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So many San Diegans carry guns
By the way, I have pistols in .25 caliber (in my pocket as I type, and my default 'minimal-clothing' weapon), .32 ACP, .380 ACP (my all-purpose carry weapon), 9mm, and .45-caliber ACP autos available from which to choose (and a serviceable inside-the-waistband holster for the latter three). A 12-gauge shotgun, with pump action (THAT get's an intruder's attention!) is the house 'defender' ("'Castle' law" here -- you don't need a permit to carry/use a weapon in defense of your own property/home). I'm such a 'nut' that I've never had to use one in earnest. I suspect that disappoints some anti-gun idiot.— July 19, 2009 3:08 p.m.
So many San Diegans carry guns
First, some sympathy from Tennessee, where even open carry (loaded!) is legal (though, admittedly, that part of the law really was just to make sure I don't get charged because my pistol shows when I reach for the top shelf). I find it amazing that the millions of folks like me -- regular, concealed-weapons carriers -- are called "gun nuts" just because we realize that police responses won't be faster than a speeding bullet! Know what's "nuts" to me: expecting the police to intervene faster than a bullet can get from an intruder's weapon to me?! That's nuts! While I appreciate that Tennessee has some gun-law sense (the biggest 'issue' here is over a new law allowing me to carry where liquor is served as long as I'm not drinking), I guess carrying my mag adjacent to my weapon on my belt would be the next-most comforting thing. Thus, I salute those open carriers in CA who promote the law as written, as opposed to the law as should be. May it change for you soon (Sotomayor notwithstanding).— July 19, 2009 2:51 p.m.