In Mn, a, ‘Permit To Carry”, is just that.
A handgun can be, concealed, or open.
Or, one could, ‘carry’ a long gun.    (Never seen that happen here)

A number of years ago, a person was,
‘caring a handgun’, concealed, got out of his car,
at a mart mart, a big gust of wind blew, flipping open his coat,
a person saw the gun, called the cops, and, “Attempted”, to charge him,
for, ‘Brandishing’ a firearm.

Real big news, as the cops, went to the store,
and he was pointed out, by the person, who said he was, ‘brandishing’.
And they drew, their guns, cuffed him, and hauled him away.

A week later, on page 10C, in about 1” of, ’news’.
It was stated, the,  ‘undignified suspect’ had a permit, and was not, ‘brandishing’.

So, people don’t know the, law. Hard to educate them.
But people, that are, ‘Afraid’, of a firearm.
Take them out, show them, let them play.

99% of the cases, they will see, (that for some people)
putting little holes in a piece of paper,
and seeing how close one can get them.

Provides the same entrainment  factor, (for some people)
As hitting a tightly wound object, that has a plastic coating on it,
with a stick, and counting how many times they hit it,
until it falls into a little 4” hole in the ground !

I've been supporting the gum lobby since I was a kid!

... The big failure here was the cops lack of getting an accurate report.  They obviously had access to the witness and failed to get the facts.  Or the witness was so sh!tless that even the cops with guns further colored his testimony.  Or questioned the "perp" at the scene.  simple questions that could have been asked...  was the gun out of the holster?  do you have a permit? ...

A-Yep, that sure would have been the, 'Logical', thing to do.  

I don't believe, that the two words:
"Logic/Police", go together the same as, "meat/potatoes"

I don't care if the people around me buy their guns. I don't like drunk hunters running around. I don't like somebody down the road shooting what sounds like a machine gun every once in a while.
I don't like to see guns when I go to town- leave them home or in your vehicle.
Conceal and carry- no thanks. around here it is just a paranoid person hoping for an opportunity to play hero games.
Swat teams- we did better before 911 when we didn't have swat teams and para-military police.
A tool (gun) is only as good as the person using it - that says it all.

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This is a scene from Snatch:  "Always beware of a pig farmer"



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Good post mnspring.. Im tired of correcting faulty thinking for the weak minded,, ya done good..

tcreeley wrote on 08/07/14 at 10:50:46:

 ... There is not a constitutional right to be "loved" because you went and bought yourself a gun!

Absolutely, not a question about it.

BUT,  what is the reason, 'some' people, Hate, people,
Just because they own/bought a gun?

I, do  NOT, Like  Golf, Soccer, Cricket,
does that mean I HATE, the people that do ??????

NO

I like to see how close together I can make little holes in a piece of paper.
How does that make, ME, bad?

I Carry a gun (Have Permit),  No One knows I have it.
How does that make, ME, bad ?

I, 'hunt'. I eat what I harvest, (With a License),
How does that make me bad?

I also fish, (With a License), does that also make me, bad?

I have a Motorcycle, I drive down the road,
if someone sees me, and does not like motorcycles,
I am guessing, that, 'also', makes me a 'bad' person.

Paraquat wrote on 08/09/14 at 04:52:30:

I know you have it.  --Steve

LLOLOLLO,   Shhhh,  don’t say anything,
Just you and me, OK.  

Case in point, a few years ago Kerry was running.
It was start day of the County Fair, and my turn to sit in a booth.

As I got their early, the building was still locked, 100 yards away was the Administration building,
I walked in, and asked for the key, Twyla gave it to me,
went back, and just unlocked both doors, then took it back.
After a short sojourn with Twyla, (who is easy to look at), and discussing this and that.
When I got back, a Demo/Kerry booth was setting up outside.
(The doors are wide, and designed to fold back and be fastened against the building)
The gal, already had a great deal of stuff un-loaded,
Tent, Big ‘balloon/helium’, tanks, and tables etc, already unloaded, and placed so that one door could NOT, be attached to the outside of the building.
I Explained the situation, and as I had little to do, to prepare my booth for the day, (did it the day before).
I said: “I will help".

She was very nice, (and also very easy to look at), So we set everything out, folded the door back, then set everything back in place where she wanted it. All the time she was touting the benefits of Kerry.  When we were done, only 15-20 min, she said: ’Now make sure you vote for Kerry”.

I told her, I would not, because their are several issues in which we disagree on. She said: “What”.
I told her Kerry did not uphold several parts of the Constitution, and I feel strongly about the 2nd Amendment.  
She was adamant: “Kerry certainly believes in the rights of, ‘good’ people, to own a ‘hunting’, gun”.

I looked at her, and asked: “We have only seen each other, only talked to each other, did a little job together, for only  about 20 min, do you think I am a, ‘good’ people”.  She went on, and on, and on, about she was a Excellent Judge of character, and of course, She considered me, ‘good’ people.  After she took a breath, I told her:  “Well  as to the, 2nd Amendment  and the State of Minn, I am caring a loaded, concealed  handgun. No one will ever see it, I don’t expect to use it, but I have it, Just in Case”.

(To this point, She was very pleasant, she and I laughed and joked about many things)

Her mouth dropped open, her eyes went wide, and she turned away from me.
I shrugged, went into my booth, and prepared for the assault, of kids running by and grabbing candy.

About 3 hours later, I walked out to get a burger and a shake. She saw me, and, ’SLUNK” to the back of her booth.
When I came back 5 min later she did the same thing.

When my, shift was up two hours later, I again walked out, she saw me, and AGAIN, ’SLUNK”, to the back of the booth.

Apparently, her, opinion of me, as, ‘good people’, by interacting, doing that little work together,  and her personal opinion, did not fare above, what she was, ’told’, what someone is, ‘like’, that has a firearm.

So,  Shhhhus, don’t tell anyone. Just don’t want to ‘freak’, them out !
When they have been, ‘Told’, that ANYONE, that has a firearm, is a, ‘bad’ person.
REGARDLESS, of the FACTS !

Oh, Wait, I guess  the sticker of a, ‘GUN’, I have on the back of my helmet,
and the, ’sticker’ (I sell), which is on the MC’s, Cages, house, office,  kinna gives it away!