Speakeasy forum: When I saw this

Which is why I find this issue compelling and important. That's a lot of families scarred for life.

It seems to me that accidental deaths by themselves are a compelling argument for stricter rules about guns and their storage. The Canadian Gun Registry was cancelled by the Conservatives, but the regulations for firearms storage and the secure storage of ammunition are still in force, I believe (but I'm not sure). Separate locks and keys. I also don't know what the rules are in England, but do know that France's gun laws are less restrictive than Britain's.

Rob

unusual events to create unusually bad laws.

I wonder how many were killed by pistols vs rifles.

I also wonder how many were killed during the commission of crime. It does identify one drive by shooting because a child was killed.

Even if every non-criminal citizen in the US agreed today to eliminate guns, it would be almost impossible for years.

I'm not advocatng that BTW.

so we have to ban them, too, for causing those horses to rear up and dump the riders on their heads........

"Aunt Jemima", "Amos and Andy", "Sanford & Son", "Jack Benny", to name a few...........

I have an ancestor that went through the Civil War and was killed afterward when his horse shied and he fell off and died.

Horses don't always do what you tell them to. I've been thrown and still have damage to one leg from it.

Diana

I thought, perhaps they SHOULD hold pro gun rallies instead.

If anyone was planning to rob JC Penny...he'd be the first person to get shot?

Utah man protests Obama's gun control plan by carrying an assault rifle at J.C. Penney

Does he need a Concealed Carry Permit?

Doesn't his actions make it more probably that a person with ill intent might be able to walk around and not draw suspicion/attention to themselves?

Gun owners: Man's actions hurt us

RIVERDALE — The man who walked into the Riverdale JC Penney store Wednesday with an assault rifle strapped to his back and a pistol clipped to his belt negatively affected gun owners by making his political statement, according to local leaders.

"The guy is an idiot, and I am a big gun right's supporter," said Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clinton.

The man's actions hurt gun owners, the majority of whom are conscientious, Ray said.

It was strictly a political statement, Ray said.

But the person he may have most put in jeopardy was himself, Ray said, by walking into the store with an assault rifle strapped to his back.

Other proponents of gun ownership agree.

"There is no question he is within his rights to carry a firearm. Is he breaking the law? No. But logic would tell you he is creating a situation where others are put in fear," Rep. Brad Dee, R-Washington Terrace.

The man carrying the assault weapon has that right based on the law,

I take it you have absolutely no problems with his actions....Never mind WHY he did it.

Notice, the gun owner referred to it as an "assault weapon".

So, there is absolutely nothing that you would ever presume unless you heard the person say it, hearsay evidence is also out of the question.

Unless you hear it in person...it didn't happen...you know how they can manipulate video and audio now a days.

Since you don't "presume" anything I guess you would have no feelings or apprehension about a stranger with a loaded weapon sitting next to you in church.

You are so full of it....



































Good will that is.

their 2nd amendment rights at the Inauguration?

as Toni refers to them....

Packing heat at the Inauguration.....THAT'S where you show the strength of your conviction.

because they would be arrested immediately with or without the inauguration because DC and Chicago *until NYC last week* have the strictest gun laws in the country and still have the highest gun crime rates also in the country. Whereas Utah citizens are legally allowed to carry "unloaded" rifles, including a firearm strapped to their bodies, as long as they are in plain sight......no need for a 'concealed weapon' permit. Just as hunters have mounted rifle/gun racks in their pickup trucks along the back windows.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Utah

>>>Utah allows for open carry of unloaded firearms without a concealed firearm permit. "Unloaded" as it applies here, means that there is no round in the firing position (or chamber), and the firearm is at least two "mechanical actions" from firing. As carrying the firearm with the chamber empty, but with a full magazine, meets this definition (the handler must chamber a round, and then pull the trigger), this is a common work around for Utah residents who do not wish to acquire a permit. Without the permit, the firearm must be clearly visible.>>>

It is also a "Stand Your Ground" State........and is one of two states that allows for permit holders to enter a K-12 school with the gun.