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I would agree with that 99% of the time. For some reason, CRB asked that it be posted word for word.

Truth.

1 more time for the slow guy. I said I would ask them to put it away, or leave. That is 100% within my rights and discretion as a property owner. I also said, I have tossed people out for various reasons over the years. In EVERY case they have left quietly and without issue. None have threatened to call the newspaper or throw a hissy fit lilke a 12 year old girl...like you apparently want to do. I also said that in 4 years and many thousands of customers (not going to post actual numbers here), no one has ever tried to OC on my property. It has not been as issue. I have no reason to post a sign for OC, chainsaws, meteors, honest politicians, etc

here you go: You have one hell of an attitude! Amazing you can keep a business! LOL

Ric Flair = Rep, period

Yep, cancelled out. I am sad...

crb, If you want to continue to argue with me, go ahead and post in this thread. You don't need to send me douchebaggy negative feedback & private messages.

Can someone make sense of this?

I am not, but my business...that dirty little whore needs all the attention she can get.

No. I think it is unecessary for a civilian to OC, and I do not crave attention.

Yes. While I was a Marine, I frequently open carried in the line of duty.

Have you ever owned and operated a business with a facility frequented by customers? If no, I'm afraid you are not well informed on the subject. I also do not want my customers carrying running chainsaws, but I am not going to post a sign about it.

After 4 years and thousands of customers it has never come up. Oh, and I have thrown out people for other reasons.

I want as many people as possible to spend as much money as possible at my facility. That is the bottom line for most if not all businesses. As mentioned above, I would be willing to risk losing your business. Since, .00001% of people ever OC, I would be willing to risk losing all OC as customers. That is barely a rounding error on a cash flow statement. No, I don't post no OC, and here is why: 1) I wouldn't want to risk pissing off CCW advocates, since there are a lot of them. Even though most CCW won't ever OC, they would probably only see a gun in a red circle on the sign and not read the rest. 2) I wouldn't want to risk pissing off gun owners, since many people own guns. 3) I wouldn't want my entire customer base to see a sign and wonder if there were problems with people displaying guns at my facility. As a reference, Fin Feather and Fur (Cleveland) has a sign stating that all guns must be checked at the door, the only exception is CCW. Meaning that even in a big gun shop full of gun loving customers, they don't want OC.

Whether or not I am carrying is my business. No one elses. I have zero interest in advertising. I don't believe a gun should be considered a threat or a deterent or something to be shown off. If I am ever in a sitution where I have no other option, but to display a weapon it would be with the intention of using it. Hopefully, that day never comes. I happen to own a business (car wash). If someone was OC at my business, I would ask them to put it away or leave. I wouldn't want them upsetting other customers and potentially driving off other business even if it meant losing that person as a customer.

IDK I understand handgun laws prefectly well & I call this attention whoring. It's like wearing an Abortion T-Shirt (pro or against...doesn't matter), then pretending to be surprised that you got a bunch of dirty looks in a public place. Or a chick with big jugs wearing a low cut top, then 'wondering' why guys are staring at her tits. You are intentionally trying to get a reaction. Pretending to be surpised that you actually got a reaction is a waste of time. Creating a thread where you pretend to be surprised is also a waste of time.

I have a bull barrel version of a 22A (actually a 22S, but I don't think you can get that finish anymore). The advantage of the bull barrel is that it's heavier and won't jump as much, so you get back to the target faster. This is a good thing for rapid fire, etc. The bull barrel won't last any longer than the standard though. I've put something like 15k rounds through mine. Build quality isn't quite as good as a Ruger .22, but it's still good. In my hands, the S&W is the most accurate of the target .22s in that price range.

First, I am very pro gun. Second, I don't see the point of open carry. You can argue that there is some very (very) tiny tactical advantage. Whether you admit it or not, OC is an attempt to get attention and generate a reaction. So, why be surprised when you finally get that reaction?? For all the people at Wal Mart that saw you open carry, is it more likely that their reaction was 1) I saw someone exercising their legal right, or 2) Some whack job brought a gun to Wal Mart. The answer is obviously 2, and you knew that before you went in, right? The political statement comment above is apt. For the legal right argument...You also have the legal right to rub poison ivy on your nutsack. That doesn't mean you should do it.

Legal or not, I don't see the point outside of law enforcement or military.

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I did static line at a place in Grove City, PA. The poeple that ran it were super cool. They had normal 9-5 jobs...on the weekends they jumped out of planes and then partied at a little campsite next to the hanger. Good times.

I did it once. It was awesome.

2 Podiums for EBR and they were running laptimes close to the leaders (well except Hayes). Filmore was also looking good on the KTM. A little more development and who knows...