tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post1240686296214458548..comments2024-03-28T22:25:39.706-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: Getting Ready for Thursday's "Punch!"Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-62935131398052981552010-02-12T15:28:26.548-07:002010-02-12T15:28:26.548-07:00"The question is not, "does that guy hav..."The question is not, "does that guy have a right to carry an AR-15 in a Starbucks?", it is "does it help or hurt the cause"?"<br /><br />Thank you, Steve, for giving me hope that not all of my fellow firearms enthusiasts are yahoos straight out of a Brady Campaign ad.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05940509831649020252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-76006687254500480242010-02-12T15:26:08.756-07:002010-02-12T15:26:08.756-07:00"Two way street dude."
Um... yeah. That..."Two way street dude."<br /><br />Um... yeah. That's kind of my entire point.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05940509831649020252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-55634333907939821872010-02-12T08:14:50.065-07:002010-02-12T08:14:50.065-07:00The open carry movement is a political movement an...The open carry movement is a political movement and if their intent is to re-normalize gun carry/ownership then they need to craft their message with that in mind.<br />The question is not, "does that guy have a right to carry an AR-15 in a Starbucks?", it is "does it help or hurt the cause"?<br />So far the open carry movement seems to be pretty successful but baby steps are Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-10015460867358607342010-02-11T04:46:51.328-07:002010-02-11T04:46:51.328-07:00I find it interesting that "support" OC ...I find it interesting that "support" OC and the 2A but are adamantly against one putting it in practice don't feel the exact same way about the other BOR ammendments (i.e. 1A, 4A, 5A, etc.)....seeker_twonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-7741605729488923042010-02-10T15:58:40.307-07:002010-02-10T15:58:40.307-07:00It is a two-way street.
So, since we're all m...It is a two-way street.<br /><br />So, since we're all mature adults, maybe we could quit trying to run over each other in the middle of it?<br /><br />There was an example given of a decent reason to carry an unloaded rifle into a suburban (or urban) restaurant. Because of the vehicle he was driving it was the safe, logical thing to do.<br /><br />Can't we agree that choosing to carry Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414687981098467556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-91811179103498265182010-02-10T11:59:53.606-07:002010-02-10T11:59:53.606-07:00Dave S.:
And I have a right to hire PIs to go ove...Dave S.:<br /><br />And I have a right to hire PIs to go over your background with a fine toothed comb, and to post on the internet videos of you sitting in front of my house at night taking pictures of my kids as a threat display.<br /><br />Might be hard to get a job with these videos being google-able by any potential employer.<br /><br />Two way street dude.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-22603880045691216762010-02-10T11:07:28.509-07:002010-02-10T11:07:28.509-07:00King Cavalier:
Your argument is profoundly stupid...King Cavalier:<br /><br />Your argument is profoundly stupid, and the idea that I'm a coward because I think it's idiotic to carry a rifle in a restaurant is even stupider. So kindly imagine a large, irregularly shaped object and the possibilities of self-insertion.<br /><br />George:<br /><br />"With rights come responsibilities...to not exercise those rights? Did I miss something?<Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05940509831649020252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-90598986092259921122010-02-10T08:30:31.753-07:002010-02-10T08:30:31.753-07:00re: Thursday's Punch -- I hope your assessment...re: Thursday's Punch -- I hope your assessment is correct, and it does SEEM like Iran is still scrounging up enough nuclear material for a weapon.<br /><br />But just in case, I finished grounding a Faraday cage last night...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-47817783977125102012010-02-10T05:53:05.783-07:002010-02-10T05:53:05.783-07:00Just another example that should remind all gun ow...Just another example that should remind all gun owners that large police forces are an enemy of a free people. <br /><br />Question authority, people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-83016119920464215702010-02-10T01:47:08.533-07:002010-02-10T01:47:08.533-07:00Another thug with a badge and gun that makes it di...Another thug with a badge and gun that makes it difficult for regular officers to do their jobs.<br /><br />Here's hoping that he'll get a two-week vacation WITHOUT pay, as he appears to desperately need one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-29556033608397569452010-02-09T19:44:34.101-07:002010-02-09T19:44:34.101-07:00How about we file a FOIAA letter requesting each a...How about we file a FOIAA letter requesting each and every time this guy has ever drawn a gun in the line of duty, used force or shot at someone.<br /><br />Id like to know what sort of cop is walking the streets there..Lawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-88337630562272542092010-02-09T19:27:00.311-07:002010-02-09T19:27:00.311-07:00Dave S., with respect, the whole "sure it'...Dave S., with respect, the whole "sure it's your right but you shouldn't exercise it" doesn't hold any water with me.<br /><br />With rights come responsibilities...to not exercise those rights? Did I miss something?<br /><br />If it is a right, then there is nothing in the world wrong with exercising it. If the guy was waving the gun around, etc, that might be something Georgehttp://www.newbieshooter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-90271839409419384412010-02-09T19:01:50.089-07:002010-02-09T19:01:50.089-07:00If CA would let me act like a Freeman and CCW mayb...If CA would let me act like a Freeman and CCW maybe I wouldn't be so enthusiastic about OC. <br /><br />In any case, I'll stand with the founders who saw carrying arms as a normative part of daily life. <br /><br />Used to be LEO's weren't allowed to carry. But we all know that, right? British Bobby's and all that...<br /><br />What surprised me recently in reading the NRA be603https://www.blogger.com/profile/16725527391429125225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-38894554930489958802010-02-09T18:50:32.333-07:002010-02-09T18:50:32.333-07:00We don't know all the circumstances here.........We don't know all the circumstances here.......or at least I don't. Many times have I wanted to stop by my local Chili's on the way home from a morning hunt while in my bikini topped Jeep and chosen not to, as it would mean leaving my rifle subject to theft from the vehicle.<br />BTW.....what the hell does 'prone' mean in this context?Bic. - Mike Pottsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-10102564883497676692010-02-09T18:04:14.556-07:002010-02-09T18:04:14.556-07:00"Well, I'm getting out my colander self-d..."<i>Well, I'm getting out my colander self-defense helmet in anticipation of Iran's "devastating punch" scheduled for Thursday.</i>"<br /><br />No, no, no!<br /><br />If you want to be the Lord of the Wasteland, you have to strap the colander over your _face_.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-74926348668458903282010-02-09T14:04:53.094-07:002010-02-09T14:04:53.094-07:00I see no point in carrying an empty rifle to make ...I see no point in carrying an empty rifle to make a statement. Are we as gun owners into the liberal drama of doing just silly things under the guise of raising awareness? <br /><br />Never was big into theatrics.<br /><br />As for the officer, he reminds me of the DEA agent who claims he is the only person here who is qualified to carry a Glock right before he shoots himself in the leg. This Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-69500952205891285542010-02-09T13:35:33.968-07:002010-02-09T13:35:33.968-07:00He isn't just dangerous. He's the archetyp...He isn't just dangerous. He's the archetype of a rogue officer ... One criminal step above the bully-with-a-badge officer in insanity and PD liability.<br /><br />He needs to be flipping burgers at a fast food place, and not wearing a badge.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-91059117626562432052010-02-09T13:08:59.591-07:002010-02-09T13:08:59.591-07:00Yes, the cat with the AR was being a jackass. How...Yes, the cat with the AR was being a jackass. However. . . <br /><br />A guy with an UNLOADED rifle slung across his back is not likely to be planning on doing the kind of public area depopulation that you so apparantly fear.<br /><br />ESPECIALLY when the owner (who is liekly the guy who called the cops) already knew that the open carry people were coming. At least, EVERY OTHER OC group that Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328915597574377444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-27715475615864580182010-02-09T12:47:57.148-07:002010-02-09T12:47:57.148-07:00The "I have a RIGHT" line is one that ca...The "I have a RIGHT" line is one that can really twist up any issue into knots. Sorry to see that it used here. The gay life, the pro death for babies, the NAMBLA crowd, the friends of farm animals, devil worshippers and drug users, don't get equal footing with a clearly stated right to keep and bear arms in my humble view. If I support the 2A I want to make it real clear that I ainnj_larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-59750965036390980912010-02-09T11:52:24.957-07:002010-02-09T11:52:24.957-07:00How about we exercise our capacity for basic commo...How about we exercise our capacity for basic common sense? You may have heard that there have been a few incidents here and there over the past twenty years or so when an individual has de-populated a restaurant using a semi-auto rifle of the quasi-military type. So why put an LEO in the position of having to determine if you're a law-abiding person exercising his constitutional right to bothDave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05940509831649020252noreply@blogger.com