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Some people exercise their rights in such a way RandySF Dec 2015 #1
Doesn't that asshole realize he's scaring the hell out of the kids? Warpy Dec 2015 #2
I guess one could make the argument whitefordmd Dec 2015 #3
The gun owner's motives are unknown LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2015 #4
There to pick up his kid? beevul Feb 2016 #19
They already have him a warning. Kittycat Feb 2016 #32
So what? beevul Feb 2016 #63
The school has no reason to just accept that the guy with a gun won't start shooting. djean111 Dec 2015 #5
Is that your honest opinion of 100+ million gun owners? Seriously? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #70
You mean 100+ million gun owners would find it necessary to open carry in a school? djean111 Feb 2016 #71
If someone we're to start shooting a "Gun Free Zone" sign won't hold them back. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #73
A guy carrying a gun out in the open is sufficient reason. Warpy Dec 2015 #6
I completely trust an open carrier shadowrider Feb 2016 #24
You aren't a six year old. tazkcmo Feb 2016 #31
I'll wager a bunch of adults running around in panicked hysterics is more upsetting than a gun. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #41
You might be right tazkcmo Feb 2016 #43
Where I live OC is fairly common. There isn't a child within 50 miles of my home that Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #45
OK. tazkcmo Feb 2016 #49
People shouldn't be allowed to abrogate the law based on practiced phobias. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #62
I'm done. tazkcmo Feb 2016 #64
Well done, even. beevul Feb 2016 #65
beevul gets it. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #68
In fairness... beevul Feb 2016 #75
Yup. Shadowflash Feb 2016 #53
LOL. GGJohn Feb 2016 #56
"... because you are afraid for your life..." beevul Feb 2016 #66
In my experience, those would be the same folks who argue that... stone space Feb 2016 #8
I ask again, GGJohn Feb 2016 #9
You should ask that question of the two people who one of them murdered. stone space Feb 2016 #10
Maybe you should answer my question. GGJohn Feb 2016 #11
You don't care that they murdered two people. stone space Feb 2016 #12
... GGJohn Feb 2016 #13
"Besides Veronica Dunnachie, who in that picture murdered 2 people?" stone space Feb 2016 #14
Why would you feel unsafe around the other 3? GGJohn Feb 2016 #15
Don't worry about the double murderer's armed backup. stone space Feb 2016 #28
Armed backup? GGJohn Feb 2016 #34
Yes, armed backup. Here's a photo of the double murderer and her armed backup in a restaurant. stone space Feb 2016 #37
Was she a double murder suspect then? GGJohn Feb 2016 #39
Do you feel safer with the cops? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #42
For what it's worth in the "discussion" ... DonP Feb 2016 #17
This ought to give our interloper a fit. GGJohn Feb 2016 #18
In a previous thread we also learned that Iowa allows campus carry too DonP Feb 2016 #21
did it happen in that restaurant Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #22
"It's a magazine, not a clip, dammit!" stone space Feb 2016 #26
for some reason I knew you Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #35
Now you've went and done it. GGJohn Feb 2016 #40
well sometimes the truth needs to be presented Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #46
I expect a Nixonesque type of thread soon. GGJohn Feb 2016 #48
you did not see the "I am not a thief" Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #50
Yeah, I saw it, GGJohn Feb 2016 #52
The young woman is black in this photo went on to shoot her husband and adult flamin lib Feb 2016 #54
So guilt by association? GGJohn Feb 2016 #57
Maybe controllers are like Leland Yee: make guns illegal to boost their share of the black market Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #74
Maybe they're all murderers in waiting, with serious self control issues.. beevul Feb 2016 #76
Oh wow, I see you enjoy spelunking. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #72
I guess they could. tazkcmo Feb 2016 #27
IMO, if someone wants to carry a weapon at a school, then carry concealed. Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #7
Agreed. eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #16
Hear, Hear! n/t Mugu Feb 2016 #20
agreed Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #23
Why should random people be carrying guns in a school at all? stone space Feb 2016 #25
Why shouldn't they if all they're doing is picking up their children and GGJohn Feb 2016 #36
You are aware that open carry is legal in Iowa? eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #38
Some people are more interested in making a point than in protecting themselves or others. Jester Messiah Feb 2016 #33
In my opinion anyone too frightened to leave home without a gun is mentally flamin lib Feb 2016 #55
Well, you know the old saying, GGJohn Feb 2016 #58
The 12 million plus US CCW permit holders will give your "opinion" serious consideration DonP Feb 2016 #59
Ah hell, he has to come to this group because the group he hosts GGJohn Feb 2016 #60
Because crime never happens outside the home. Ever. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #69
.... kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #29
This guy thinks he's exercising his rights in support of a larger cause ShrimpPoboy Feb 2016 #30
The law is on his side. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #44
If more people act this obnoxiously, it won't be for long. ShrimpPoboy Feb 2016 #47
There's nothing obnoxious about picking up your children from school. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #61
The only people acting obnoxious, are the delicate flowers... beevul Feb 2016 #67
D'oh! underpants Feb 2016 #51
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