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I understand the point he was making, and I support and agree with that point. I just don't think I would've make it in that way. I generally believe the best thing in public is to keep carry guns holstered unless you actually need to use them.
SC congressman pulls out gun to make point about violence
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Re: SC congressman pulls out gun to make point about violenc
Agreed, I think he could have gone about it a little better.M-Quigley wrote:http://www.whio.com/news/congressman-pu ... ZA7A11TwK/
I understand the point he was making, and I support and agree with that point. I just don't think I would've make it in that way. I generally believe the best thing in public is to keep carry guns holstered unless you actually need to use them.
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Re: SC congressman pulls out gun to make point about violenc
How does one define "brandishing"?
But then, don't we allow government officials to do this regularly without consequence, not that I would advise common citizens to brandish.
But then, don't we allow government officials to do this regularly without consequence, not that I would advise common citizens to brandish.
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Re: SC congressman pulls out gun to make point about violenc
Senator Feinstein does it all the time. Sweeping the crowd with her finger on the trigger - there are videos of it.bignflnut wrote:How does one define "brandishing"?
But then, don't we allow government officials to do this regularly without consequence, not that I would advise common citizens to brandish.
"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."
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