Flame letter from a calgunner

[Ballistic043]

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[MrLogan]

he mispelled radical with ratical and you mispelled moron with maroon. other than that I personally dont feel the need to OC. if someone wants to do it thats ok too its their choice. I just think its not worth the controversy and the hassle. i rather carry it hidden IF I were to carry a gun.

That's not a misspelling, maroon is an actual words. And in the context the OP used it in, would be the exact word he intended to use.

[Darklyte27]

What's a raticle?

rat+Popsicle = raticle

[s&w5906]

Like many have said here before, some people dont have the Juevos to say things in the open ... oh well

[USN CHIEF]

I sense the Ban Hammer coming down soon.

[pullnshoot25]

Whoops, I forgot to mention... the title of the message is "Hey Columbine"

HAHAHAAHA.

[Paratus et Vigilans]

rat+Popsicle = raticle

That's what I was thinking, too! MMMMmmm! Frozen Rat on a Stick!

[Experimentalist]

I hope you can solidify my armchair logic , or change my mind here . . . so, "Why are people concerned about being concealed?"

Aside from any potential tactical advantage of surprise or avoiding the dreaded gun grab, IMHO I feel concealed carry does more overall harm than good when looking at the long term/bigger picture.

Melensdad, I think you make some good points here.

Ideally open carry is a path to "Shall Issue" concealed carry permits. Once those in power recognize that people are determined to exercise their rights then concealed carry permits are issued to preserve social norms. Not to be perjorative, but bear in mind that ~80% of the population are "sheep". They get very uncomfortable around weapons. Concealed carry gets the guns out of sight when there is no other way to do it.

This is why some have advised not to OC at least until Nordyke brings Heller incorporation to California. Perhaps it will be moot in a couple of months, but until the right to carry openly is solidified the authorities can simply rewrite the laws to ban open carry.

You mention another advantage of concealed carry, and that is being "under the radar" so to speak. I personally do not want to be the first to be shot / shanked / stomped so they can get my gun. And by OC'ing, you give the bad guys a big advantage. They know you have the gun, and can time their ambush to their advantage.

You make some good points regarding the deterrent value of many openly armed citizens - an armed society is a polite society.

Finally, I'd just like to relate one of my favorite experiences with someone open carrying. I was driving through the streets of Pahrump Nevada after one of my shooting classes. An older gentleman was on the sidewalk with what I presume was a loaded revolver on his hip and holding an American flag on a staff. I don't recall anything of particular note being in the news that weekend, I guess he just felt like being patriotic that day.

[M. Sage]

I'm a supporter of the right to have a firearm but you are what us regular people refer to as raticle.

WTF is "raticle"?

[CSACANNONEER]

I'd like to thank this maroon (even though he is a moron) for writing you this letter. If he hadn't, I still would not know what a raticle is.

Of course, I also have to agree with him that UOC is not the best idea. Unfortunately, currently we do not have the right to loaded open carry at all times. So, UOC is the best that we have. Pullnshoot, keep up the good work and maybe someday the letter writer will be thanking you for helping to make all forms of carry more acceptable and common!

[liketoshoot]

I sense the Ban Hammer coming down soon.

Good point, hey pullnshoot did you notify the mods? That would end his time here.

[Baron]

I thought a Raticle is like a Ratcicle, but only found in and around the middle east..... looks like you can find them here too

[Walking Fire]

Maroon is not equivalent with moron, though I use them interchangeably. I got it from an old Bugs Bunny episode (Remember when Yosemite Sam was the pirate? Remember that?)

LMAO... I can hear him now "What a Maroon"

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

So he joined the forum to pm a flame to you?

[sorensen440]

I have never heard of a PM troll I hope they dont become more common