Pa. Patriot ARRESTED at the OC dinner @ The Old Country Buffet in Dickson City 5/9

[Evolution]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Pa Patriot

Pictures? hmmm...wow. lol Man, I gotta start going to these things.
Yeah I saw someone said something about that....from now on we eat NOT in Dickson city k?

My house this weekend?

Did they ever return Rich's gun?

[Jailkeeper]

Originally Posted by schr8er2000

Go to bed Jailkeeper....lol

Yep! Have had this incredible headache for almost 40 hours now. Time to wish everyone good luck & log off!

I will be anxious to read additional posts in the morning, but please do not let it go over 110 pages!

Good night folks. Excedrin just is not doing it for me right now.

[Ozone]

My heart goes out to everyone involved with this incident. It's not surprising that the Mayor and his cronies came out in support for the local PD. I'm sure the Mayor "brother-in-lawed" everyone in attendance with his biased and non factual opinions.

I'm very hopeful this goes to the next step(lawsuit)..and example is made out of Dickson Police department. IMHO..that's the only way to get their attention.

In the end, I hope every PD across this fine state properly educates them self on the gun laws of this state.

[38SnubFan]

Originally Posted by Old NFO

Saw this on THR, dropped and 102 pages later all I can say is WOW! You folks have by and large been very badly treated, but have maintained a very professional attitude about it. I spent 22 years defending ALL the amendments, and all I can say is looks like I will have to make a road trip to Gettysburg to meet some of y'all.

Here is something I keep around for the antis, it's been around for a couple of years...

Why I carry a gun…
I don't carry a gun to kill people.
I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don't carry a gun to scare people.
I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.

I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid.
I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I'm evil.
I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I hate the government.
I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

I don't carry a gun because I'm angry.
I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I don't carry a gun because my sex organs are too small.
I carry a gun because I want to continue to use those sex organs for the purpose for which they were intended for a good long time to come.

I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone.
I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.

I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy.
I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man.
I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate.
I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don't carry a gun because I love it.
I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.

Well done folks!

Old NFO

I have the same thing saved in my Documents folder, and for the exact same reason.

[PennsyPlinker]

I just got home a little while ago, and plowed through the last 20 PAGES of this thread! My daughter and 1iarrowking accompanied me up to the OCB. As we pulled into the parking lot, we saw three people standing there, so we drove past them looking for guns. As I passed, I saw cameras and notepads, so I kept going. As we got out of the truck, they came trotting up. The one guy said to me, "You're here with the open carry group, aren't you!?!" I wondered how he knew that, but he recognized me form a picture here on the site, probably the one I reposted from the Palmyra event.

So they talked to us for a while. The crux of the interview came in one question. He said,

"Just how important is this Second Amendment stuff to you?"

I gave him a big smile and replied,

"Well just how important is this First Amendment stuff to you?"

He thought about it long and hard and said, "That's a really good point. I never looked at it that way."

I went on to say that his 1st Amendment rights depended on keeping our 2nd Amendment rights. We talked some more, and he interviewed 1iarrowking, and then Gary showed up to tell us about the relocation to Charlie Browns. No cops molested us while we were there.

Charlie Browns had excellent food, good service, and the manager was cool with all the guns. One waitress gave me a nervous look, but I gave her a big grandfatherly smile, and she seemed to relax. Then it was down to town hall. There was a TV crew filming anyone and everyone. The captured part of my conversation with some local folks. The guy told me I would be on the news tonight. I asked him if that was true or was he just telling me that. He responded that he was the editor, and that I would definitely be on. I hope he was not planning on editing my comments to make me look stupid. I can do that all by myself without any help!

I got to say my piece in the meeting along with a number of our fellow PAFOA people. I heard the tinfoil hat lady too. But she was off on another tangent about something completely unrelated. some of the concerns of the people there were just plain silly, but they are their concerns. I explained to my daughter on the way home that a lot of people have their beliefs, and that they do not want to examine them too closely or have them challenged, as that is too painful for them to contemplate. There were a lot of people in the room like that tonight.

I got to meet the wife of the owner of the Scranton Political website. We had a very nice conversation, and while we might not agree on all things political, she was very supportive of our mission there tonight.

The mayor gave me a stare that would peel paint at 30 paces while I was signing in. Fortunately, I was not painted! The cops that were there and in uniform did not utter so much as a peep, despite all the chest thumping of the chief earlier on today. People packing guns abounded, and not a shot was fired.

[HiredGoon]

Originally Posted by Emptymag

Speaking of walking dogs...
Funny how nobody reported the "man and and woman walking a dog with a gun".

WOW, EM, that's so cool...your dog carries a gun too...GOOD BOY

[Nastrand69]

How important is the 1st A to you?? Great question!!

[Cookster]

Great update Mr. Plinker!

Ya done good, and we are all proud and thankful that you and the other's are representing 'us' in such a positive, professional and intelligent manner (I didn't expect any less).

Regards,

Rob

[38SnubFan]

.....The cops that were there and in uniform did not utter so much as a peep....

If I knew I was in deep shit up to my ankles (and that's when I'm standing on my head), I'd make sure my lips were super-glued together!

These cops were wrong. The borough is in the wrong. They know it and they know a legal shit-storm awaits them in the near future.

Sounds to me like they're trying everything to save face and still appear "authoritarian".

-38SnubFan

[Old NFO]

Originally Posted by PennsyPlinker

I just got home a little while ago, and plowed through the last 20 PAGES of this thread! My daughter and 1iarrowking accompanied me up to the OCB. As we pulled into the parking lot, we saw three people standing there, so we drove past them looking for guns. As I passed, I saw cameras and notepads, so I kept going. As we got out of the truck, they came trotting up. The one guy said to me, "You're here with the open carry group, aren't you!?!" I wondered how he knew that, but he recognized me form a picture here on the site, probably the one I reposted from the Palmyra event.

So they talked to us for a while. The crux of the interview came in one question. He said,

"Just how important is this Second Amendment stuff to you?"

I gave him a big smile and replied,

"Well just how important is this First Amendment stuff to you?"

He thought about it long and hard and said, "That's a really good point. I never looked at it that way."

I went on to say that his 1st Amendment rights depended on keeping our 2nd Amendment rights. We talked some more, and he interviewed 1iarrowking, and then Gary showed up to tell us about the relocation to Charlie Browns. No cops molested us while we were there.

Charlie Browns had excellent food, good service, and the manager was cool with all the guns. One waitress gave me a nervous look, but I gave her a big grandfatherly smile, and she seemed to relax. Then it was down to town hall. There was a TV crew filming anyone and everyone. The captured part of my conversation with some local folks. The guy told me I would be on the news tonight. I asked him if that was true or was he just telling me that. He responded that he was the editor, and that I would definitely be on. I hope he was not planning on editing my comments to make me look stupid. I can do that all by myself without any help!

I got to say my piece in the meeting along with a number of our fellow PAFOA people. I heard the tinfoil hat lady too. But she was off on another tangent about something completely unrelated. some of the concerns of the people there were just plain silly, but they are their concerns. I explained to my daughter on the way home that a lot of people have their beliefs, and that they do not want to examine them too closely or have them challenged, as that is too painful for them to contemplate. There were a lot of people in the room like that tonight.

I got to meet the wife of the owner of the Scranton Political website. We had a very nice conversation, and while we might not agree on all things political, she was very supportive of our mission there tonight.

The mayor gave me a stare that would peel paint at 30 paces while I was signing in. Fortunately, I was not painted! The cops that were there and in uniform did not utter so much as a peep, despite all the chest thumping of the chief earlier on today. People packing guns abounded, and not a shot was fired.

Thanks for the update! The way all of you handled yourselves is EXACTLY the right way. That, if covered correctly, will do more to benefit all of us who carry in ANY fashion. I also loved the 1 vs. 2 response!!!