frommycolddeadhands
Regular Member
My sister and my wife went out to Wal-Mart in Warrensburg, MO a while back. Understand from the get go of this story that my wife understands open carry, owns guns, knows how to use them etc. My sister on the other hand wouldn't know a shotgun from a bb pistol and is one of the biggest hypocrites I know when it comes to guns.
So they come home one evening from Wal-Mart, and as soon as they put the groceries away my sister came walking into the living room. "You won't believe what we saw at the store." She said.
I bit. "What?"
"Ohmygawd, this guy was walking around and he had a cowboy hat on, and he had two nine mil pistols strapped on his hip, like a gunslinger or something. It was so crazy!" (Later my wife corrected her that it looked more like a .45 ACP on one side and extra mags strapped to his belt on the other, but I digress) My sis went on to explain that she wanted to leave the store at that point, but my wife dragged her along to continue shopping, despite the fact that this "armed lunatic" was in the store.
I shrugged. "What was he doing?"
"Shopping!"
"No kidding." I had to grin. My sister had never seen anyone open carry a firearm in her entire life (aside from me, and when I do it she generally doen't approve), and she was completely blown away that a person could walk around like that. She had apparently contemplated notifying the store manager, but again my wife talked her out of it. Then the real fun began as she said she hoped the man had a permit for those 'things'. I laughed at her and told her that no permit was required in this state to OC. That seemed to blow her mind all over again. "Well he shouldn't just be able to walk around like that in public!" she said. She continued on about how people shouldn't be allowed to have guns. I took that a bit personally and pointed out that I own guns, and so does our father, and just about everyone else in the entire family, and I'm in no mood to give them up any time soon.
"Well that's different." She said, rolling her eyes. "I don't mean they should take YOUR guns."
"But they should take that other guys guns?" I asked skeptically.
"Well, maybe. No, I guess. But he shouldn't be walking around with them like that. It's freaky."
Anyway, the conversation went back and forth like that for almost two hours as we went back and forth about criminals, right to carry, personal protection, and all through the a b c's of gun ownership. I don't know if I changed her mind, but finally she 'tapped out' and went about her business.
So, for all of you OC'ers in the Warrensburg area, I think you're doing a great job, and just being seen by the sheeple is getting people talking, and opening avenues for education and conversation. They might not walk up and talk to you while you're out and about, but they're definately bringing conversations home. Keep up the good work!
So they come home one evening from Wal-Mart, and as soon as they put the groceries away my sister came walking into the living room. "You won't believe what we saw at the store." She said.
I bit. "What?"
"Ohmygawd, this guy was walking around and he had a cowboy hat on, and he had two nine mil pistols strapped on his hip, like a gunslinger or something. It was so crazy!" (Later my wife corrected her that it looked more like a .45 ACP on one side and extra mags strapped to his belt on the other, but I digress) My sis went on to explain that she wanted to leave the store at that point, but my wife dragged her along to continue shopping, despite the fact that this "armed lunatic" was in the store.
I shrugged. "What was he doing?"
"Shopping!"
"No kidding." I had to grin. My sister had never seen anyone open carry a firearm in her entire life (aside from me, and when I do it she generally doen't approve), and she was completely blown away that a person could walk around like that. She had apparently contemplated notifying the store manager, but again my wife talked her out of it. Then the real fun began as she said she hoped the man had a permit for those 'things'. I laughed at her and told her that no permit was required in this state to OC. That seemed to blow her mind all over again. "Well he shouldn't just be able to walk around like that in public!" she said. She continued on about how people shouldn't be allowed to have guns. I took that a bit personally and pointed out that I own guns, and so does our father, and just about everyone else in the entire family, and I'm in no mood to give them up any time soon.
"Well that's different." She said, rolling her eyes. "I don't mean they should take YOUR guns."
"But they should take that other guys guns?" I asked skeptically.
"Well, maybe. No, I guess. But he shouldn't be walking around with them like that. It's freaky."
Anyway, the conversation went back and forth like that for almost two hours as we went back and forth about criminals, right to carry, personal protection, and all through the a b c's of gun ownership. I don't know if I changed her mind, but finally she 'tapped out' and went about her business.
So, for all of you OC'ers in the Warrensburg area, I think you're doing a great job, and just being seen by the sheeple is getting people talking, and opening avenues for education and conversation. They might not walk up and talk to you while you're out and about, but they're definately bringing conversations home. Keep up the good work!