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Originally Posted by Rule10b5
I hope you're right, and appreciate your position. But 'round here you're mostly (i) just scaring the shit out of the soccer Moms; or (ii) assumed to be a cop. They don't see a man with a gun behaving himself, they see A MAN WITH A GUN IN THE WAWA!!!!!! A GUN!!!!! A GUN!!!!
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The
(ii) assumed to be a cop part of that may be right……..But damn, the more and more Pennsylvanian’s that OC, pretty soon the public is gonna start to wonder “Gosh….do we
REALLY have this many cops around?” – but that is just me embellishing your example.
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Originally Posted by Rule10b5
While righting the wrongs of the media is a good, solid goal,
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WHOA! Checkfire! Checkfire! (any prior service folks out there?!
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That ain’t my ‘goal’.
I OC cuz I want to.
Being a good image for OC and my possible positive impact on public perceptions is just a welcomed benefit.
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Originally Posted by Rule10b5
I'm not entirely sure you're going to achieve that end because the behavior is so far outside the cultural norms in Pennsylvania.
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EXACTLY!
I keep saying it….but I truly believe it.
The only way to normalize OC is to make OC normal.
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Originally Posted by Rule10b5
But I'll still buy you a beer for trying!
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Whoo Hooo! That’s better than REP!
Like I said early on in this thread – “I will likely never indulge in an alcoholic beverage when I am the minority OC’er in a very public place. “
But if we’re
ALL doing it, I won’t be the minority! Rolling Rock or Stegmeier will do (Should I be ashamed of admitting Stegmeier???
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