Wicky, wicky Wild West

Starbucks is somehow in the center of the gun debate,  and they don’t want to be.  It is refreshing to see a company say “leave us the fuck alone” instead of bowing to one side of an issue or another.  This time the issue is the ability to carry a gun in plain sight.

Currently it is legal in most states,  in North Carolina only Cary and Chapel Hill have restrictions on this.  This is not surprising to me as these places like to flex their muscles, and by that I mean suck the fun and freedom out of everything.  I really fucking hate those places and avoid them at all costs.  I went to Cary last year and I am still recovering from that.

I am not a gun nut.  I do not own a gun and have no plans to ever own one.  I feel that the only reason to have a handgun is if you want to knock over a liquor store or shoot someone.  This does not mean I think they should be made illegal,  people like them,  you can technically hunt with them and they give you street cred.

Larger arms I understand,  when I was looking at something for home defense I thought about getting a shotgun modified for home defense (and for taking to Transmitter sites in the middle of the night).  In the end I decided I did not need it.  I 100% support people hunting,  I am not a hunter but support peoples right to provide revenue to the state in the form of licenses to go out and kill Bambi.  Bambi by the way is mighty tastey.

I am all for people being able to carry their penis replacements in the open in public.  The people that have licenses, are mentally stable and respect the gun laws are the ones you are going to see carrying them.  Most people about to commit a crime are not going to have a gun in a holster or visible,  it kind of takes the surprise out of the moment for the people you are going to rob or kill.

The only reason I oppose getting rid of the open carry law is because it would not do anything.  People will go out and get concealed weapons permits.  Guns will still be in the hands of people that use them to commit crimes.  I really see no positive to this, instead I see the waste.  If the people fighting these laws spent their time doing useful things (like writing blogs read by a dozen people) they might get something done with real meaning.