OT: Major League History will be Made Tomorrow

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by packs

Again no offense but when I read that someone was bringing a gun with them to a baseball game with no context it was pretty unnerving. I understand you're a police officer but I didn't know that when I read your initial post.

Why would it be unnerving for any law abiding citizen to have a gun anywhere? It's not as if people wave their guns around. I don't understand why people get so upset when someone exercises their rights. I guess people should just sit around and wait to be a victim instead and having he ability to defend themselves. It's this thinking that allows these thugs in Baltimore to believe they can get away with rioting and attacking people for no reason. I won't even touch he underlying "basis" for the riot. Sorry to go sideways on you, but please.

[ksabet]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

Why would it be unnerving for any law abiding citizen to have a gun anywhere? It's not as if people wave their guns around. I don't understand why people get so upset when someone exercises their rights. I guess people should just sit around and wait to be a victim instead and having he ability to defend themselves. It's this thinking that allows these thugs in Baltimore to believe they can get away with rioting and attacking people for no reason. I won't even touch he underlying "basis" for the riot. Sorry to go sideways on you, but please.

You really want to start this in a baseball forum?

[Duluth Eskimo]

I didn't start it, I'm just making a comment. I didn't see you jumping in earlier so you must disagree with me which is fine.

[atx840]

It's like watching golf.

http://streamable.com/sbm1

[Leon]

Originally Posted by atx840

It's like watching golf.

http://streamable.com/sbm1

"That Green Jacket is well within reach" LMAO...WTF is he talking about?...nice

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[packs]

I'm not suggesting it isn't your right or that you've done anything wrong. I asked what I thought was a reasonable question since I'm not accustomed to people carrying guns. I don't know why a question means I'm against you or something.

[Exhibitman]

No judgment here, officer. I dont blame anyone who is carrying in the wake of a riot even if it is illegal. In the wake of the LA riots I had to go to a deposition downtown. Carrying a gun without a permit is illegal but the city had just come off curfew and there was a lot of fear. I took my .357 everywhere including the deposition. At a break we were all discussing the riots. The witness opened his briefcase and showed me a .45. I showed him the .357. The court reporter laughed and opened her purse and showed us a S & W .32 with a pink grip. The other attorney said he could not believe he was the only one in the room without a gun.

That said, the issue for me with loose carrying laws is twofold: if everyone is presumed armed it makes law enforcement much riskier and potentially increases the number of deadly confrontations, and if anyone can carry the likely carriers are the people who shouldn't even be allowed to drive a car.

And yes I am elitist. Call me nuts but I don't want morons walking down the street armed to the teeth.