Mexican carry gone awry while taking a whizz

[JohnFLand]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45791726/ns/us_news-weird_news/#.TvoRJvldDLQ

[whipkiller]

HA HA HAAAAA! Stupid criminals always make me laugh!

I find it amusing that the guy who shot himself while peeing is named "Johnson".

[Colt]

I thought it was Plaxico again...

[melensdad]

Odd, but the article didn't indicate what type of pisstol was used.

[Common]

Mexican carry? Where did this come from? Calguns needs to quit the anti-mexican hate speech. Tone it down please.

[cindynles]

Mexican Carry: To carry a pistol inside the waistband with no holster.

[melensdad]

Mexican carry? Where did this come from? Calguns needs to quit the anti-mexican hate speech. Tone it down please.

"Mexican Carry" is a method of carry where you stuff the gun into your waistband, without the use of a holster.

If you go back to the roots of this term, you find that there is no racism, nor anything else pejorative in "Mexican Carry." The lore of the gun tells us that back in the 19th Century, the Mexican vaquero, much like the American cowboy, was an independent and self-reliant sort who often made it a point to carry a handgun. Alas, the history of 19th century Mexico was entailed one despot rising after another. The day came when the average citizen was stripped of his former right to go armed when he wished.

This did not sit well with the fiercely freedom-loving caballeros. They grudgingly took off their gun belts and holsters, because possession of those accoutrements would be seen as evidence that they had violated the draconian new laws that disarmed them. However, they defiantly kept their handguns, simply stuffing them into the waistband behind their ordinary belt. If the Federales hove into view, the citizen would simply slip his revolver into some discreet place where he could retrieve it later.

Thus, as I understand the history of the matter, there's nothing culturally negative about "Mexican Carry," as it became known. When we use the term, we're paying homage to generations of men south of the border who refused to give up the right to protect themselves and their families because petty tyrants attempted to make them helpless.

If you read the article closely, it clearly states the felon in question transferred the gun from his pocket to his waistband. That means he was carrying in the Mexican Carry fashion.

[sk1]

Dont you love it when people are so eager to pull the race card

[melensdad]

Dont you love it when people are so eager to pull the race card

Oh, they can do it all they want, but usually they end up looking sort of silly if they don't know the history.

[S dot]

Dont you love it when people are so eager to pull the race card

Ha, seriously. You cannot mention anything with a cultural or ethnic tone without someone crying foul these days.

[JTROKS]

Criminals like that should be commended for their self inflicted wounds. Would have been more funny and fortunate for society if he shot his Johnson off to prevent his gene pool from spreading.

[DannyInSoCal]

The article states he "acquired" the pistol -

Notice they dont they say he "illegally acquired".

More FUD for the Brady's to spread about how all felons have guns....

[clcolin81]

I must confess. I am Mexican. And yes. I have Mexican carried. And yes, I use this term all the time. Along with the Mexican reload and Mexican breakfast. I say embrace your stereotype. Be angered not by the words but by the motives behind them.

[FNH5-7]

The article states he "acquired" the pistol -

Notice they dont they say he "illegally acquired".

More FUD for the Brady's to spread about how all felons have guns....

They like to ignore the more important details.

Mexican carry? Where did this come from? Calguns needs to quit the anti-mexican hate speech. Tone it down please.

[clcolin81]

Oh, and before I get a lecture, this is not my preferred method. On the rare occasion I've done so, it is not chambered.