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Judith
9/1/2023 07:47:08 pm
What a lovely morning. And COOL. Sigh. Being from TX, and also from the country, I don't get bent out of shape with gun carrying. Though I must say growing up, I never knew anybody who did that. OK, a rack for a rifle in the pickup. But pistols, nah. I think men may be more paranoid than women. (Boy will I get in trouble for that thought.) I did carry one when traveling, in the 80's, after my husband prevailed on me. A revolver. I hated automatics, having had one fail once or twice. (Not expensive)
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Tom
9/1/2023 09:26:17 pm
Yes Judith, cool is the operative word when visiting the mountains in the summer, it feels so good to be cool.
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Judith
9/1/2023 07:49:38 pm
P.S. I haven't seen anyone open carrying in my relatively small town ever.....even during the wildest fights on the topic across the state. Nor since. So it's not really necessary in town. My lady friend who still goes out arrow head hunting carries a serious piece like yours....for wild hogs. I"m scared of them too.
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Tom
9/1/2023 09:28:30 pm
I'm not a big believer in open carry. Mostly because it bothers some folks, but also because if the bad guys see you carrying a gun they may shoot you first. I've always carried concealed, except when I'm in the woods.
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OFM
9/1/2023 09:50:56 pm
I run into lots of folks that think javelina is what ya'll are talking about instead of real wild hogs that I think are much meaner and nastier than javelina.
Tom
9/2/2023 08:12:57 am
I used to watch a show called "Survivor Man" on TV a while back, and the harmonica playing star of the show who was always surviving, was absolutely horrified of Javelina, and would run in the opposite direction at the mere thought of them being around.
Larry Worsham
9/2/2023 05:38:00 am
Living in Texas I look back at the uproar over open carry. I have not seen anyone doing so in my area since the law was passed. As a former LEO I carry concealed often. I do not see the point in open carry either. I have a debate in my mind about constitutional carry (no permit). At least a licence required some qualification and training (shooting and laws concerning firearms). This discussion touches on a third rail of politics and you are handling it well.
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Tom
9/2/2023 07:47:40 am
Thank you, Larry. Having a serious gun hobby, I've been standing on the third rail for most of my adult life
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Linda
9/3/2023 11:08:21 am
I don't carry a gun and never have done so. I know I could never shoot another person so any gun I carried would just be used against me.
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Tom
9/3/2023 02:43:02 pm
Talking about guns is always controversial and I usually try not to mention them in my blog unless I'm asked, and other than that I only say they were a hobby of mine. And I try not to give a definitive answer on what I would do when faced with a life or death situation.
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