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Headline in Florida newspaper:
Man shopping for coffee creamer at Walmart attacked by vigilante for carrying gun he was legally permitted to have
BRANDON — Clarence Daniels had just crossed the threshold of Walmart's front doors on Tuesday, in search of coffee creamer for his wife, when the gun in hip holster gave a well-intentioned vigilante the idea he was up to something more sinister.
From the Walmart parking lot at 11110 Causeway Boulevard, Michael Foster, 43, of Lithia had watched Daniels, 62, take from his car the handgun — for which he holds a concealed carry permit — and place it on his hip underneath his coat, Hillsborough sheriff's deputies reported.
As Daniels entered the store, a label for the coffee creamer in his pocket in case he forgot the brand, Foster tackled him to the ground and placed him in a choke hold, sheriff's spokesman Larry McKinnon said.
"He's got a gun!" deputies said Foster shouted.
"I have a permit!" Daniels yelled back multiple times, McKinnon said.
The men struggled and were separated until law enforcement arrived on scene just before noon. Foster was arrested and charged with battery.
"Unfortunately he tackled a guy that was a law-abiding citizen," McKinnon said. "We understand it's alarming for people to see other people with guns, but Florida has a large population of concealed weapons permit holders."
If you have elected to carry concealed it really is incumbent upon you to make sure that your handgun is in fact concealed. In view of the recent events surrounding public shootings combined with the fact that not everybody understands nor approves of the concept of citizen concealed carrying the onus is directly upon us to make sure that our choice of going about our day in an armed capacity is not inadvertently broadcast to the surrounding populace.
Three weeks before the 9/11 terrorist attacks I was flying back from the Midwest to the East coast. I had to switch planes in Washington D.C. After sitting on the plane for what seemed an unusual amount of time I asked a passing steward what the difficulty was delaying our departure.
The steward replied that the air phone on the back of the seat in front of me was not properly seated in its cradle and he was going to the galley to get a knife to employ in trying to reseat the phone.
I had a small folding knife with a blade measuring 1 7/8 inches in length in my pocket. I took out the knife and reseated the phone handset just as the steward returned with a plastic eating knife.
Suddenly the woman seated behind me notices what I am doing and screams at the top of her lungs...HE'S GOT A KNIFE!!!!!! I looked at the steward and said in a calm tired voice that FAA regulations allowed passengers to possess a knife with a blade length not exceeding 3 inches. The steward replied that actually the regulation allowed knives up to 4 inches in length and walked away. The snowflake behind said in a voice that was loud enough to be heard in the cockpit with the engines running, WELL..HE WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED ON ANY SCHOOL GROUNDS WITH THAT KNIFE!!!!!! I was sorely tempted to respond by informing this fool that it was my considered opinion that in an earlier age she would not have survived infancy but instead I just promised myself that I would refrain from having to go anywhere that I could not drive to in the future.
Headline 7 days ago:
Bodyguard for ex-British PM David Cameron reportedly leaves gun inside plane bathroom
A member of the British police unit tasked with protecting former Prime Minister David Cameron is being disciplined after reportedly leaving his gun in the bathroom on a transatlantic flight earlier this week.
The weapon, believed to be a 9mm Glock pistol, was found near the toilet by a passenger on a British Airways flight set to depart New York for London – and delayed take-off by about an hour, according to The Daily Mail. The newspaper added that the gun was removed from the plane.
“We are aware of the incident on a flight into the U.K. on February 3 and the officer involved has since been removed from operational duties,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. "We are taking this matter extremely seriously and an internal investigation is taking place."
Passports belonging to Cameron and the officer also were found next to the weapon, The Sun reported.
Cameron, who was prime minister for six years, resigned in 2016 after the U.K. voted in favor of Brexit.
Monday’s incident though isn’t the first time a British bodyguard has been accused of leaving behind a weapon.
In 2008, an officer belonging to former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s security detail left a loaded pistol inside a Starbucks bathroom in London, according to The Sun.
That officer reportedly was removed from operational duties after a barista spotted the firearm.
“She knows she has messed up bad,” a senior police source told the newspaper at the time.
I guess the moral of these news stories is that when going armed in the public domain it would be helpful that not only are we in fact carrying concealed but just as importantly we actually know where the firearm is in fact located at all times. It appears that not everybody received the memo about this matter.
Harry
Man shopping for coffee creamer at Walmart attacked by vigilante for carrying gun he was legally permitted to have
BRANDON — Clarence Daniels had just crossed the threshold of Walmart's front doors on Tuesday, in search of coffee creamer for his wife, when the gun in hip holster gave a well-intentioned vigilante the idea he was up to something more sinister.
From the Walmart parking lot at 11110 Causeway Boulevard, Michael Foster, 43, of Lithia had watched Daniels, 62, take from his car the handgun — for which he holds a concealed carry permit — and place it on his hip underneath his coat, Hillsborough sheriff's deputies reported.
As Daniels entered the store, a label for the coffee creamer in his pocket in case he forgot the brand, Foster tackled him to the ground and placed him in a choke hold, sheriff's spokesman Larry McKinnon said.
"He's got a gun!" deputies said Foster shouted.
"I have a permit!" Daniels yelled back multiple times, McKinnon said.
The men struggled and were separated until law enforcement arrived on scene just before noon. Foster was arrested and charged with battery.
"Unfortunately he tackled a guy that was a law-abiding citizen," McKinnon said. "We understand it's alarming for people to see other people with guns, but Florida has a large population of concealed weapons permit holders."
If you have elected to carry concealed it really is incumbent upon you to make sure that your handgun is in fact concealed. In view of the recent events surrounding public shootings combined with the fact that not everybody understands nor approves of the concept of citizen concealed carrying the onus is directly upon us to make sure that our choice of going about our day in an armed capacity is not inadvertently broadcast to the surrounding populace.
Three weeks before the 9/11 terrorist attacks I was flying back from the Midwest to the East coast. I had to switch planes in Washington D.C. After sitting on the plane for what seemed an unusual amount of time I asked a passing steward what the difficulty was delaying our departure.
The steward replied that the air phone on the back of the seat in front of me was not properly seated in its cradle and he was going to the galley to get a knife to employ in trying to reseat the phone.
I had a small folding knife with a blade measuring 1 7/8 inches in length in my pocket. I took out the knife and reseated the phone handset just as the steward returned with a plastic eating knife.
Suddenly the woman seated behind me notices what I am doing and screams at the top of her lungs...HE'S GOT A KNIFE!!!!!! I looked at the steward and said in a calm tired voice that FAA regulations allowed passengers to possess a knife with a blade length not exceeding 3 inches. The steward replied that actually the regulation allowed knives up to 4 inches in length and walked away. The snowflake behind said in a voice that was loud enough to be heard in the cockpit with the engines running, WELL..HE WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED ON ANY SCHOOL GROUNDS WITH THAT KNIFE!!!!!! I was sorely tempted to respond by informing this fool that it was my considered opinion that in an earlier age she would not have survived infancy but instead I just promised myself that I would refrain from having to go anywhere that I could not drive to in the future.
Headline 7 days ago:
Bodyguard for ex-British PM David Cameron reportedly leaves gun inside plane bathroom
A member of the British police unit tasked with protecting former Prime Minister David Cameron is being disciplined after reportedly leaving his gun in the bathroom on a transatlantic flight earlier this week.
The weapon, believed to be a 9mm Glock pistol, was found near the toilet by a passenger on a British Airways flight set to depart New York for London – and delayed take-off by about an hour, according to The Daily Mail. The newspaper added that the gun was removed from the plane.
“We are aware of the incident on a flight into the U.K. on February 3 and the officer involved has since been removed from operational duties,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. "We are taking this matter extremely seriously and an internal investigation is taking place."
Passports belonging to Cameron and the officer also were found next to the weapon, The Sun reported.
Cameron, who was prime minister for six years, resigned in 2016 after the U.K. voted in favor of Brexit.
Monday’s incident though isn’t the first time a British bodyguard has been accused of leaving behind a weapon.
In 2008, an officer belonging to former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s security detail left a loaded pistol inside a Starbucks bathroom in London, according to The Sun.
That officer reportedly was removed from operational duties after a barista spotted the firearm.
“She knows she has messed up bad,” a senior police source told the newspaper at the time.
I guess the moral of these news stories is that when going armed in the public domain it would be helpful that not only are we in fact carrying concealed but just as importantly we actually know where the firearm is in fact located at all times. It appears that not everybody received the memo about this matter.
Harry
) to potential problems, whether it's some well-intentioned, but misinformed, person calling the police on you, to someone deciding to jump you and take your gun, etc. In my opinion, concealed carry is a much better option. While most people may be oblivious to anything not involving them, such is not always the case, obviously. I prefer to go about my business armed and unnoticed. 
