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Re: Guns used for lawful self defense

Post by Jason » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:29 am

hadespussercats wrote:Seth, this is a reminder from the staff that this post, http://rationalia.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 1#p1305461 , contains a personal attack on another Rationalia member. Please keep our forum rules in mind when you post.
                      

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Post by Wumbologist » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:36 am

Blind groper wrote:
hadespussercats wrote:Seth, this is a reminder from the staff that this post, http://rationalia.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 1#p1305461 , contains a personal attack on another Rationalia member. Please keep our forum rules in mind when you post.
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To be fair , I was a naughty boy too, and probably deserved some flack.

I think you'll need to step up your game if you're really angling for a warning from hades. :hehe:

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Post by Blind groper » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:37 am

I have no desire for a warning from hades. I do, however, feel a little guilty, since I said stuff to Seth that he might be justified in resenting.
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Post by FBM » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:39 am

Understood, Bg, but we can't do anything until you actually break a rule.
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Post by amused » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:07 am

The very thought of being reprimanded by hades is just..... naughty.

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Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:10 am

You'll just have to punish yourself, BG. - Self-flagellation, or something. :eddy:
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Post by Blind groper » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:13 am

OK.

I have slapped my own wrist.
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Post by Jason » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:16 am

:nono: I would have flogged my dolphin at the very least. Maybe even wet my whistle - Boston style.

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Post by laklak » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:22 am

Amused, you probably have a better chance getting a blow job from Rebecca Watson in an elevator than getting a concealed carry in DC. They really, really don't like guns there. You need to move to Virginia, which is an open carry state and a "shall issue" concealed carry. Forget Maryland, they've been infected by the Yankee Virus and are a "may issue" state. Virginia also has reciprocity with most Southern states, with the strange exception of Georgia. But if you're coming down here to visit you can just stay on I-95 and you'll only have to stick it in the trunk for a 120 miles or so. If you get to Sarasota we'll carry our guns around, looking for people to go all Stand Your Ground on. It's what we redneck gun nuts do, you know.
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Post by JimC » Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:19 am

I have a concealed carry permit for a highly advanced CAS calculator that can do symbolic algebra.

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Re: Guns used for lawful self defense

Post by Svartalf » Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:28 am

Blind groper wrote:Good for you, Pord.
As I said earlier, I have no problem with firearms that have a legitimate use, like hunting rifles. If you get pleasure from using them for target shooting, then I am happy for you.

Don't you think that jacking off over a Playboy might be better, though?
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Re: Guns used for lawful self defense

Post by Seth » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:50 pm

hadespussercats wrote:Seth, this is a reminder from the staff that this post, http://rationalia.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 1#p1305461 , contains a personal attack on another Rationalia member. Please keep our forum rules in mind when you post.
Fuck you. He called me a psychopath and you did nothing, so I'll insult him in return as much as I please.
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Re: Guns used for lawful self defense

Post by MrJonno » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:54 pm

To be honest I've called Seth a psychopath before without anyone saying anything, through whether that counts as insult or amateur medical diagnosis I'm not sure
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Re: Guns used for lawful self defense

Post by Seth » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:56 pm

amused wrote:Seth - This is a straight up no tricks question. I'm now in DC and living in a 'transitional' neighborhood where I heard gunfire a few nights ago. My landlady recommends that I leave the compound by a back route when on foot, especially at night. I've contemplated a concealed carry permit when I was in Texas, but I don't know the laws here yet. However, even if I could legally conceal carry, I am concerned about what will happen when I carry and walk to the national mall and into the Smithsonian, for example. What happens then to people who are carrying? I'm not sure, but I think even the Metro transportation system would frown on it.
Sorry, you're completely fucked. DC does NOT issue concealed carry permits nor recognize concealed carry permits from anywhere else and they WILL arrest you if they catch you with a concealed gun, which is much more likely there due to all the Homeland Security infrastructure (cameras, metal detectors and cops everywhere) and anti-gun paranoia. They barely respect the Supreme Court and will only grudgingly allow you to even possess a handgun. If you have one, you're likely in violation of the law because it's not registered and you don't have a DC permit for it.

You can't get into the Smithsonian or any of the other popular tourist attractions (except the outside monuments on the Mall) without going through "antiterrorist" screening.

Last time I was there I stayed in Crystal City, which is in Virginia, where my Colorado permit IS respected, and I carried illegally and deeply undercover (so much so it would have been hard to draw quickly at all) when I went into DC and I avoided any venue with screening.

You can expect remote weapons detectors to come to the Metro any time now.

My advice: don't live work or go into DC until it joins the rest of the country in honoring CCW permits.
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