Gun Control person got mad at me - again.

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Between black coffee, and shiftn' gears
I was not doing anything, honest!

I was minding my own business, unlike the Pro Gun Control person , I might add.
Out of the clear blue, and just when I was taking a sip of coffee..

"What we need is more gun control to keep us safe".

I sip my coffee and my selective deafness kicked in...I am over 50, wear bifocals and have always been able to act really dumb.

"Didn't you hear me!!" - she said loud enough for everyone in this area off from a concession stand.

"Sorta hard not to, with you yelling at me". I replied.

Oh hell, if I don't be my normal sweet tacky rebel self, this lady is not going to shut up.

Somebody had unwrapped a gift and the ribbon was in the trash.
I got this ribbon and asked if I could please see her flip style cell phone.

"Well lady, let the fella see it" another person said amongst others now drawn to this lady who was being disruptive.

Me, I don't care.
This lady is now getting a lot more attention than she bargained for, and feeling a bit self conscious.

With care, I put ribbon around one way, did the "X" in the back and back around the other way and tied a knot instead of a bow.
Just like wrapping a package.

She for sure thinks I am nuts, the others are watching and hoping like I am that damn cell phone rings.

"Ma'am no tool is going to do anything without a user. It is the intent of the user as to how a tool is used...

*ringtone*

"Would you shut up, I cannot answer my phone with this stupid wrapping job!"

...if one need a tool immediately, like a fire extinguisher, or firearm...

*ringtone*

"Doen't anybody have a knife!"

"Don't you have one ma'am?" - one of the crowd, asked

"No I don't have a knife, knives hurt folks too and what in the heck do folks need a knife for anyway!!"

*ringtone*

"Ya'll excuse me, I am going outside to smoke"- I said
I left.
Others left too.
Some do not even smoke, still we all left that lady, with no knife, with a ribbon wrapped cell phone.

One of the on lookers said she into the concession and asked if they could cut that ribbon...
"Why lady? Cell phones drives me nuts" - worker replied.

She got her phone undone, and stormed out the door where we were, glared at me, was not lady like at all, not to mention , all the names she called me.

Like I said, I was minding my own business, honest!

*rebel-snicker*
 
Funny story!
But, while I believe you were minding your own business, what was the setting? were you open carrying or wearing a pro-gun t-shirt or something? What caused her to know that you were pro-gun?
 
"What we need is more gun control to keep us safe".
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You came face to face with a real live stumble buck. I've argued on the Internet with people who've made such statements. I've also had conversations with anti-gun people in real life who come up with some wild theories. However, nobody has ever flat said the above one-liner. That must sound painfully dumb hearing it from a real live person.
 
I was in a concession area of a office building.
One of those that has a legally blind person behind the counter and off to the side a small eating area, with tables, chairs and this one has a view of a lake with ducks.

I was dressed in tennis shoes, jeans, oxford shirt, and just a heavier canvas shirt for a jacket.
CCW-ing.

I was between errands, traffic was bad due to a wreck the radio said, so I went to this office building for coffee, get a snack and wait, and watch the pond and ducks.

I look like the fella at the hardware store, or just about anything - or nothing.
My deal is to blend in, not be one remembered.

This lady had come in, and plopped down and my take since nobody looked her way, she wanted to be noticed.
I was closer and I was the one she chose to strike up a conversation with.

Funny, is the others volunteered later outside their Pro Gun feelings, and I just nodded and was nice.
Now I am divorced, no kids...
Folks said I must have been the fella that checks the vending machines, delivery boy for some office supply, had a wife, or daughter that worked in the building...

These folks have no clue who, or what I am, if I was CCWing, or even had a pocket knife on person.

They suspect I am one not into gov't control of any kind and guns are just one area of control I do not agree with.

Folks that have met me, can attest, I look nothing like many firearm owners do, and can be thought to be most anything.

Many of our THR members are the same way, one would never suspect they CCW-ed or even knew what a gun was...and the same way about knives.

Heck the Gun Control lady just thought I was a jerk about control of anything by gov't, not just guns.
 
I've had (somewhat) the same thing happen to me.

A bunch of us country folk have coffee every morning at the local coffee shop. One morning the talk turned to guns. One guy says; "But we don't need assault rifles".

Grunts of approval all around.

I said; "You're right, we don't need them. We also don't need these big fuel-guzzling diesel pickups (hit a sore spot there;) ). Or Cadillacs. Or Ferraris. Why the hell isn't the government doing something about that? Why doesn't the government make a law banning fuel guzzling vehicles? The government should be protecting us!".

*crickets chirping* :cool:
 
Steve, I honestly thought that you were going to show that woman how her cell phone "became" a "deadly weapon" by simply adding a tether to swing it around with.
 
I was hoping she would throw a hissy fit and slam the phone down, or bang the table with her hand, or kick a chair, anything where she did something with an inanimate object.

I really was, as I was ready to further prove my point.


I really thinks she thinks I am with a printing company, as she gave the single finger salute to a printing company delivery vehicle as she sped off.
 
One I had Recently.

A person who is a total cellphone nut who i will refer to as "CN"

Happened at the gun counter in cabelas of all places.

CN: "Why would anyone need to carry a gun everywhere they go? Isn't that what police are for?"

Me: "Why do you 'Need' To carry a Cellphone wherever you go? Isn't that what Payphones are for?"

The guys behind the counter struggled to not laugh as the CN stormed off in a huff.
 
" "Why would anyone need to carry a gun everywhere they go? Isn't that what police are for?""

I have a canned response to this: If I could get an officer to carry my gun everywhere I went I wouldn't have to carry it myself. Do you think the officer would carry my laptop, too?

John
 
SM, you really need to start collecting these stories of yours into a book. I think there's a lot of wisdom to be gained from your experiences. And as far as the lady's reaction, they don't always go as planned. :D
 
Good for you, Steve:

Another 'Gun Control Nut' gets her little red wagon fixed...Been laffin' for about 20 minutes over this one...

I also thought about making the cel-fone into some sort of improvised 'impact weapon'...but as light and cheap as most of them are made now...nowhere near as good as the old 3+Lb 'bag phones' or the 1-lb Candlestick version
 
SM doesn't look like he'd attract any attention in any setting, but he sure seems to attract these sort of loonies like loony moths to a candle. :evil:

I'm just glad he's on our side to shine a little light on the vast empty dark spaces of their minds for everyone else to see. :D
 
CN: "Why would anyone need to carry a gun everywhere they go? Isn't that what police are for?"

Me: "Why do you 'Need' To carry a Cellphone wherever you go? Isn't that what Payphones are for?"
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Thats awesome.
 
"
Why would anyone need to carry a gun everywhere they go? Isn't that what police are for?""

I have a canned response to this: If I could get an officer to carry my gun everywhere I went I wouldn't have to carry it myself. Do you think the officer would carry my laptop, too?

John
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LOL - I love it. I've also heard of this response "I carry a gun everywhere I go because it is a lot more convenient than carrying a police officer"

Or "When seconds count, the Police are only minutes away"
 
One day several months ago, I was helping my Aunt move and she literally asked me if I had a knife to cut a box open. I pulled out my Kershaw, flicked it open, and cut the tape for her...

She looked at me and asked me what I was doing walking around with a knife...

I told her I was cutting boxes open for her. Almost identical to the OP...
 
Steve, I honestly thought that you were going to show that woman how her cell phone "became" a "deadly weapon" by simply adding a tether to swing it around with.
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Reminds me of that funny cell phone commercial where the two guys in the locker room were arguing over who had the best cell phone. I don't remember what cell phone company the add was for, but it was very funny. Went something like this:

1st guy claims his cell phone is better because it does text messaging & even acts as a theft deterrent device.
The 2nd guy says: "theft deterrent device?"
1st guy: "yeah - try to steal my wallet"
2nd guy: makes a grab for the wallet
1st guy: throws the cell phone at the 2nd guy & hits him in the head.

Update: - It was a Sprint Commercial - here's a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgoVrAR3YOo
 
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I can't fathom what it is like to live in a place where people are surprised when you carry a pocket knife.
 
I can't fathom what it is like to live in a place where people are surprised when you carry a pocket knife.
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Let me tell you au1776, she probably would have dropped dead if she knew what else I was carrying...
 
Sometimes opportunities arise, and I guess my refusing to grow up, kicks in.

A little kid really wanted that toy cowboy six shooter , holster, and rubber sheath knife.
The mom was not sure about "guns" for her kid and being politically incorrect about playing "'Cowboys and Indians".

Other adults were watching this exchange, and sharing how little boys are little boys and playing Cowboys & Indians were not bad, and imaginations getting played out was good...
Playing Army was good too...

Everyone was doing a good job of being civil, polite, and discussing this with the mom and this handsome young man really wanting that toy Cowboy Kit.

The mom was breaking down, leaning toward giving in, and seeing where parenting was her role in all this.
Seems the boy's grandpa was Pro Gun as it comes out...
"Grandpa said he would play with me and teach me and ..." young man said.

On the verge of a breakthrough and I had not chipped in.
For some reason I got to thinking about Animal House and John Belushi's character's line.

"Hey, neat Cowboy Kit, you know you and Grandpa could play when the Germans invaded Pearl Harbor". - I said to this young man.

Everyone picked up on that line and just cracked up.
The kid, he cracked as we all did.

"That did it, come on sweetie and grab that toy, I guess these folks are right!"


Hey, the young man is 4 years old, and he and Grandpa watch old Westerns together. His grandpa took him out to see horses and got to ride one.

Quality time with Grandpa, watching Westerns, having a six shooter, holster and rubber knife in sheath is important for a 4 year old!
All this history stuff he will learn later in school , like Pearl Harbor.

*grin*
 
"What we need is more gun control to keep us safe."

Who's "we" and who's "us"? Did she mean the Antis? If so, why not just pass legislation strictly prohibiting THEIR ownership/use of guns and let them be safe! Isn't that what she wants?
 
Now Steve, if the mother needed political correctness you should have offered up that she also could get him a bow and arrow/ tomahawk set.
 
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