[Vision2020] guns and intimidation

[Janesta]

Here in Arizona, many property owners and outdoor festivals have signs
stating "No Guns Allowed on Premises, or, Property"

On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
> wrote:

>  "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."
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> 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
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>   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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