Anyone who fears the power of the good citizen doesn't deserve any power of his own.
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Something tells me your situation was a little more than your gun just printing or shirt coming up and then the evil man coming and throwing you to he ground and then screwing a gun into your ear....
I think there's probably more to the story than what is being given....
no not really,my gun and holster were showing because i was workingon my fenceline that was taken out by a drunk kid who flipped his new truck into the bar ditch,so lets try not to drag this disscussion in that ugly direction.
and by the way no one was thrown to the ground no gun was screwed into anyones earhole.I complyed with his orders,and got on the ground his weapon was mearly pointed in the direction, behind my ear,his knee in my back while he removed my gun from its holster and secured it for his safety.Very textbook and professional.(if you consider this all took place on my own property)not even any need for cuffs.just the lecture,He's actually a really cool guy now,we run into each other at the neighborhood cafe,no hard feelings on either side.It was just something that happened.
I don't wish to re-type my response to this as I've already repeated myself in the zillion other open carry threads, so if you really want my opinion on it, just take a look at my recent post history on my profile and look for OC threads.
Michael Brown
An excellent concept. Very American.
no not really,my gun and holster were showing because i was workingon my fenceline that was taken out by a drunk kid who flipped his new truck into the bar ditch,so lets try not to drag this disscussion in that ugly direction.
and by the way no one was thrown to the ground no gun was screwed into anyones earhole.I complyed with his orders,and got on the ground his weapon was mearly pointed in the direction, behind my ear,his knee in my back while he removed my gun from its holster and secured it for his safety.Very textbook and professional.(if you consider this all took place on my own property)not even any need for cuffs.just the lecture,He's actually a really cool guy now,we run into each other at the neighborhood cafe,no hard feelings on either side.It was just something that happened.
I wonder what his reaction would have been if it were deer season and you had a scoped high powered rifle?
Wasn't it Mayes County, several years ago, that left an inmate they were delivering to the mental hospital at Vinita cuffed to a tree or handrail or something? Something about it being the end of the shift and the sheriff hadn't authorized overtime? It may not have been Mayes County, but it was one of those northeastern counties.
I don't think anyone is concerned about the "good" citizens.
Unfortunately no one has yet come up with a method to identify the good from the bad by sight.
I am around armed citizens all the time without any fear because I know them.
The unknowns will always be a question mark and not to feel uneasy around them is simply foolish.
Michael Brown
It's very American to assume that everyone is a good citizen unless one has probable cause to believe otherwise.
I'm going to assume that everyone is a threat until proven otherwise.............Too many people have died because they thought someone was a "good ol boy" and not a threat!
.....BUT, I will also treat everyone with respect, professionalism, and courtesy as long as they return the favor.
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