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We just got constitutional carry passed in Louisiana so everyone not otherwise prohibited by law can now carry a gun openly or concealed. Whether this gives the green light to the gangs to light it up remains to be seen. What worries me is the collateral damage since these gang members no longer have to exhibit proficiency with their chosen weapon as a requisite to carry. One can only hope the gangs have a course in pistol marksmanship that is required by the young'uns before initiation.

Smoking lamp is lit boys....comments, observations or pictures of squirrels welcome

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I assume this is all very tongue in cheek. I think you would be pushed to find a gang member who worries whether his/her state has constitutional carry or not when it comes to gearing up.

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Does this prohibit the NOPD from confiscating firearms during "emergencies" now as they could before? As was done during Katrina.

I think the gangs and other violent criminals have had a green light for quite some time now

Last year Ohio became the 25th Constitutional Carry state. I bought a push squeegee for when the streets ran red.

It remains unused.

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Those gents need these

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Well, since you asked… not a S&W, and concealed carry’s pretty much a non-starter.

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You guys reminded me of the gag Birdman had online that caused a big stir years ago. He made up this ad for HoMeBoy Nyte Sytes.



Some politician in Richmond thought it was real, and he wanted an ordinance to ban them.

For a few hours, Birdman Weapons Systems and the HoMeBoY Nyte-Sytes were prime targets in Richmond.

"They're advocating destruction on our streets, and they're targeting our people," Councilman G. Manoli Loupassi said. "That's about as bad as it gets."

Police Capt. Walter Allmon expressed similar outrage. He said a flier promoting the HoMeBoY is disturbing because it's designed to appeal to young black men, who often are the victims of gun violence in Richmond and elsewhere.

Allmon, who leads Richmond's detective division, brought the flier to the city's Public Safety Committee about three weeks ago and said it had been distributed that weekend at a gun show in Henrico County.

The flier, actually a printout from a Web site, urges would-be buyers to "be the first in the hood to have the HoMeBoY brand Night Sights installed on your New-Model Glock!"

It says orders are being accepted and shows pictures of a Glock handgun outfitted to allow sideways shooting "as seen in today's hit movies."

"Allows firing from car windows, over fences, bar counters, or simply while chasing someone through the hood!"
Birdman Weapons Systems promotes itself as providing "Unfriendly Products for an Unfriendly World." The flier gives specifications for the HoMeBoY, including its weight and size, as well as the Glock models on which it can be used.

Before realizing the HoMeBoY apparently isn't an actual product, Loupassi, chairman of the Public Safety Committee, was outraged.

"I believe that is indefensible, and I'm part of the pro-gun lobby," he told a reporter.

A few hours later, Loupassi gave copies of the flier to City Council members and said the state attorney general's office and the federal prosecutor's office should be asked to investigate.

"In my opinion, it does not get any worse than this," said Loupassi, a lawyer and former city prosecutor.

By the next day, Loupassi had discovered the HoMeBoY isn't real, and the Web site, Birdman.org, isn't a link to a weapons company. He expressed relief and considered the matter dropped. "It's a freedom-of-expression issue."

But he added, "I don't see the humor in it, because I've seen so many people die because of guns."

Birdman.org is registered to an address in Covington, Kentucky, according to the Web site networksolutions.com. The Times-Dispatch contacted Birdman by E-mail and got a coy response. The person refused to be identified except as Birdman. The Times-Dispatch also contacted by phone a woman who described herself as Birdman's mother.

Allmon said he learned the HoMeBoY wasn't real soon after returning from last month's Public Safety Committee meeting. He said the rights to free speech and to bear arms are to be respected, but, he added, Birdman's Web site raises serious concerns even if its products are only concepts.

He noted other night sights are available, and Birdman suggests they be used for shooting people. "This gun show was held within a mile of predominantly African-American communities," he said.

Paul F. Jannuzzo, vice president and general counsel for Glock Inc. in Smyrna, Ga., said the company has been aware of the HoMeBoY. He said he sent a letter to Birdman a while back, asking that the company's name no longer be used.

"This is the first we've heard of anyone taking this seriously," he said. "I can't believe a police officer would look at that and not know it wasn't real. They've been watching too many movies."

A Glock could not be outfitted and work as the Web site suggests, he said.

"Except to look like Antonio Banderas, why would you? Who holds their gun like that?"

Bill Dunham, agent in charge of the Richmond office of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, said his agency has been familiar with the Birdman site for some time. He said it's believed to be a satire, in part because it doesn't give prices or any opportunity to buy weapons.

He said some of the weapons described could not be made legally. He also found the site's high number of "hits" - more than 100,000 in the past year - a bit disturbing.

"It puts ideas in people's heads," Dunham said. "We don't need any more creative weapons than there are."

Wow, a tree rat with a BHP.

Well, I got that green light baby
I got to keep moving on
Well, I got that green light baby
I got to keep moving on
Well, I might go out to California
Might go down to Georgia I don't know.
J J Cale

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THIS is the kind of stuff I live for

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It has to be stolen. At best, the squirrel earns peanuts for pay.

How to deal with squirrel gang members: Don

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Sights? We don't need no steenking sights!

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The hilarious thing is that you can't make these reactions up. Similar to the lady that called FWP about the newspaper picture of decoys frozen in the lake and demanded to know what they were doing about the ducks. Common sense is so far in the rear view mirror for some folks.

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Gang banger have been carrying for a long time, permit, no permit, prohibited person or not. The if they needed a permit and the police caught them with a gun they could lock them up belief, breaks down fast when the vast majority of such charges get dropped or even if prosecuted the offender is back on the streets before the ink is dry on the paperwork.

Cajun in your area and experience how often do prohibited person gang bangers who get charged only with having a gun and when it happens just how long are they actually locked up

I still chuckle about the lady legislator (somewhere in CO, I think) who seemed to think you had to send your mags back to be refilled when empty. The idea that Joe Schmo could do it himself was alien to her. Oh, and this is a legislator discussing gun law.

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Usually the gun charge is the low hanging fruit (either he got it or he don't got it) and in Louisiana a 95.1 by itself carries 5-20 years-more than the feds.

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Those in charge of making gun decisions.

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When Texas went open carry there were lots of folks openly carrying. Some were real clowns. Over a few months the new wore off and now it is unusual to see a firearm openly visible, but they are still there under cover. The gangs will get no training, but as long as they keep their elimination within their own species, that's OK.

The scariest one I've ever seen was on that show Cops. An officer with big hands in gloves was trying to clear a Star Ultrastar he and his partner had just taken off a perp. It's a pistol with a very low profile slide with reverse guide rails. I was sat watching and cringing waiting for the AD, because you know it was loaded with one up the spout.

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I have yet to see anyone in Texas, other than some flavor of cop, who was carrying openly. But then there are many parts of Texas I never visit.

Caj, I have a friend that has the highest credentials possible from the NRA to teach firearm safety, I mean she has actually taught the US Navy Seals. She told me about a year ago that if we normal human beings knew how many people that carry concealed have not only never fired the weapon they carry, but have never fired a handgun period it would frost your toilet. I told her what like 30%, she said statistically its probably higher by ten points at best, maybe twenty at worst. Absolutely scary if you ask me. I know that my daughter in law is a very sweet girl but if you sit real close to her in a quiet house you may hear the ocean. She has a concealed carry permit and carries all the time, even in the HOUSE. My son has pulled a pistol in my house when he saw my yard guy out in the backyard spray for weeds, next thing i knew he has his Glock out at the ready "DAD, theres a guy in your backyard!" I told him to put that thing away, thats my yard guy, like I don't have enough guns in my house?

I carry in the house. Maybe you have a dog to give you warning that somebody is outside, but I don't. If a home invasion crew comes in hard and unannounced, things will happen very quickly, and you are unlikely to make it to a firearm that isn't within reach.

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Say WHAT?!?
I've read many of your posts over the years Kinman.
But this one just doesn't sound like you IMO.
This post seems really disjointed and odd. Almost like an AI 'bot has hijacked your account or something.
Did you actually type the post above?
If you did, I apologize for questioning the legitimacy of the post.

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Sorry to mislead anyone. My house...My rules.

Mississippi has had open carry for several years. I don't think it's made any difference. Those usuing firearms illegally are still doing so and those that don't illegally use theirs are still not doing illegal stuff with them. I seldom see open carry and when I do it's usually in a rural area (or some goober showing off) and someone is usually on the way somewhere to shoot it or just coming back. Open carry if you like, doesn't bother me, but I feel like it makes you the first target. I prefer to remain concealed and let it be a surprise.

Was this really a thing? Confiscation? First I’m hearing of it.