The Duck brings this screed on Wisconsin Carry
Nov. 1 is coming up, and you know what that means. It’s the day I can finally carry my concealed weapon legally in this state. Of course, I could have been carrying one all along, After all, how would you know? It’s concealed.
OK that’s a good start. Let’s face it, there permit does nothing but cross t’s and dot i’s. I show my Massachusetts permit every time I buy guns and ammo because its required by law, and I know a few states like Florida or North Carolina have various perks that come with having your card so they may pull their permit to expedite a purchase.
Still my New Hampshire permit has never been out of my wallet for anything official, nor has my Maine permit. I carry in those states all the damn time, but when I walk by a cop, they don’t see my gun, and they don’t care, so I keep walking by. The same luxury can be enjoyed by criminals. But there’s a difference between lawful and criminal…
Say you’re in the checkout line at the grocery store. You’re in a hurry and you have 12 items, so you go to the express line only to find that the person in front of you has 17 items, two over the limit. Well, you just pull out your revolver (the one with the long barrel; you may want to carry more than one firearm for different needs) and start to count by pointing your gun at each item. “Let’s see, that’s one, two, three….” I can pretty much guarantee that before you say “five” the woman in front of you will have quietly moved to a different line.
Or let’s say you and your wife are taking a relaxing stroll in the neighborhood at dusk. The lighting is just right. It’s kind of a Cialis moment. Then the streetlights come on, suddenly ruining the mood. No problem. You’re at an age when you know what needs to be done and, thanks to your state’s new concealed carry law, you’ve got the means to do it. You gently say, “Let me take care of this, dear.” You pull out your .45, aim at the nearest streetlight, and the ambience is restored.
hmmm, what he’s describing is criminal threat, brandishing, destruction of property, reckless endangerment, and the list goes on.
See this is how the laws work. I have the ABILITY to do all these things given that I’m walking around with a loaded gun. But until I DO something illegal I’m not a criminal.
The antis like to use this reality as a scare tactic. They say “He was a law abiding citizen until he pulled the trigger”. They even have a blog for it (note that many of their “Law Abiding Citizens” are criminals, but don’t let facts get in the way of a narrative!)
Still there is nothing unique about this. My vehicle has a top speed (electronically limited) of 95mph. That’s criminal speeding in damn near every public road, and EVERY public road I drive on. But if I keep my speed moderate, there are not issues. I have a perfectly working penis. I’m a law abiding citizen until I rape somebody. I have a can of gas and lots of lighters and matches in my home. I’m a law abiding citizen until I commit arson.
Really we all are, and according to the “Logic” of the anti-rights types, just because we have no desire or intent to commit a crime doesn’t mean we aren’t criminals.
This is of course also why they support the “terror watch list” which likely doesn’t contain a single terrorist. Due process is just a thorn in their side!
Of course, some Americans will choose to use their weapon for the traditional purpose, which is to kill people they don’t like.
We have a word for that: “Murder”, and it doesn’t matter what the pieces of paper in your wallet say, that’s one of the most serious crimes one can commit in this country. But if All guns were as illegal as murder, then nobody would be murdered with guns, right?
As Nov. 1 approaches, my only regret is that the law doesn’t take effect the night before. Then we’d all have the excitement of not being sure which of those little ghosts and goblins coming to our doors (or their parents or older siblings) might have a .38 Special tucked under their costumes. It would add to the spookiness of the whole evening. Well, I guess we’ll just have to wait until next year.
Another “Sage Prediction” of blood in the streets. Hey, guess what? I’ll be sitting on my couch Halloween Night with a bowl of candy on the table and a .45 under my coat waiting to see the cute kids, and the teens still willing to get dressed up for some candy. And before you get worked up by that, that’s how Halloween has been EVERY year. No frightened people, no blood (at least the real stuff, there are big juicy gobs of the fake stuff on the zombies, zombie hunters, and vampires that are so en vogue these days), and better yet, I know a few DOZEN people who will be toting their kids around town with a gun tucked away.
As much as you want us to be violent monsters, we’re just lawful people taking logical precautions of keeping ourselves, and our loved ones safe.
What are you doing?….besides showing your ass in a news paper, of course.
