Pregnancy and Weapons

[Princess J]

Re the first story, I (at 5' 8" and 190 lbs and fairly muscular) have relatively small limbs and rear, and of course my fat cells refuse to settle in the aforementioned places, oh no. My fat cells LOVE my boobs and stomach, so of course that's where I gain weight and OF COURSE people assume I am preggers. I have shut people up before by fixing my lips into a terrible grin while shooting daggers with my eyes and declaring "I'm just fat, thanks!" in a perky cheerful tone of voice. Yeah, it's a scary sight to behold.

[Bramblerose]

Because all the wonderful news stories these days start, "In a sleepy little town where no one thought it could happen..." Better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it. Ohio has licensed carry and concealed carry laws now, so you should get used to the idea that you'll see some people with heat. If your store is uncomfortable with it, signage is available indicating firearms are not allowed in the store. Post them near the entrances, and the vast majority of folks will obey your preferences.

yeah, my buddy teh mildly paranoid gun-nut is allowed to carry concealed (and remember he's on 70% disability for PTSD- the mild paranoia pre-dates the Iraq tour). As a NRA and a 3rd year law student, he will tell you if your Please Do Not Carry sign is wrong. Check your regs for that (or just check the post office sign, it should be correct). And yes, he will be a sucky customer if your point out a sign and it is not to regs.

He seems to think his previous neighborhood was unsafe (i was not allowed to walk to my car alone after dark). He should try where I used to teach!

[Lace Neil Singer]

Another thing you can do, which is rather mean...is tear up, and whisper in a broken voice "I...I can't have any."
Sure it's mean, but one day they actually might ask someone who cannot have kids that question. Rather spare that person the pain, and let the asker be embarrassed as all hell.

I have done that myself, for that very reason. As far as I'm concerned, if you're that stupid and tactless, you deserve to feel embarrassment.

[Difdi]

If your store is uncomfortable with it, signage is available indicating firearms are not allowed in the store. Post them near the entrances, and the vast majority of folks will obey your preferences.

Only problem with those signs, is that to a robber, they more or less also say "Everyone inside is helpless, take what you want."

<Apu> Thank you! Come Again! </Apu>

[Geek King]

Only problem with those signs, is that to a robber, they more or less also say "Everyone inside is helpless, take what you want."

Expressing my feelings about that would get me hit hard with the Fratching bat.

I will say I'm still geeking out a little that I got to hold an honest-to-god Barret .50 Cal rifle w/ scope at the gunshop where I took my roommate to get his black powder rifle barrel cleared. Oh, to have several thousand dollars laying around doing nothing!

[Tanasi]

Expressing my feelings about that would get me hit hard with the Fratching bat.

I will say I'm still geeking out a little that I got to hold an honest-to-god Barret .50 Cal rifle w/ scope at the gunshop where I took my roommate to get his black powder rifle barrel cleared. Oh, to have several thousand dollars laying around doing nothing!

So GK what exactly would you do if you got to shot a real MaDuce???? Ronnie Barrett makes a good rifle John M. Browning makes a better one.

Why carry on a Sunday morning? I'd answer the same reason to carry any other time, you never know when the devil is going to rear his head. I generally don't open carry, I keep mine in my pocket or in a SOB holster I find that generates less interest. If I do carry in the open I try to also wear a coat or some cover garment. I can't prove it but from the folks that I know that carry I'd say you have nothing to fear from them.

One of the times my wife was pregnant she was asked when she was due, she say that she wasn't pregnant but had tumor or a parasitic infection.

[jerkface11]

Expressing my feelings about that would get me hit hard with the Fratching bat.

I will say I'm still geeking out a little that I got to hold an honest-to-god Barret .50 Cal rifle w/ scope at the gunshop where I took my roommate to get his black powder rifle barrel cleared. Oh, to have several thousand dollars laying around doing nothing!

Well there are cheaper alternatives on the market. You can get a .50BMG rifle for just under $2000. If you already own an AR15 it's cheaper than that.

[Rapscallion]

Well, well, well. Look at what we have here.

CONTENTIOUS DEBATES (ESPECIALLY GUNS AND LAWS PERTAINING TO) GO TO FRATCHING. HOW MUCH FUCKING CLEARER AND REPETITIOUS DO WE HAVE TO BE ABOUT THIS?

Ahem. Anyway, anyone got any questions before we start to get angry?

Rapscallion

[Ironclad Alibi]

I have had people ask me when its due and I am a bloke

OT: That reminds me of an old joke.

A bloke with a large beer belly was sitting out on his front stoop.

A snooty woman walked by, looked at him and remarked, "If that stomach was on a woman, I would swear that she was pregnant."

The bloke replied, "Madam, it was, and she is."

[JustADude]

The bloke replied, "Madam, it was, and she is."

Nice!

[Anriana]

How dense do you have to be to think it's okay to walk around and ask every non-skinny women you see when she's due? I bet these are the same people who walk up to random pregnant women and molest their stomachs.

[Misanthropical]

How dense do you have to be to think it's okay to walk around and ask every non-skinny women you see when she's due? I bet these are the same people who walk up to random pregnant women and molest their stomachs.

You have no idea how much that use to piss me the hell off. I seem to have turned very evil when I was pregnant with the little guy and threatened to cut off people's hands if they didn't back off. I didn't suddenly become public property when I got pregnant.