Comments on: It’ll Be the Wild West http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/06/30/itll-be-the-wild-west/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:54:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bitter http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/06/30/itll-be-the-wild-west/#comment-45381 Bitter Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:33:47 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=11388#comment-45381 I'd be curious if you could name some names, Gildas. I've work with many foreign reporters working here in the US and never experienced anything remotely close to that. Do you have specific experiences with reporters who are that lazy? I’d be curious if you could name some names, Gildas. I’ve work with many foreign reporters working here in the US and never experienced anything remotely close to that. Do you have specific experiences with reporters who are that lazy?

]]> By: Gildas http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/06/30/itll-be-the-wild-west/#comment-45380 Gildas Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:01:44 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=11388#comment-45380 The reason it resembles the NYT is it probably started there. The average Foreign Correspondent these days sets up shop in a swanky hotel on his employer's expenses then hits the bar for a few nights. When the deadline looms he grabs hold of a copy of the NYT and WaPo and rewrites something that catches his attention in there. Since Britain's sub-editors are not as dour and humorless as those of the MSM over here, the journalist generally slips some more colorful language into it, but the "facts" will have come straight from the American press. The reason it resembles the NYT is it probably started there. The average Foreign Correspondent these days sets up shop in a swanky hotel on his employer’s expenses then hits the bar for a few nights. When the deadline looms he grabs hold of a copy of the NYT and WaPo and rewrites something that catches his attention in there. Since Britain’s sub-editors are not as dour and humorless as those of the MSM over here, the journalist generally slips some more colorful language into it, but the “facts” will have come straight from the American press.

]]> By: Mike123 http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/06/30/itll-be-the-wild-west/#comment-45361 Mike123 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:02:29 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=11388#comment-45361 A little clarification. In Georgia, you can't carry in locations whose alcohol sales exceed 50% of their revenue. Also, you can not drink and carry. This was a huge improvement that passed last year. Prior to Rep. Bearden's HB89, you couldn't carry in any location that served alcohol, including Pizza Hut. Now you can carry there, just not drink. A little clarification. In Georgia, you can’t carry in locations whose alcohol sales exceed 50% of their revenue. Also, you can not drink and carry.

This was a huge improvement that passed last year. Prior to Rep. Bearden’s HB89, you couldn’t carry in any location that served alcohol, including Pizza Hut. Now you can carry there, just not drink.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/06/30/itll-be-the-wild-west/#comment-45353 Bruce Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:09:10 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=11388#comment-45353 At the risk of repeating myself: Two words: <a href="http://massbackwards.blogspot.com/2007/04/who-says-size-matters.html" rel="nofollow">Kenneth Gage</a> At the risk of repeating myself:

Two words: Kenneth Gage

]]> By: rightwingprof http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/06/30/itll-be-the-wild-west/#comment-45346 rightwingprof Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:33:27 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=11388#comment-45346 Ditto Indiana. No such law, and no blood in the streets, er, bars. Ditto Indiana. No such law, and no blood in the streets, er, bars.

]]> By: Flash Gordon http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/06/30/itll-be-the-wild-west/#comment-45336 Flash Gordon Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:05:55 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=11388#comment-45336 Colorado has no restriction on carrying in bars, even if alcohol is the main purpose of the establishment. Permits were granted by discretion prior to 2003 and there were about 10,000 outstanding at that time. As of the end of 2008 there are about 70,000 outstanding. I don't know of any permit holder getting into any sort of trouble in a bar, and believe there are either none or almost none. Only 138 permits were revoked or suspended in 2008 for any reason, which computes to about 0.2% of the number of permits that were outstanding during the year. I would venture to say that more than 0.2% of cops get fired for fitness reasons in a given year. Apparently, having absolutely no restriction on permit holders carrying in bars presents no problem. It is a serious misdemeanor in Colorado to be intoxicated (same BAC as for driving) while in possession of a firearm, permit or no permit. Colorado has no restriction on carrying in bars, even if alcohol is the main purpose of the establishment. Permits were granted by discretion prior to 2003 and there were about 10,000 outstanding at that time. As of the end of 2008 there are about 70,000 outstanding.

I don’t know of any permit holder getting into any sort of trouble in a bar, and believe there are either none or almost none.

Only 138 permits were revoked or suspended in 2008 for any reason, which computes to about 0.2% of the number of permits that were outstanding during the year. I would venture to say that more than 0.2% of cops get fired for fitness reasons in a given year.

Apparently, having absolutely no restriction on permit holders carrying in bars presents no problem.

It is a serious misdemeanor in Colorado to be intoxicated (same BAC as for driving) while in possession of a firearm, permit or no permit.

]]> By: Bitter http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/06/30/itll-be-the-wild-west/#comment-45335 Bitter Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=11388#comment-45335 It's <a href="http://www.ravnwood.com/archives/004763.php" rel="nofollow">Ravenwood's Second Law</a>! It’s Ravenwood’s Second Law!

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