Gangbangers in gun stores? yes
IcebergDave said:
Hey everyone, new member here.
Was wondering your thoughts on this:
I visit gunshops here in Denver pretty often, and about 1/4 of the time, I'll see someone there who *really* looks like he's, shall we say, looking for a gun for other reasons then plinking at the range.
Do you experience this as well? I have seen shop owners display all manners of responses to these guys who want to buy 3 Glocks, then call someone on a cell phone to come fill out the form, then call someone else on the cell phone to come bring the cash down to the store.
Just kinda wondering what you guys think of this phenomon and if you have any interesting stories...
Sounds like people are the same no matter where you go (I am in mid-West btw)
My local shop is down in the north part of town, in a not so good area. In fact, unless you already own & gun and have your permit to carry, you probably shouldn't be there. But it is the place with the greatest selection and price in this part of the state, if not the entire state!
And yes, every time I am in the store...there they are with their 'ho's and oversized football coats, hightops, cell-phones and bling making a purchase on stuff (and quantity) that I could never afford! And when they talk about guns it is quite clear their education on the topic comes from movies...gimme dat 9, oh yeah! you got 10 mida-meetuh?
Funny thing is, I never see these same guys at the local range .... hmmmm.
And I have given this some thought as well...my take (for what it is worth) is that
they are just as entitled to the 2nd Amendment as the rest of us.
(except for their malfeasian friends they are buying them for).
But the ones who are felons-yet-to-be have the same rights as the rest of us "to keep and bare arms".
They know and we all know, these guys are buying their pieces for their gang-buddies, for crimes, assaults or to knock off one another over drugs, gambling or some percieved dis.
And they aren't shy about letting you know either, in fact they don't hide their intent at all really.
But, you gotta respect their honesty! At least they are up front about it...unlike Democrats who try to disguise their anti-gun SOCIALISM in the oh-so-nice-sounding "progressive" agenda.
It's like I always say, don't fear the man with the gun, fear the liberal with a cause.
ps
also, i am not generalizing, i grew up and went to school with the aforementioned and am related to a few as well...