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Cabelas Carry Policy
Roper:
Well said TopGlock
JimP:
--- Quote ---Is there really a need to open carry in public? Yes, we have that right just as merchants have the right to ask you not to. Show some common sense and be respectful.
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"Rights, much like muscles, wither away if not exercised regularly."
As for being "respectful", are you implying that by openly carrying a firearm, a person is being disrespectful?
Of course, we should be respectful at all times, as we are representing a polite society.
tut:
--- Quote from: Lorimor on October 05, 2009, 05:20:47 PM ---Collision of rights. We have a right to bear arms. Private property owners have a right to dictate what is and is not permissible on their property.
Cabelas allows concealed carry. I think that's an excellent compromise.
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How did our Bill of Rights get trampled on so successfully over the years? How are our rights being infringed, even if just one little step at a time? How did the language regarding being penalized by the GOVERNMENT for carrying in a biz if the biz owner puts up a sign? If you answered "compromise", you are correct sir.
Support jpfo.org, saf.org and gunowners.org as the NRA compromises.
smkndave:
I do agree that there are a lot of idiots out there but insinuate that only people who hold a CCP is ok is just wrong, there are many law biding and safety minded people out there that dont have a CCP. It seems that looking through many post's in the forums that this organization is more for CCP holders rights and not for gun rights in general. I did not join this for CCP rights I joined for all gun rights but I am begining to believe that I joined the wrong orginization.
--- Quote from: SBarry on January 21, 2010, 01:53:39 PM ---Have you ever been to a gun show when someone was shot by an idiot who left a gun loaded, or loaded a gun then pulled the trigger? How about when someone loads a bullet into a firearm then leaves the table, and someone else test fires it? I have been arond all three. Too many people want to dry fire the guns to test the trigger, even on rimfires. It is a matter of safety, there are too many idiots out there to risk it. Concealed permit holders are OK with me, but the tools who don't follow the basics of firearms safety have no business carrying a loaded gun at gun shows, and unfortunatley, there isn't an idiot detector at the front gate. The promoter sets the rules, guns are brought in to be sold or traded, and too many people don't treat guns with the #1 rule, to treat every gun as if it were loaded.
Every time an accidental discharge happens, it boldens the anti's movement against gun shows. When someone is shot, it can kill the show forever. Promoters are required to carry multimillion dollar insurance policies to cover the show for such things, and if someone is shot, their premiums can and will increase substantially.
I was at the Tulsa show in 1998. A private security guard had his gun checked and banded at the door. The guard goes in, gets to the middle of the show, unbands his gun, inserts a loaded magazine, racks the slide, points it at an unsuspecting bystander's legs, and shoots the gun through his right thigh and into his left thigh, breaking his femur. I heard the shot, and an EMT across the aisle grabbed a first aid kit and ran over to help. All the rules were in place, and it still happened, because many people are idiots, and I don't want them carrying a loaded weapon anywhere near me. The guard went to Jail.
A dealer I know was set up at Hastings a few years back. He claims someone put one round of ammo from a full box into the revolver it fit while he was away from the table. He didn't realize it, and thought he would dry fire the weapon into the table. Bang! He doesn't get to set up at Hastings anymore, period. Who's fault was it? His. He pulled the trigger. What if he killed someone?
Accidents happen, stupidity is rampant, and we need to do everything we can to help prevent those kinds of accidents.
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SBarry:
Dave, I don't have a CCP. My post was about accidental discharges and why promoters of gun shows don't allow loaded weapons. There is not any company who makes a handheld idiot detector, so to save their butts, they have to draw the line somewhere. Their show, their rules. I set up at a lot of shows. I unload my piece when I get inside, store the gun away, and load it when I leave. I don't want to be the idiot who has an AD. I've even had people go behind my table and grab my stowed away gun (how would you like that?) and try to buy it, that is why I unload it.
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