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Originally posted by j8ear
Were their guns confiscated or were they not permitted to participate? I didn't see the outcome of the encounter in the article.
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They were not disarmed, although I can't recall whether or not they marched. The fact is that they were threatened by someone with a wooden club an 30 or so thugs standing behind her.
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Originally posted by cthulu23
I'm sorry, but this is not a reasonable attitude. Would you carry your gun to funerals, birthday parties or an airport? Guns are not ALWAYS appropriate.
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When I get my Concealed Carry Permit, I will be carrying my gun anywhere that I can legally carry it unless I feel that there is too much of a chance of it being taken or being off of my person (into a bar where a bunch of drunks could jump me and take it or I might be too intoxicated to safely aim and fire if the need arises, somewhere where I'll be swimming and have to take the holster off,) and in those situations, it will most likely go into a box with a combination lock in the trunk of my car.
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Originally posted by cthulu23
While we're talking, how do you feel about the Black Panther Party's belief in carrying arms for self-defence? This is another issue that the NRA wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole.
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A member of the Black Panthers is a prime target for violent vrimes perpetrated by those who do not agree with their message, and they have just as much of a right as every other responsible citizen to carry a self-defense weapon.