Open Carry, Austin AM 590

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Yesterday, Rob Balin was subbing for Jeff Ward on Austin's afternoon talk radio program. He was ranting about Open Carry, being especially bigoted in his description of gun-owners and gun-carriers as "Cowboys", "Nuts", etc, the usual epithets. He kept saying that open carry made him uncomfortable. He mentioned his "comfort zone" several times.
I called, and got on the air, and mentioned that I have been a CHL holder for over a year now, and in that time I have not dropped my pistol causing it to fire, nor have I been overcome by the eeeeevil mind control rays coming from my gun and gone on a mad rampage.
He replied that he wasn't implying that guns make people go crazy, to which I responded, "Then what about me carrying a gun makes you uncomfortable?"

Rob: "Uh, um, well, okay, um..."

Oh, logic. Sweet, sweet logic.

He went on to spin some scenario in which an OCer walks into the store, and "I don't know what he's about to do and I might be in a bad situation". Yeah, but how is that different from EVERY OTHER DAY OF YOUR LIFE?

It was a good show in that it got people fired up and calling in, but in a lot of ways he was just trolling the AM radio instead of the net.
 
Rob Baylon is a rabid lefty. Unusual for someone with a background in economics, but hey it takes all types. He really should just stick to reviewing resturants. He does it well.
 
i missed that, sappermapper. thanks for getting on the air and trying to show the other side. if it had been me, i might have hit him with "so freedoms are okay so long as they don't make you uncomfortable, is that it?"
 
Texas Bulldog -

Another caller made exactly that argument. Again, Mr. Baylon didn't defend his position very well. Regardless of whether or not others' freedoms have any impact on his day to day activities, his comfort level seems to be the determining factor in passing new restrictive laws. I'm just glad he's not a legislator, and not a permanent talk-show host.
 
I hate it when Jeff is on vacation.

"Click on that box.......and put your head down"
 
well, yeah...i can see why we ought to decide what everyone else can do based on feelings. seems a great way to decide things.

why is it some folks are immune to rational thought?
 
I listen everyday. Rob should stick to food and stay out of politics, he makes Hillary look conservative.

Glad that you got to call in. I have always wanted to get on and say just the right things. I sure hope this open carry thing picks up speed and becomes law in the next couple of years.

It just might make an old man cry (me happy cries) (Rob, sobbing in fear)
 
I caught about five minutes of that show on the drive home. Rob's a tool. :D I try and keep an open mind & listen when he's filling in but I usually wind up switching the station.

He seemed to be going on and on about how he likes to go to the range and shoot but he doesn't want a gun in his house.
 
I really prefer it when Suzanna Hupp sits in for Jeff. I wonder if she will ever run for office again.
 
I just turn it off when Rob Balon is on there. The dude doesn't have a clue. He is infuriating. I don't need that kind of stress when I am driving home. But some of the callers (day before yesterday) didn't do much to make it any better. Really the old "because it's my right" is not a compelling OC argument unless you are preaching to the choir. Probably a better tactic in Austin is going to be "the weather here makes concealing a reasonable defensive handgun a real challenge, so the requirement to conceal 100% of the time is nearly equivalent to a ban on carrying".

Speaking of his restaurant reviews, have you ever heard anything but a raving review on a restaurant from the guy? It's pretty clear that he doesn't often turn down food.
 
Speaking of his restaurant reviews, have you ever heard anything but a raving review on a restaurant from the guy? It's pretty clear that he doesn't often turn down food.
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In defense of the fat man he does not review resturants he does not like. His philosophy is there are plenty of critics that blast sorry establishments, and he won't do it, hence, nothing but good reviews. I think it is kind of cool.

He is still a screaming lefty.
 
he's not only a screaming lefty. He is irrational and illogical as well. There are lefties who understand logic and reason, and who make some sense. This guy bases everything on his own poorly-informed emotions.
 
Good job!

You can't carry a gun openly, because of MY COMFORT ZONE...

But drag queens can use women's bathrooms and vice versa... What about my comfort zone there?

Funny how "conservative" and "lasse fair" liberals can be when it suits their purpose.

Legalize drugs... but ban guns?

:barf:

They never ever ever learn.
 
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