Hi Gary - I feel the same obligation to carry concealed. My wife does also. The frustrating thing is now that she works at the VA hosp she cannot keep her gun in the car. I know its doubtfull it would ever be found but if it were it would mean her job - maybe her license too. Too many dangerous, expensive problems involved if she were caught - even if locked in the glove box.
But that's the way law-abiding people act - they obey the law even if they dont want to. The bad part is she's safe on VA property - but as soon as she leaves their parking lot she travels thru some questionable areas - unarmed. True, it's unlikely she'll be attacked - but people are attacked everyday. As far as I know, no one has called her a poo-poo head (not since the kids stopped doing it) so I can't say whether she has blown 30 or 40 people away with her hi-cap mags. ;-\ But obama wants her to be unarmed and at risk everywhere she goes. Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net 800-583-8601 Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Supreme Court upholds gun rights >i feel an obligation to carry. what if i come across a situation where > someone absolutely needs shooting? if i am unprepared, then many might > die. disarming me and those who think like me is just an invitation to > virginia tech. there are no virginia techs around my 1911. > > the citizen, not the government, is the thin line between civilization and > lawlessness. to my mind, any man who can legally carry and doesn't shirks > his responsibility as a citizen. > > On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 9:57 AM, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You wrote <<Sheriff who walks around Jefferson with his >> > Glock on his belt -- off duty>> >> >> some police departments consider their officers to be on duty 24 hours >> and >> require them to be armed whenever they leave their home. >> >> Also, you wrote <<am uncomfortable with having folks walk around with one >> tucked >> > into the belt on the way to work>> >> >> Only people who have been thru extensive background checks can legally >> carry >> concealed weapons. As to wearing one on the way to work - we have no way >> of >> know what situations they must pass thru while travelling to work.. >> Some >> people (mostly poor) live in places where they are in danger much of the >> time with police never close enough. Like it or not, some crimes occur >> while travelling to & from work. >> >> If someone is carrying a weapon legally you have no reason to fear them - >> their rate of criminality is extremely low - something like .001%. >> >> Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) >> www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts >> Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil >> PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net >> 800-583-8601 >> Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:11 AM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Supreme Court upholds gun rights >> >> >> >I just have to jump in here with my philosophy. >> > >> > I am all for guns. Have owned some in the past (ex got them all by >> default >> > -- they were stored in her mother's house in Maine). Shooting is fun, >> > especially pistols. Had one of those too (Colt .22). I own none now but >> > not >> > because I think they are evil but because I feel no need for one and >> there >> > are no firing ranges around. (I don't like shooting off into the >> cornfield >> > randomly.) >> > >> > However, I am uncomfortable with having folks walk around with one >> > tucked >> > into the belt on the way to work. Are you really that insecure and >> scared? >> > >> > There is a very young Deputy Sheriff who walks around Jefferson with >> > his >> > Glock on his belt -- off duty. Even though I know he is a Deputy, looks >> > sort >> > of strange hanging a Glock over his Levis, covered ever so slightly by >> his >> > t-shirt. Also wears a leather thing holding his handcuffs. ... He's >> > just >> a >> > little (in stature) jerk trying to look like someone important. >> > Probably >> > has >> > some "self esteem" issues at the crotch level. He is the only law >> > enforcement guy in town who "packs" off-duty. All I can think when I >> > see >> > him >> > is Barney Fife. Sure hope they don't give him bullets! >> > >> > If the place in which you live is so dangerous that you must pack heat >> > to >> > commute to work, I have a suggestion for you -- MOVE. No matter what >> > your >> > skill in life, you can find similar work in a crime-free environment. >> This >> > is a really big country. >> > >> > I'll bet BuyMGParts could be run from Jefferson -- you could buy a >> > storefront for less than $100K and rent the apartments on the second >> floor >> > to cover your mortgage. But then you'd have to buy a very nice house in >> > which to live for $100K -- if you want a house with a three car garage >> > in >> > a >> > nice neighborhood. I had to pay $75K w/ a four car garage, but that was >> > seven years ago. In fact, someone could run the whole thing out of his >> > house. Economic Development money might even pay for the house. >> > >> > On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 11:22 PM, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> I doubt that there is anyway to tell what a politician will do until >> >> they've already done it. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > OK Don wrote: >> >> >> Obama stated support for the ruling today - confirmed his belief >> >> >> that >> >> >> we have the right to individually own arms. >> >> > >> >> > 12 years of action speak louder than those phony words. >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> OK Don, KD5NRO >> >> Norman, OK >> >> "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." >> >> -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain >> >> '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply >> >> Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > LT Don >> > http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ <http://don.homelinux.net/%7Edon/> >> > >> > apt-get update >> > apt-get upgrade >> > The following packages will be replaced >> > Prez >> > Do you want to continue? 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