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Tribal, that sounds like a great idea. One question - anyone ever tried it? Would the magnets have a tendency to try to stick to the gun during the draw? (Depending on where it was carried relative to the magnets, of course.)

Sounds like your community doesn't have a problem with guns (or, I'm assuming, OC), so I think you're fine. Just be sure to smile a lot and act very friendly & upbeat. *Scowling* in a beard, tattoos and shiny 1911 is more likely to create nervousness. If you were in a more anti area and...

Another yes vote. 37%1577Yes. 63%2750No. Total:4327

It depends. I haven't done a lot of traveling, but I doubt RKBA would bear heavily in the matter. Most countries wouldn't let you carry anyway, is my guess. Now crime rate is another story, and is often tied to the citizens' ability to defend themselves. I think I'd be leery of going to...

Open the door with a potential BG outside? Silhouetting yourself against the light? Putting yourself in a vulnerable position? :eek: No thanks! The OP said, I'd say he did good, but I agree on the calling the cops part. There might have been a reason to call them, but it really hadn't...

Or, he could just take the whole truck. :D To the OP - next time, bring a big duffle bag. Otherwise, you did fine. Better a few weird looks than marching in with the rifles over your shoulder!

Ah-ha. Herein, she reveals that she has completely not grasped the situation. She views someone defending their life as meting out vengeance, instead of simply protecting themselves. I believe she has a serious case of misunderstanding and projection here - she assumes that just because *she*...

Aren't there other security firms in the area? I'd say drop the job as soon as you can and find another, but that's just me. Carrying as a security guard without permission - even if legal; I don't know MI laws - adds an extra layer of legal liability. I can see you getting into all sorts...

Maybe the term we're looking for isn't anti-gun, but contributing to anti-gun sentiment?

Exactly. But today, we're still stuck in the stereotype era (as far as guns go). So a particular movie may not be anti-gun on its lonesome, but it *is* anti-gun in the context of our times. Make any sense? Also - a lot of film heroes ain't what they used to be. Maybe that's what scares...

Not necessarily. There's a time and place for portrayals of less-than-ideal gun owners. However, it's become the norm, not the exception. Generally speaking, modern movies tend to be anti-gun - whether by reason of an anti-gun writer/director or simple ignorance or stereotypes. By "anti-gun"...

Good letter, ZeSpectre. I like the "insurance policy" angle.

I think it bears repeating that a mass shooting isn't the only fate that can befall a college student. They're not immune to other types of crime. And people have a right to defend themselves. See, they're laboring under the delusion that if one party gives up the race, the other will too...

I fifth (?) Sergeant York. Great movie that isn't so much pro-gun as it is pro-defense of what is right. If you pick one, pick this one and skip all the shoot-em-ups. Indiana Jones isn't "pro-gun", but you can't beat the swordsman scene. :) Most older movies will show guns in a positive...

This isn't the worst, but "The Fox and the Hound" (old Disney animated movie) was thoroughly anti-hunter and by extension anti-gun. IIRC, the Evil Cute-Fox-Hunting Redneck Type shot himself in the foot..

The OP's made his decision, but here's what I'd recommend: Don't lie, simply don't sell. You get that little feeling in your gut for a reason. Look appropriately apologetic when you say you it. After all, you didn't promise to sell it to him. In the future, refrain from making similar...

Bows & arrows are now considered part of the past and associated with people like Robin Hood. They're just as deadly as guns, but they're not perceived that way anymore. Plus, you can't exactly stuff a bow and a few arrows into your pocket for an evening stroll - unless you're slinking in the...

:D Purely fantasy, I assure you. I figured since we were doing a "what if", it was fair game. :p

I don't see a drastic shift toward being "more PC". I *do* see consistently less chest-thumping, profanity and general incivility here than I do at some other places. But that's the way it's always been (as far as I know), and that's why I like THR. It's not "PC" to ask people to be civil...

Interesting question. You could be right. On the other hand, you have to get very close with a knife, unlike a gun. If guns were completely silent, a criminal has the advantage of being able to shoot from a great distance without alerting anybody. A gunshot gives warning to any bystanders...