2006-07-22 21:06:31 · 12 answers · asked by Ty 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I am a 22 year old female who works 3rd shift as security for a major hotel..... I would not do this job if I could not carry a weapen. But I do not carry concealed. I think concealed means you have something to hide and out in the open discourages attackers and drunks.
2006-07-22 21:13:08 · answer #1 · answered by ♫Hope♫ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Works for me. I have been carrying a concealed firearm (legally) since 2000. It's just sort of a pain choosing the right t-shirt in summer time to make sure your gun isn't showing. In response to open carrying that the security guard mentioned, that works too when you're on duty, (which I am typically every day as the #2 in a small security company), but the fact that I carry concealed when I am off duty just means that I don't feel the need to advertise that I am carrying a firearm.
2006-07-23 05:26:15 · answer #2 · answered by jarrgen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fine by me, if you are licensed! I f you aren't, I have no issue with owning them, but concealing them off of your property is something else! And I know the 2nd Amendment does not address that issue!
Makes one wonder just why a person would want to do such a thing unless for some purpose that was official!
The 2nd Amendment gives you the right to own a weapon, unlike Bush who has people arrested for wearing anti- Bush T shirts at his rallies or speeches. That IS against the 1st Amendment Bush!!! They are all suing, and they are going to win George!!
2006-07-23 04:12:16 · answer #3 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ARLINGTON, Tennessee (AP) -- A knife-wielding grocery store employee attacked eight co-workers Friday, seriously injuring five before a witness pulled a gun and stopped him, police said.
The 21-year-old suspect, whose name was withheld pending charges, was arrested and then taken to a hospital after complaining of chest pains, Memphis Police Sgt. Vince Higgins said. The attack apparently stemmed from a work dispute, police said.
Five victims, one in critical condition, were admitted to the Regional Medical Center, the main trauma hospital for the Memphis area. Three others were less badly hurt and treated at another hospital.
The attacker, chasing one victim into the store's parking lot, was subdued by Chris Cope, manager of a financial services office in the same small shopping center, Higgins said.
Cope said he grabbed a 9mm semiautomatic pistol from his pickup truck when he saw the attacker chasing the victim "like something in a serial killer movie."
"When he turned around and saw my pistol, he threw the knife away, put his hands up and got on the ground," Cope told The Associated Press. "He saw my gun and that was pretty much it."
Police arrived within minutes and took the attacker into custody.
"He just kept saying, 'I'm insane. I wish I was never born' and that kind of stuff," Cope said.
The attack started in an employee area of the Schnucks supermarket on the outskirts of Memphis and no customers were involved, Higgins said.
Police said two large kitchen knives used in the attack were found at the scene.
Witness Frank Rector said the attacker held a knife high in a stabbing position as he chased a victim into the parking lot. The victim, Rector said, "was circling, trying to get away from him."
The ages of the victims were not immediately released. Higgins and a company spokeswoman said all the victims were employees of the store.
The spokeswoman said officials from the St. Louis-based company were on their way to the scene.
Higgins said police were pulling into the parking lot as Cope was confronting the attacker.
"We commend him," Higgins said. "But we don't encourage people to take that kind of risk. He could have been hurt."
It takes the police 15 minutes to respond, and can take a person thirty seconds to bleed out.
Not to mention animal attacks.
2006-07-23 06:12:01 · answer #4 · answered by .45 Peacemaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just make sure you have a permit. I just renewed my concealed weapon permit today. Feels great.
2006-07-23 04:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by nannygoat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather carry an AK on a shoulder strap so everyone can see it
2006-07-23 04:10:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that they should be issued to any adult without a criminal record who passes a gun safety course and background check. You have the right to defend yourselves, plus any criminal would think twice about assaulting a victim if he thought that they might be armed!
2006-07-23 04:13:15 · answer #7 · answered by Ken W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not leave without one. Everyone should have a weapon with them.
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2006-07-23 04:10:39 · answer #8 · answered by silencedwatcher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its a great idea! Strike one up for victims rights!
2006-07-23 04:25:18 · answer #9 · answered by John D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good. Then i don't have to worry about the stupid redneck hicks when i go shopping. Get a permit to allow it.
2006-07-23 04:09:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋