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7/30/2013 2:30:24 AM
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People need to understand that Guns != Danger
So I was in the supermarket getting some stuff. As usual openly carrying my [url=http://www.xdforum.com/images/2/8/3/gallery-xds11-2.jpg]XDS[/url]
Went to go stand in line, few seconds later some other guy joins me in line.
A few more seconds later, he evidently notices I am carrying.
"Woah!" he said as he took a step back. As if there was suddenly danger present.
"You are fully loaded aren't you"
"What do you do?"
He asked me this as if I must have been some off duty police officer or something.
"I am just a citizen" I said.
"You don't see that everyday" he said.
I sort of shrugged and said "Yeah, I guess"
People these days have the situation awareness of an upside down turtle with dementia.
I'm standing there in line, basket of groceries in hand, wearing jeans /w a nice tucked-in polo shirt and sandals.
THREAT LEVEL TRIPLE BLACK DIAMOND RIGHT?
No.
This is why I carry openly ( usually )
People need to understand that despite recently shootings, guns are all around you in the hands of normal, and safe citizens. And that seeing a gun != danger
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The wielder is the danger, not the weapon. That doesn't make a gun harmless but rather a tool that should be used wisely. Alone it is harmless but even the mere sight of it is powerful. I understand where you're coming from but since strangers don't know you they can't feel safe around you. It's not entirely your fault but you aren't entirely free of blame either. You, and the public for that matter, gain little from you openly carrying a weapon. Nonetheless, it isn't my place to tell you what to do.
