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Synicus Maximus

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:12 PM
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Opinion please

I stopped by my neighborhood bar tonight, and while sitting there noticed that the owner was wearing a pistol in an ankle hoister. I assume that it is legal but it was a tad disconcerting. What dose DU think?

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Luminous Animal

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:14 PM
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1. Does the owner get drunk?

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Synicus Maximus

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:21 PM
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5. not that I have ever seen. He may have drink or two before going home.

But It makes me wonder are the other managers packing too?

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Luminous Animal

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:27 PM
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7. It wouldn't concern me if he maintains sobriety while packing.

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Wilms

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:16 PM
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2. Is the owner blind?

THAT would be disconcerting.

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Ken Burch

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:17 PM
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I've never known why those were considered a good thing

Edited on Sat Dec-12-09 11:17 PM by Ken Burch

Wouldn't you have been shot by the other person before you could REACH the gun?

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elleng

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:17 PM
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3. Don't know what 'DU' thinks,

but if its NOT illegal, I think its outrageous. Some appear to think 'their country' is the Wild Wild West. Not I.

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NMMNG

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:19 PM
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4. I wouldn't find it disconcerting for the owner to have a gun

:shrug:

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rwheeler31

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:23 PM
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6. I do not visit bars but this seems to be a very bad idea.

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The Straight Story

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:29 PM
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8. Good Idea for the owner

Drunks can get violent at times, best to be armed.

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OffWithTheirHeads

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:32 PM
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9. well, I have not tried it personally but it seems like a bad place to draw from

I'm betting he has another in a more convenient location. I would.

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Synicus Maximus

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:35 PM
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10. that's possible. I just saw the ankle hoister

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OffWithTheirHeads

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:58 PM
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13. My grandson is a cop. Ankle holsters are for backup.

not your primary weapon. But hey, I live in California where your not supposed to even own a gun so what do I know?

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LuvNewcastle

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:37 PM
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11. It isn't uncommon for a bar to have a gun

somewhere within reach. Bartenders absolutely hate to call the police -- they like to handle their own messes. However, the bar owner might have a gun for a different reason. He might be keeping it for protection when he goes to make his deposit. I've known a few people who have been robbed while doing that.

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Synicus Maximus

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Sat Dec-12-09 11:43 PM
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12. good thought. The local cops often stop by there for dinner.

So I wouldn't think it would be the wises place to try to rob.

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