Open carry experience...

[B2Tall]

That' why I'm calling BS to stories of gangs willy-nilly attacking police, fire & emt personel;

I'm calling "BS" on your entire self-serving story. Strange that you waited so long to to relate a tale so crucial to your POV.

Total BS.

 

[BC1]

First off, let me say i acknowledge that you are ok with open carry, I am not ignoring that line in all your posts. I don't want this to sound like an oc or cc is better or worse. I want to focus on this specific reason, which we can call "the hood", if thats ok.

I can see where there are basic understandings of business. Call them rules, sure. But the violent behaviour has no rules to it, as you said, they will kill for the fun of it. Open or concealed, doesn't matter.

As far as ladies in the hood, what about gentlemen in the hood. Any level headed gun owner would not find themselves in a drug ridden violent hood anyways.

As far as EMT and firefighters. I can not say 100% for sure how every department in your area works. I do know they try to nationally train all EMT's and Fire Departments the same. It goes like this:

1: Is the scene safe? (If the answer is yes, move on, if the answer is no, you say, "I will park my vehicle at a safe distance until police have arrived and cleared the scene.)
2: BSI (Body substance Isolation ie: gloves, glasses, gown, etc etc depending on call) for my crew and I


If you don't say those two things before ANY national test scenario you fail. If you enter a scene that is unsafe, you fail. If you forget to mention BSI, you fail. If you are in a scene, and it becomes dangerous and you don't immediately leave until police arrive, you fail.

I won't say EMT's and FF don't jump the gun on some scenes, but I highly doubt EMT/FF go into the hood without police (fed for your hood) escort. More importantly, the reason they get attacked is completely different anyways. They get attacked because most druggies feel anyone in a uniform will try and arrest them. As a paramedic we are trained for this exact scenario when we give Narcan to an narcotic overdose patient. Or when we have to deal with people who have stayed with an overdosed patient, they do not like to talk to uniformed people because they believe we will arrest them. We have to convince them to talk to us, tell them we are not there to arrest them, so we can help their overdosed friend. We are trained to slowly get them back to consciousness, but to be ready for them to freak out because we are in uniform and they will think we are arresting them. Key words, arresting. Police do it, EMT/FF are seen as having that authority, and gang members and druggies do not want that. They don't attack the random person walking by because they think he/she is going to arrest htem, they attack them for other reasons as you mentioned, or no reason at all.

I wont disagree it's not smart everywhere either. I haven't read anywhere stating it would be smart to carry in such places. BUT such places make up such a tiny percentage of places the average citizen goes, saying it's only "certain" scenarios is overestimating the chances of being in the hood, an underestimating the effectiveness of deterrance. I wouldn't want to open carry in Mexico, the middle east, mainland China either...i wouldn't want to go there in the first place. I don't make my choices off that 1% chance. I make my choices off of what I think will work 95% of the time. That 5% includes the hood you speak off and its easily avoidable.

I tell you this, I do not know ghetto culture. My parents blessed me with a life outside of that society. I do know, that culture makes up less than 5% of the population, and it's going to effect my life even less than that because I actively choose to avoid those places.

I want to reiterate that point I feel is the most important. I make my choices based on what I think will work at least 95% of the time. The hood accounts for less than .1% of my entire life, therefore it doesn't dictate my decision.

When someone calls 911 the police also arrive on scene, usually before the fire or ambulance as it's a very small city (6 square miles) and LEO are already mobile. There was a recent rash of stoning firefighters and police when they arrived. After some arrests were made the liberal, democrat, former legal aid attorney, turned judge, released everyone in their own recognizance. He subsequently dismissed charges. He though it was funny and openly laughed about the police being stoned and bottled. Here is a letter written by the chief of police to the judge giving him hell about his position on the stoning of officers --> http://www.thrnewmedia.com/assets/kulkin.pdf. This particluar city is out of control and there are no judges willing to reel in the local wildlife. The residents stone police as entertainment.

You're correct in that no one should go into these neighborhoods. Unfortunatley this is where the local unemployment office, social security office, motor vehicle office and community college are. So many people have little choice but to enter this city.

 

[golddigger14s]

Pretty stupid degradation of a thread. I don't walk around in my own neighbor hood, so why would anybody go where they don't live and walk around OC or CC.

 

[BC1]

That' why I'm calling BS to stories of gangs willy-nilly attacking police, fire & emt personel; at least in any "high" number of occurances. I'm sure there is the random attack. But, it's NOT an everyday occurance.

I don't "BS" anyone. Don't need to. Don't care what anyone thinks. Here's some documentation to backup my statements.

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http://www.thrnewmedia.com/assets/kulkin.pdf
Can FBI Agent James Gagliano Make Newburgh Safe? -- New York Magazine

Think you know the hood? Feel free to take a walk downtown.

Thread is gettin old. We shouldn't hijack it.

 

[grmerrill]

Could someone please add the "pointless bickering" search tag to this thread? I already used my two tags with "ccw badges" and "sheepdog".

How about a thread arson tag to cover your participation. You seem to be in every thread I see egging people on. You seem to be the king of thread flaming here.

 

[tcox4freedom]

I don't "BS" anyone. Don't need to. Don't care what anyone thinks. Here's some documentation to backup my statements.

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http://www.thrnewmedia.com/assets/kulkin.pdf
Can FBI Agent James Gagliano Make Newburgh Safe? -- New York Magazine

Think you know the hood? Feel free to take a walk downtown.

Thread is gettin old. We shouldn't hijack it.

I agree BC1. We shouldn't hijack.
I do know the hood I'm very familar with places in Memphis & Atlanta that I'm certain would rival NYC or LA as the worst hoods in the country.

I wasn't attacking you and I know that there are problems in some areas of the country. (I've been there.) But, I just don't believe the problems are numerous or widespread.

Sorry if I offended.

 

[Firefighterchen]

That' why I'm calling BS to stories of gangs willy-nilly attacking police, fire & emt personel; at least in any "high" number of occurances. I'm sure there is the random attack. But, it's NOT an everyday occurance.

I don't "BS" anyone. Don't need to. Don't care what anyone thinks. Here's some documentation to backup my statements.

Link Removed
http://www.thrnewmedia.com/assets/kulkin.pdf
Can FBI Agent James Gagliano Make Newburgh Safe? -- New York Magazine

Think you know the hood? Feel free to take a walk downtown.

Thread is gettin old. We shouldn't hijack it.

I think Navy posted this thread to spark conversations, just like the one we had. We should ask him...

NAVY hey bud, did we hijack your thread? And if so, do you want it back? Or is this ok?

 

[NavyLCDR]

I think Navy posted this thread to spark conversations, just like the one we had. We should ask him...

NAVY hey bud, did we hijack your thread? And if so, do you want it back? Or is this ok?

I posted this thread to illustrate my disagreement with the idea that somehow the gun is supposed to change or normal behaviors, especially an openly carried gun. For me, the gun on my belt is no different than my cell phone. My cell phone is a tool for communication. My gun is a tool for self defense. Nothing more, nothing less. And I choose to be the best example of that concept that I can be.

And... when I have a couple of drinks with dinner/entertainment, I don't give my car keys away - instead I choose not to drive. But I would drive if someone's life was in danger and that was the only way to possibly save it. It's exactly the same with the gun. I am not going to leave it behind because I want to have a couple drinks with dinner - instead I choose to leave it in the holster on my belt. But, I would use it if someone's life was in danger and that was the only way to possibly save it.

My point in posting and starting this thread was to also illustrate that if you will leave an establishment because of a person drinking only because that person is wearing a gun in a holster on their belt, then you are really afraid of the gun. If you were afraid of what the person might do, then you would leave because they have car keys in their pocket, or maybe even a concealed firearm.

 

[grmerrill]

I posted this thread to illustrate my disagreement with the idea that somehow the gun is supposed to change or normal behaviors, especially an openly carried gun. For me, the gun on my belt is no different than my cell phone. My cell phone is a tool for communication. My gun is a tool for self defense. Nothing more, nothing less. And I choose to be the best example of that concept that I can be.

And... when I have a couple of drinks with dinner/entertainment, I don't give my car keys away - instead I choose not to drive. But I would drive if someone's life was in danger and that was the only way to possibly save it. It's exactly the same with the gun. I am not going to leave it behind because I want to have a couple drinks with dinner - instead I choose to leave it in the holster on my belt. But, I would use it if someone's life was in danger and that was the only way to possibly save it.

My point in posting and starting this thread was to also illustrate that if you will leave an establishment because of a person drinking only because that person is wearing a gun in a holster on their belt, then you are really afraid of the gun. If you were afraid of what the person might do, then you would leave because they have car keys in their pocket, or maybe even a concealed firearm.

A gun is nothing to be afraid of. Guns don't kill people, Car keys don't kill people. Drunks with guns or car keys kill people.

 

[Firefighterchen]

A gun is nothing to be afraid of. Guns don't kill people, Car keys don't kill people. Drunks with guns or car keys kill people.

Never heard of a drunk stabbing someone to death with car keys...that would be an interesting story to read. I also can't find anything on drunk people shooting other people...to be honest though, i didn't look very hard, but maybe you could find something. I googled "drunk man shoots person"...and mostly stories of police shooting drunks came up.

 

[NavyLCDR]

Never heard of a drunk stabbing someone to death with car keys...that would be an interesting story to read. I also can't find anything on drunk people shooting other people...to be honest though, i didn't look very hard, but maybe you could find something. I googled "drunk man shoots person"...and mostly stories of police shooting drunks came up.

Here's one:
Baltimore Crime Beat: City officer shoots man after bar dispute - Baltimore crime news: Police, courts and police stories in the city and central Maryland - baltimoresun.com

and another one:
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So this means that whenever I see a cop wearing a gun, I am going to leave the premises immediately. It's been proven time and time again that guns don't kill people. Cops with guns kill people.

And this one:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/07...-shooting-involving-off-duty-police-officers/

 

[BPendley]

I used to OC my cell phone on my belt. However I quickly learned that it looked just plain dorky.