[Vision2020] guns and intimidation

[Donovan Arnold]

 "a guy stood at the door of the Co-Op with a pistol on his hip doing his open carry thing. His arms were crossed in obvious defiance, and the look on his face was not pleasant."
 
I wonder what he was so insecure about that he has to swing a gun around on his hips. Maybe it was something that made him have an unpleasant look on his face. Poor fellow. I hope you complimented him on the size and looks of his gun and that it made a fine replacement. 
 
Donovan J. Arnold 

From: "rhayes at frontier.com" <rhayes at frontier.com>
To: "vision2020 at moscow.com" <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Friday, April 5, 2013 1:09 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] guns and intimidation


Last year at a Tuesday Grower's Market a guy stood at the door of the Co-Op with a pistol on his hip doing his open carry thing. His arms were crossed in obvious defiance, and the look on his face was not pleasant. To get in to the store, I had to make my way around him, and I can tell you honestly that I was intimidated, just as I am sure he intended me to be. Given how much gun violence there is in this country, anytime I see someone with a gun in public I immediately become vigilant and nervous. 
Is this the sort of world you want? 
By the way, since 1980 over 1,057,000 people in the U.S. have been killed by gun violence. 
What I, and the majority of Americans are suggesting is a conversation on how best do we address this carnage. More guns is not the answer. 
It will take courage to bring a meaningful and positive change to our culture of violence and machismo. And courage is not found in our trigger fingers, but in our hearts and minds.     

 



   
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