Rusty Young Man
Regular Member
OCed to Sam's Club on Saturday and had no issues, however I did run into a cranky older gentleman who seemed to be having a staring contest with my 1911; he wasn't shy about vocalizing his discontent with several other people on the bus, but he never once directed anything towards me. Some kids and their grandmother saw me carry, but it was all smiles there.
OCed at the Tucson All Souls Procession (2014) yesterday; about a hundred thousand people in attendance (according to their website http://allsoulsprocession.org/; it was VERY well attended) and not a single feinting horse or stampeding lady. ONE little girl seemed a bit confused as to why I carried, but she and her mother seemed satisfied to hear my reply "I'm one of the good guys. It's to protect myself." Oddly enough, the only person to say anything to me about my 1911 was a smiling homeless (?) man. His words: "I like that! An armed society is a polite society." I was escorting a friend and her friend to their car, so I ended up walking down most of Congress street* and later half of 4th Avenue* past bars, clubs, theatres, etc.
No gun snatching, no being targeted first, no problems, as it should be everywhere, not just here in AZ.
*These are the two primary streets that draw in all the college students and tourists. I don't like going to Congress too often (call it Pavlovian; Also, I prefer the more small-town feel of other areas of Tucson), especially after 9, but it's got its charm.
OCed at the Tucson All Souls Procession (2014) yesterday; about a hundred thousand people in attendance (according to their website http://allsoulsprocession.org/; it was VERY well attended) and not a single feinting horse or stampeding lady. ONE little girl seemed a bit confused as to why I carried, but she and her mother seemed satisfied to hear my reply "I'm one of the good guys. It's to protect myself." Oddly enough, the only person to say anything to me about my 1911 was a smiling homeless (?) man. His words: "I like that! An armed society is a polite society." I was escorting a friend and her friend to their car, so I ended up walking down most of Congress street* and later half of 4th Avenue* past bars, clubs, theatres, etc.
No gun snatching, no being targeted first, no problems, as it should be everywhere, not just here in AZ.
*These are the two primary streets that draw in all the college students and tourists. I don't like going to Congress too often (call it Pavlovian; Also, I prefer the more small-town feel of other areas of Tucson), especially after 9, but it's got its charm.
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