BamaD
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ORIGINAL: BamaD You can't "brandish" them in the streets or other public places in the U S Unless it's a declared and explicitly signed as a "no gun zone", you pretty much can if you have a gun license. And you can get a gun in the US, with or without any checks, easier than I can buy a pint at my local pub. That was proven by a BBC reporter, a non-US citizen, who got one within an hour without any checks or ID. Also: "Panorama reporter Hilary Andersson goes undercover at a gun show in Texas and finds that it is possible to buy an AR15 assault rifle without any background checks" Not really. You can't "brandish" them in public. There is a huge difference between "open carrying" and "brandishing." Brandish:quote:
verb...: to wave or swing (something, such as a weapon) in a threatening or excited manner ... transitive verb1: to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly 2: to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner Open carrying isn't brandishing. If you're waving, shaking, or swinging your weapon aggressively, threateningly, menacingly, or in an excited manner, you risk public disturbance charges, at the very least. And an even greater difference between concealed carry and brandishing.
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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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