I'm not sure if I understand your position regarding profiling, PJ. Regarding your comment "I question the level of sanity and paranoia of anyone who feels the need for a loaded firearm in public in order to feel safe", you may not have read an earlier post on this subject.
I live in a small town outside of Indy which is a bit like Mayberry from the Andy Griffith show. While I now lock my doors, I did not for a decade or so. I still feel very safe, and the only gun that I own is a 120 year old shotgun which was my great grandfathers. My 22 year old, however, lives in the hood. In a 7 month period, his rental home as robbed, he was held at gunpoint in front of his home, the mini-mart 700 feet away was held up at gunpoint, the drug house 5 blocks to the north was sprayed with 22 bullets, and the neighborhood is now rated as the 5th most dangerous within the United States. Other than my white son and his three white roommates, the neighborhood is fully black. My son has been told by neighbors that the presence of white people is not liked.
This son does not carry a gun, but I wish he did. Both my X wife and I offered to pay his last 4 months rent so he can move, but he doesn't want leave on principle. I'm looking for the next 3.5 months to go safely for my boy.
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
I've not read the law so I don't know the details, but as you know I'm a strong supporter of profiling. I would like to see police stop the person that you describe, and I also see that PJ is a bit conflicted about profiling.
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Originally posted by: pjstroh
Under the new Georgia law the FedEx employee was perfectly within his rights to wrap a sleeve of bullets around his torso and walk into a building with an assault rifle. The police cant be alarmed until he actually starts firing bullets.
Aint Georgia great? Its so much safer there now.
Profiling? I wonder if you understand the definition of that word.
I don't wish to profile one group of people walking around with assault weapons and giving a pass to oters....with the exception of law enforcement officials. I question the level of sanity and paranoia of anyone who feels the need for a loaded firearm in public in order to feel safe.
Whats Boilerman's profile of people who shouldn'tbe walking around with guns? I mean aside from Feds enforcing the law at a Nevada ranch?
