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May 7, 2009, 12:50 PM | #1 |
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OC VS CCW story and Questions
I was at the store the other day (blue boutique) and as I was looking around i noticed a man OCing. I didnt pay much attention to it, But someone else did... as i was leaning over to grab something off the lower shelf the girl behind the counter nearly yells "Hey i can see your gun!" Immediately about 6 men and 2 women reach for different parts of their body confirming their SA was concealed. As we all looked around at eachother it was kind of funny to see a near room full people with their hand on their hip, purse, ankle, ETC. Made me feel very safe.
Which also makes me think. In 1 place in 1 part of town approximetly 10 people are carrying. Why is there still crime? Are people afraid to interfere with a robbery or such? Do they not feel a need? Do they not feel in danger and have the right to draw? i understand the rules and regulations behind drawing your weapon, but also i wonder if someone would have tried to rob that store right then would anyone have drawn? |
May 7, 2009, 01:03 PM | #2 |
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My guess is that most robberies occur when there are very few people there and less to interfere. There are exceptions to this rule obviously.
Mass shootings and active gunman is a different story. |
May 7, 2009, 04:35 PM | #3 | |
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There's a fine line to walk when "interfering" in a robbery or other crime. |
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May 7, 2009, 04:58 PM | #4 |
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We have regular open carry litter clean ups over in New Hampshire. We've had two this year. One had up to 28 people at it's peak. The other had 8-10. The cops were hovering around us when we had 28. It was entertaining. In my signature I started a blog for tracking my open carrying.
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May 7, 2009, 08:14 PM | #5 |
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Unfortunately, I think you were either in a gun store, or it was random chance that so many CCWs were in one place. The last numbers I saw in Kentucky confirmed about 150k-170k CCW licenses are currently out there, with over 3 million people in the state. A large number of those (including me, right now) don't carry every day. I'm sure there's a similarly small minority that carry in other states.
Your story reminded me of this video, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt7FDTpzGvo |
May 8, 2009, 02:02 PM | #6 | |
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Young gal in Omaha lost her life to a robber, she gave up the cash and he shot her anyway. I and you know that guy is scum and needs a lead pill but we need to remain within the legal aspect or we may lose the ability to carry. |
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