Rule#1  keep up on Cardio Justin!!!  

As City Engineer, Zoning Administrator and Building Inspector for a small town I pride myself in being very helpful, honest, and dedicated to helping everyone.  Not too long ago a fellow wanted to open up a business in town, and I did everything I could to help him.  He refused to get permits, install the required emergency and exit lights, and started doing the work illegally.  I found out later that he had been charged and convicted with carrying a concealed weapon in another town - and shortly afterwards I had to place a "Stop Work" order on the business when had began doing plumbing and electrical work without permits...he was at the site and was very hostile.  The next day the Police Department found out he had Felony Warrants for his arrest - so he spent the next week in jail with my name on his lips.  Although I have always been comfortable around guns and for a few years I competed at the State level with a target pistol - I never felt a need to carry one.  When I found out this fellow lived 3 miles from my house......I got my concealed carry permit and started to carry a gun with me at all times.

That threat is now gone, and I carry when I feel it is a good idea.  I realize that not carrying 100% of the time reduces the chances that I will actually have a gun when I might need one......but there are times when a gun stuck under my shirt is uncomfortable.  I also spend a lot of time in public buildings where a concealed weapon is not permitted.

I have not read the entire thread and maybe this has been said before - but shooting someone may change your life forever.  I have a nephew that was an Army Ranger and since getting out of the Army he has attended combat training courses regularly.  One of the courses discussed the consequences of shooting a person......and they explained how you could lose everything you own....even if the shooting was completely justified and proven to be legal.  The George Zimmernam/Trevon incident got me thinking real hard about how this might happen.  I don't know what happened between Mr. Zimmeran and Trevon - but even if you are 100% correct in shooting someone it could go very wrong for you.  If you shoot someone and are charged you may end up sitting in jail waiting a trial for months or years while you lose everything you own.  Even if you are not charged the victums family could file a civil lawsuit for wrongful death or some other charge and lose everything you have while trying to defend yourself.  If the victims family files a suit......you will end up spending money to defend yourself in court.

I realize the legal system has given me the right to carry a concealed weapon.....but I don't have enough faith in the legal system to protect me if I have to use my gun to defend myself.  When I hear about burglers winning lawsuits against building owners because they broke and fell through a skylight while attempting to break into a business and rob it....I just think the legal system has lost sight of who they are supposed to be protecting.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/09/12 at 22:18:19:


lol never saw it. don't watch much tv

o the people that say you have a right to carry. how can it be a right if you need a license to carry? its no more a right then driving.  


That the rights have been watered down to the point of being privileges that may or may not be granted has your thinking headed in the direction the licensing was meant to accomplish./
TRAVEL is a right, TRavel by common means, not walking, not riding a horse, but travel by automobile, because thats what is common, o9r a bike, same thing, & in some places, Open Carry is legal, no license required,
That the goobs dont follow the law is something we should all be used to by now,

bill67 wrote on 07/12/12 at 13:01:48:



Yea,, he passed a polygraph, drs agreed his story & the evidence matched, yet, he is being charged,,Is it to punish him? Could be, he'll be wrecked financially, but he will be judged by a jury of 12, which is at least twice as good as being carried to the grave by 6 pall bearers.

So, if you saw someone prowling around in an area that had been hit by burglars, youd do nothing,,
What happens when someone is prowling your neighborhood & no one does anything?
Youve been Taught that its best top not get involved.
Is it possible thats why theyre dropping on Zim? To teach people its best to not get involved? Hes financially ruined, even if he walks,,

splash07 wrote on 07/13/12 at 07:21:59:

We don't know the facts. The media spins them every which way but true. The "facts" that I am aware of are he stopped following, not chasing, when he was told to do so. His 911 recording was modified to fit an agenda. He ain't white so why is this making so much attention?