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  • realJSOPR realJSOP

    What's ridiculous about exercising your rights? Oh, wait... You're in Canada. You have no rights.

    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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    Whytespot
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    Exercising your rights is not ridiculous. What's ridiculous is the fact that you live in a society where you feel your wellbeing is so threatened that you need to carry a gun to work.

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    • realJSOPR realJSOP

      Not yet, and I hope I never have to. However, it is ill-advised to think I wouldn't use it simply because I don't *want* to use it.

      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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      Bassam Saoud
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      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

      However, it is ill-advised to think I wouldn't use it simply because I don't *want* to use it.

      what about using the gun when you don't need to use it. dunno man, Being from Lebanon, I have seen lots of people with guns, 100% of the time they are idiots with a brain of a peanut. So I usually associate civilians with guns to idiots... not that I mean you are in any way.

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        Exercising your rights is not ridiculous. What's ridiculous is the fact that you live in a society where you feel your wellbeing is so threatened that you need to carry a gun to work.

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        CaptainSeeSarp
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        Society doesn't matter, people are dangerous no matter where you live. Its like life insurance.

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          Unnecessary here.

          Visit http://www.notreadytogiveup.com/[^] and do something special today.

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          Oakman
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          Trollslayer wrote:

          Unnecessary here.

          Official figures released on Thursday revealed there were more than 22,000 serious offences in England and Wales involving knives in 2007-8 Depends on your definition of unnecessary, I suppose.

          Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface

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          • B Bassam Saoud

            John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

            However, it is ill-advised to think I wouldn't use it simply because I don't *want* to use it.

            what about using the gun when you don't need to use it. dunno man, Being from Lebanon, I have seen lots of people with guns, 100% of the time they are idiots with a brain of a peanut. So I usually associate civilians with guns to idiots... not that I mean you are in any way.

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            keyboard warrior
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            Bassam Saoud wrote:

            100% of the time they are idiots with a brain of a peanut. So I usually associate civilians with guns to idiots

            i like how you include the word "civilian" implying that a state endorsed gun carrier is somehow more intelligent....

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              El Corazon wrote:

              my lock-back knife

              Pre-911: Airport security would simply measure my knife, see that the blade is only 3" long, and hand it back. Post-911: Airport security said I couldn't carry my 1.5" non-locking knife on board... after I was airborne I realized that I had forgotten that the 3" lock-back was still in my pocket!

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              keyboard warrior
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              i was on the plane digging for one of USB flash drives and found a lighter... it went through the bag scanner.

              ----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford

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              • G Gary Wheeler

                Now there's an ugly picture: The Outlaw Programmer being subjected to a body cavity search.

                Software Zen: delete this;

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                El Corazon
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                ow my brain!!!!!!!! :omg: :omg:

                _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                • W Whytespot

                  Exercising your rights is not ridiculous. What's ridiculous is the fact that you live in a society where you feel your wellbeing is so threatened that you need to carry a gun to work.

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                  keyboard warrior
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                  Chad W wrote:

                  What's ridiculous is the fact that you live in a society where you feel your wellbeing is so threatened that you need to carry a gun to work.

                  well i am still waiting to reach nirvana

                  ----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford

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                    Chad W wrote:

                    I can’t decide what’s more ridiculous - the signs, or the fact that people actually bring guns to work.

                    i work on a campus. this topic comes up a lot. it would sure be nice to be able to defend myself from the insane guy packing heat on campus.

                    ----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford

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                    Christopher Duncan
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                    Carring a weapon on a college campus is a felony. The best defense in the world is to know where the trouble is, and be someplace else.

                    Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com

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                    • realJSOPR realJSOP

                      On Monday, they posted signs at most of the entry/exit points to the office declaring that we can't carry weapons on company property. This morning, two police officers were posted at the elevator, and they searched everybody for weapons. I got here before the cops, so they haven't searched me yet - grin. My NRA belt buckle may give me away...

                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                      Christopher Duncan
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                      As I recall, the Texas chapter of the NRA uses three red, concentric circles for their belt buckle logo, as a visual aid for those who wish to identify themselves as a primary target. :-D

                      Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com

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                      • realJSOPR realJSOP

                        On Monday, they posted signs at most of the entry/exit points to the office declaring that we can't carry weapons on company property. This morning, two police officers were posted at the elevator, and they searched everybody for weapons. I got here before the cops, so they haven't searched me yet - grin. My NRA belt buckle may give me away...

                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                        JudyL_MD
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                        We've got the interesting situation here in Florida that the state legislature has just passed a law stating that it is legal to have a loaded gun in your car while at work. Disney, claiming they are exempt from this law (which DOES have provisions included that allow employers to be exempt), has just fired an employee who has a valid concealed weapons permit for refusing to allow his car to be searched after stating publicly that he was going to bring a gun in his car to his employee parking. [^] Judy

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                        • W Whytespot

                          Exercising your rights is not ridiculous. What's ridiculous is the fact that you live in a society where you feel your wellbeing is so threatened that you need to carry a gun to work.

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                          Bassam Saoud
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                          I totally agree with what you said...not sure why your post was voted 1 :confused:

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                          • W Whytespot

                            Exercising your rights is not ridiculous. What's ridiculous is the fact that you live in a society where you feel your wellbeing is so threatened that you need to carry a gun to work.

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                            realJSOP
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                            No, I don't feel compelled to carry a gun to work. I feel compelled to carry a gun, period.

                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                            • C Christopher Duncan

                              Carring a weapon on a college campus is a felony. The best defense in the world is to know where the trouble is, and be someplace else.

                              Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com

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                              keyboard warrior
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                              Christopher Duncan wrote:

                              Carring a weapon on a college campus is a felony.

                              that is not true.

                              ----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford

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                              • B Brady Kelly

                                John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                we just leave our firearms in our cars.

                                Isn't that a bit risky? My last employer that had a gun free policy had a check-in gun safe downstairs.

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                                leckey 0
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                                Lots of people here have rifles in their pickups here. They keep them during hunting season in case they see something. I worked at a place that had a no firearms policy. Someone went hunting over the weekend and left the gun in the truck. He almost got fired.

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                                  John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                  However, it is ill-advised to think I wouldn't use it simply because I don't *want* to use it.

                                  what about using the gun when you don't need to use it. dunno man, Being from Lebanon, I have seen lots of people with guns, 100% of the time they are idiots with a brain of a peanut. So I usually associate civilians with guns to idiots... not that I mean you are in any way.

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                                  leckey 0
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                                  Texas did not have the concealed weapon allowance for some time. Then in the 1980's a guy shot up a fast food restaurant. A woman, whose parents were shot, had left her gun in her car because of no concealment. She argued in front of Texas government that had she had a concealed weapon, she could have taken the gunman down. It's assurance against the idiots.

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                                    Lots of people here have rifles in their pickups here. They keep them during hunting season in case they see something. I worked at a place that had a no firearms policy. Someone went hunting over the weekend and left the gun in the truck. He almost got fired.

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                                    Brady Kelly
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                                    In my country, you're almost considered a criminal for just having a gun anywhere, but that's because the primary use of a gun is not self defence or hunting, but crime. It's an offence to own a gun and allow it to be stolen e.g. out of your car.

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                                      Lots of people here have rifles in their pickups here. They keep them during hunting season in case they see something. I worked at a place that had a no firearms policy. Someone went hunting over the weekend and left the gun in the truck. He almost got fired.

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                                      Brady Kelly
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                                      It would be so nice to see that here, but I won't ever; I'd have to emmigrate. :((

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                                      • B Brady Kelly

                                        In my country, you're almost considered a criminal for just having a gun anywhere, but that's because the primary use of a gun is not self defence or hunting, but crime. It's an offence to own a gun and allow it to be stolen e.g. out of your car.

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                                        keyboard warrior
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                                        Brady Kelly wrote:

                                        It's an offence to own a gun

                                        meh. i was under the impression most people in Africa used machetes.

                                        ----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford

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                                        • C Christopher Duncan

                                          Carring a weapon on a college campus is a felony. The best defense in the world is to know where the trouble is, and be someplace else.

                                          Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com

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                                          Dan Neely
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                                          Not in Utah. They tried repeatedly only to have the legislature explicitly close every potential loophole the schools tried to find. :cool:

                                          Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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