he had something about, "When was the last time you went to a restaurant and saw someone being shot?" Someone had posted a comment about isn't one enough? Yet I did not see anyone post a response or question him about incidents that transpired in 2008. There was a rash of robberies in the Oakland/Piedmont area. There were patrons beaten and robbed during the robberies. Hmmm, I wonder if things would have been different if there was a law abiding citizen that was OC'ing at the time?
Then there was a comment about "Oh if someone came up and pointed a gun in one of these guys face and wanted their wallet, there is no way they could load their magazine and do anything before they got shot." Really, really! Do you honestly think that a criminal looking around to see who is going to be his victim would choose a man/woman with a gun visible on their hip to rob? It is a deterrent. Do you think that criminal would choose you or the little old man/woman walking by themselves (as bad as that sounds it's reality). They (the criminal) are looking for that easy target so they can get away, that is their goal. It is not to get into something that they don't think they can control. I put this in the same category as a car thief walking down the street. Will he try and steal the car with the blinking red light and alarm that chirps when he goes next to it, or the car that doesn't have one?
Even if I was not a gun owner I would not have a problem with men/women carrying their guns. I have traveled all over the states racing, and never once have I had an issue with anyone. These are states like Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Washington, etc. I don't know who was carrying a concealed weapon, but never was I worried about it either.
I do not know the ins/outs of the constitution as well as some members on here, but I am grateful for people likeyou guys who do.
Thanks,
Jason
