BamaD
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ORIGINAL: ThirdWheelWanted I feel sorry for the guy, and don't think he should have been shot. However, walking around with a gun in your hands, in public, pointing it all over the place, including in the general direction of people, is a really stupid thing to do. Maybe that was the last one, and there weren't any left in boxes, but if that had been me I think I'd have gone looking for a sales associate to see if maybe they had one still boxed. Or let him carry it to the front for me. No matter what, I wouldn't have gone wandering around the store with it like that. I once bought a rifle case in NJ. They opened a Dick's Sporting Goods in my local mall and had some great sales going. I was wandering around, and noticed I was getting odd looks, so rather then cause trouble I took the case out to my car, then went back in and continued my shopping. There was no rifle, just a plastic case, and I'd have been perfectly within my rights to keep shopping, but it just seemed easier/safer to not do so. Maybe the gentleman thought it was just a "toy" for his kid and didn't give a thought to how it might look to someone at a distance? When I made basically the same statement I was roundly berated for allegedly saying it was his own fault for getting shot and for being a racist. Hopefully they will see that you are just talking common sense. I still think the guy who called in the "inaccurate" report to 911 is primarily responsible for things getting out of hand.
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Government ranges from a necessary evil to an intolerable one. Thomas Paine People don't believe they can defend themselves because they have guns, they have guns because they believe they can defend themselves.
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