Here's a taste:
The other side will argue that folks without permits are probably packing at restaurants right now -- and I need law-abiding, pistol-packing vigilantes to protect me.
But in 37 years of dining out, I have not been shot. Nor have I had to gaze at a firearm while I eat. And I like it that way.
Yet another case of someone not reading the law before commenting on it...
ReplyDeleteConcealed carry means you would be no more likely to "gaze at a firearm" while eating than before. And being inside a restaurant (or in a hospital, or on a college campus, or in a state park...) makes a lawful gun owner no more likely to shoot someone than they would be if they were walking down the street.
In fact, I think you're more likely to accidentally bite your tongue while dining than you are to actually see a firearm while you're out, regardless of your location.
Guns are not magical things that turn any holder into a bloodthirsty madman (or mad-woman). They're simply tools, and very effective ones, for self-defense. Any place that puts the value of my life lower than that of their most popular entree is not a place in which I will be doing any business.
That's a great argument. For, say, a six year old child with poor mastery of English.
ReplyDeleteCare to elaborate, SayUncle, or do you prefer to cast stones from a distance?
ReplyDeleteSayUncle, you sure showed him. When you can't win the argument resort to name calling, very sad. :-(
ReplyDeleteI am not SayUncle and cannot speak for him, but not only do I second his sentiments, I took apart Wendi's article in detail. Does that make you folks feel a little better?
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