jackdanson
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Does anyone else see the HUGE issue with banning firearms on public transportation? In our area it used to be law that you couldn't carry on public transportation... thankfully they changed that law, but the powers-that-be in the trans. industry decided that we still weren't responsible enough to carry on their property.
Thankfully I am well-off enough that I am not forced into using this city's cobbled together public transportation system, but many aren't that lucky. Every day when I leave work (around 10pm) I notice this attractive (don't tell my wife!) girl waiting for the bus at a stop just around the corner. During the day this is a pretty busy business-park area, but at 10pm everyone has already gone home and the streets are very desolate. (desolate enough that it is used as an impromptu drag strip for local car nuts) I also work with a guy who spends about 2 hours jumping from public transport to public transport on his way home. Most of his stops are in very high crime areas. Doesn't this just make perfect targets for robbers and rapists? A guaranteed unarmed person who is on the same schedule every day. Anyway, it's asinine... not even sure where I was going with this.. I was just angry!
My personal opinion is that those in power look down on the people using the public transportation. They look at them as low income minorities that aren't responsible enough to carry without shooting eachother. Well news flash people.. the robbers and gangstas don't care about your stupid "don't carry" rule, it only effects the innocent folks that happen to be riding in your system. Anyway I'm done rambling.
Thankfully I am well-off enough that I am not forced into using this city's cobbled together public transportation system, but many aren't that lucky. Every day when I leave work (around 10pm) I notice this attractive (don't tell my wife!) girl waiting for the bus at a stop just around the corner. During the day this is a pretty busy business-park area, but at 10pm everyone has already gone home and the streets are very desolate. (desolate enough that it is used as an impromptu drag strip for local car nuts) I also work with a guy who spends about 2 hours jumping from public transport to public transport on his way home. Most of his stops are in very high crime areas. Doesn't this just make perfect targets for robbers and rapists? A guaranteed unarmed person who is on the same schedule every day. Anyway, it's asinine... not even sure where I was going with this.. I was just angry!
My personal opinion is that those in power look down on the people using the public transportation. They look at them as low income minorities that aren't responsible enough to carry without shooting eachother. Well news flash people.. the robbers and gangstas don't care about your stupid "don't carry" rule, it only effects the innocent folks that happen to be riding in your system. Anyway I'm done rambling.