Theft at Philly Show

[Peter_Spaeth]

Oh I see we're now on to open carry. Even assuming it were legal in the location, that's a great atmosphere for a card show.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Oh I see we're now on to open carry. Even assuming it were legal in the location, that's a great atmosphere for a card show.

I mean, maybe we should consider it. There could be additional benefits. If you bring your rifle with you, other people will probably get out of your way, allowing you to be the only person going through a dealers cards to pick out the best ones early. You can also use the pouches on your kit to store the cards you buy - that magazine pouch can probably hold a few PSA slabs you've bought too. And if the power goes out, you can just flip down your goggles mounted on your ballistic helmet and be able to see to continue examining potential purchases for signs of alteration.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

I mean, maybe we should consider it. There could be additional benefits. If you bring your rifle with you, other people will probably get out of your way, allowing you to be the only person going through a dealers cards to pick out the best ones early. You can also use the pouches on your kit to store the cards you buy - that magazine pouch can probably hold a few PSA slabs you've bought too. And if the power goes out, you can just flip down your goggles mounted on your ballistic helmet and be able to see to continue examining potential purchases for signs of alteration.

An armed citizenry is not your vision of a utopian society?

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

An armed citizenry is not your vision of a utopian society?

I'm as pro-gun rights as it gets - but they are for sporting purposes, sustenance, protection in extreme danger, and a preserver of liberty, not really anything else I can think of. They are not to tote around to tell people not to mess with you, or to brandish upon or shoot a guy who did something bad but is not a life threatening danger to others.

Some basic common sense should tell one that they don't need to display a gun at a card show and it will accomplish nothing but making people panic. Legality of different jurisdictions aside, when I am in a rural small town in a free state, I have often open carried because of the context - nobody cares at all or panics or is worried and no stir is caused because it's outside my shirt instead of under it. At a card show, obviously you are going to cause a scene to nobodies benefit. Common sense, ya know?