and one of my customers owned a small business and carried large amounts of cash. He carried. His gun came in handy more than once. At one point one of his kids was being threatened by some bullies, and he was there. One of the bullies asked if he was carrying. He just answered, "Yup," and the bullies backed down.

Not. That guy's part of the problem and if you think that is reasonable behavior, so are you.

They asked. He answered. (And by kids I mean teenagers. His answer maybe saved his own kid's life.)

Right.

Think of it this way: There was a reason they asked.

Saying you have a gun is an implicit threat to shoot them.

Yes, he only answered their question and that is not a literal threat. Still, he and the bullies knew the threat of him using the weapon was implied. This is a very poor argument. It goes no where except to the eventual conclusion one can draw is that he would have shot them if he continued. Otherwise, the argument is drawing a conclusion based on itself (goes nowhere but in a circle).

when daddy wasnt around to protect the little darlings?

If you are consumed by that much fear, you will vote to keep Sweetness by your side. No matter what else comes with it.

Armed or not. But that's not paranoia. That fear is based on REAL THREATS.

The occasional RW house around here does. They also usually have flags and warning signs. And its a perfectly safe, quiet neighborhood. One house is even painted red, white and blue.

The good news is that with enough knowledge it can be cured!

/GCRA host

your paperbag ass. I have a FFL. I am not afraid of guns. I own rather a lot of them.

Next time, before you embarrass yourself find out who you're talking to.

What bothers me and on occasionally frightens me is necroguniacs who are too terrified of life to leave their homes without a gun. Frightened animals are dangerous.