joether
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ORIGINAL: BamaD We have one set of gas stations in our town has declared themselves to be a gun free zone (no self defense zone). Our first holdup in a couple of years happened last night at one of their stations. Since guns are banned the thug obviously used a knife. I don't understand why they didn't declare it a no crime zone, obviously that would have prevented the holdup. Is that gas station also a: 1 ) Nuclear Weapon Free Zone? 2 ) Chemical Weapon Free Zone? 3 ) Biological Weapon Free Zone? 4 ) Orbital Weapon Free Zone? Sounds little bit silly right? But without those critical ideas in place, someone might get....strange...ideas. Yeah, "Hey dude, give me the money, or I'll obliterate everything within five miles of here" just doesn't have the same effect as guns anymore.... If someone wants to have a gun free zone, that's their business. You do not lose all ability to defend yourself while your in it. Unless of course, your gun is the ONLY defense you have. If that's the only defense system you have, then its fair to say, you have a laughable defense system. Most ACTUAL gun owners, and not gun nuts, have this lump, three feet above their ass called 'a brain'. Its used to process information, and understand many things. One of those things is 'self defense'. And with self defense comes "Awareness" of that which is around you. Someone behaving oddly, or group of someone looking in your direction with a predatory look, is usually a sign to be on guard from. Why a gun free zone, BamaD? This many come as a shock to you in all seriousness.... Most people will simply not do business with a company that allows firearms to be freely carried around in the facility by non-law enforcement individuals. And those customers make sure the management is aware of such. More people are sane then insane, fortunately, when it comes to firearms. Even gun owners dislike the notion of being forced to carry their firearm in open sight as 'advertisement' of their defense systems. They just want a burger, or fill up their tank, or even buy some cloths. The 'Wild West' is in the history books for a reason. An businesses do not wish to become part of history either. They want to stay in 'the now' and profitable. So placing 'gun free zone' means they are not for the gun nuts, but for the much larger majority of people. Nothing on the law books states a company can not do this. You can have your gun at such a location. They can not legally do anything about it. It is however, respect. By having your gun in plain view, in a 'gun free zone' is a sign of disrespect. Do you like being disrespected to your face? Of course not, BamaD. So simply keep the gun out of sign, fill up your tank, and truck on down the road!
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