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bullit:
Well "Curly Bill Brocious" since you're callin' me out..... 1) as you correctly mention I did not directly refer to YOU in my post. YOU made that comment and evidently would make that choice should you be here. Good for you. I SUPPORT your right to OPEN CARRY. Let there be NO misunderstanding where I stand on the 2nd Amendment... and I take GREAT offense that you would think my post was in anyway supportive of those who want to disarm us. Quite the contrary Mi Amigo.......What I will not back down from is my opinion and observation (yes, empiricism) that what is perceived to be the "in your face" OC or events similar to the one tomorrow night tend to cause more harm than good. I give you the loss of California's previous OC rights. Closer to home, UNL banned the last firearms on campus rights after two nit-wits decided to parade around with the long rifles a few years ago. I give Texas Roadhouse in Papillion as the most recent example that now feels compelled to post a sign not welcoming OC. This last one really burns me due to what I mentioned previously about the Ayoob class that myself and another NFOA member hosted in 2011. Make no mistake when we dined there it was quite evident that those in our party were carrying to the point fellow diners came up and discussed such with us .... and no call ahead was made AND we all went home alive. 2) As part of the string in my topic you seemed to allude that I used "emotion" and not "common sense" and seemed to equate MY OPINION to that of a liberal. Well sadly, YOUR opinion of me appears disturbingly wrong about who I am and what I stand for. For what its worth, I am using "common sense" with regards to OC. I've seen what the alternative can do when one chooses to not simply go about it without all the hoopla. Now if you or anyone else (i.e. NFOA or NEOC) wants to have a OC rally....go for it. I SUPPORT and think this is an appropriate format (again, MY opinion). 3) I am not a native Nebraskan (NATIVE TEXAN thank the Lord), but have lived here since 2001. I appreciate you and others for your hard work of CHPs. I am NOT nor have been on some bandwagon against it or any other form of carry (Did I mention I'm a Native Texan?) Since we are patting ourselves on the back, I contacted AG Bruning (who is a personal friend) the same day as Heineman signed the reciprocity into law and provided him the list of states which already did recognize. He moved immediately to have Nebraska recognize said states....so "meh", there my "little" contribution to the cause. 4) I will respectfully ask Dan W/Admin to remove my post due to "hurt feelings", but again will not apologize for MY opinion. 5) IIRC I believe I've been told you are a Former (Retired?) Marine. Thank you for your service. I took care of my Marines when I was Camp Pendleton so even though we may disagree, always know I got your "six" regardless of where YOU comment where your head is.... Semper Fi....
gsd:
Well that escalated quickly.
farmerbob:
I read somewhere that, to buy a gun is a right, to carry a gun is a responsibility.
When we carry, no matter how you chose to do it, we must act responsible and be considerate of others or we may turn people against us.
ILoveCats:
This guy's blog is always interesting. Some fascinating pics here of open carry in Israel, where people at burger joints don't faint at the sight of a weapon. On one hand I'm not sure America ever was anything like this in urban areas, but on the other hand I'm not sure how we got to the point where a few openly carried guns constitutes headline news.
http://doubletapper.blogspot.com/2009/08/open-carry-israel.html
Gary:
One thing is for darn sure, wear your thick skin, before you load the NFOA page.
I joined http://www.defensivecarry.com/index.php a few weeks ago. I have 163 posts, and 166 likes received. I post the same way on that site as I do here. Every web forum gets a personality over time. Some of the personality is showing in this thread. In this forum, sometimes good people get driven out by folks that only want to bully, and maintain their good ole boy real-estate.
The people in this thread that are apologizing, you do not need to. You are just fine.
As for the open carry event coming up. Best wishes on that.
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