Having had my firstborn move to the US less than 2 months, this thread freaks
me out. It was not like this when I lived there (until1995, including North
Florida in the 80s). Insanity has taken hold since I left ;-)
Fortunately, my son lives in the relative sanity of the Bay Area.
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
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Den 18/10/2013 kl. 18.04 skrev Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Having grown up in the SE USA I'm pretty familiar with small arms, so the
>> scene doesn't bother me much. What does bother me is the failure to make
>> sure the weapon is safe. I wouldn't consider passing a semi-automatic
>> pistol without first removing the magazine and pulling the slide to make
>> sure there isn't a round in the chamber. It only takes one mistake.
>
> I was also noticing that, as well as Steve's comment about handle
> first. It's hard to say, looking at this photograph which way it want,
> but to my eye, it appears to be going right to left. I know that the
> handle-first thinking isn't universally accepted. It does look like
> there is a concerted effort, however, to make sure that it was aimed
> towards somebody across the room and not each other.
>
> It's not just the SE USA. It's pretty well everywhere. But some
> regions are a little bit more open about it. It's socially acceptable
> to have a couple of guns in the rear window of your pickup truck and a
> couple pistols on the body. (One exposed, one ankle holster).
>
> It really does come down to "social acceptance". While some of you
> might be all worked up over it, it's pretty normal to them. On the
> flip side, there are things which are socially acceptable to you which
> they'll get all worked up over.
>
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