What are armed citizens in Balitmore doing?

[Redstate]

For all our THR colleagues and firearm owning colleagues in Baltimore... We wonder... are you taking special precautions tonight?

Staying awake longer? Extra weapons out of the safe and at-the-ready to ensure your can protect your home?

We hope you will be safe and the city will regain its composure soon.

 

[MagnunJoe]

Nothing, Maryland has some of the most unjust gun laws in the country. Only thugs and criminals gave guns in Baltimore.

 

[JohnKSa]

If they're smart, they're getting to/staying in a safe area and staying well clear of the mayhem.

 

[Red Wind]

Being an ex Balitimore/Annapolis resident, I can tell you that it is extremely difficult. This is a state where even residents can only legally transport their firearms to a few localities:Target shooting and a gun shop for repair is about it. And cased at that.

Getting a permit to carry is probably more difficult than New Jersey and only Hawaii is tougher.

As a result, many Marylander's give up on even attempting to acquire a gun for home or business protection. Living there in the misnamed Free State is an absolute trial.

 

[MedWheeler]

My wife asked me that last night. I told her pretty much everything Red Wind wrote above.

It's just not in their culture to be self-sufficient in those types of states as much as elsewhere. That's why the laws that disarm the just remain in force; the movement to change them isn't strong enough.

 

[Snyper]

What are armed citizens in Balitmore doing?

Both of them are probably still asleep

 

[Browning]

They're sitting just inside their homes and businesses waiting for it to affect them personally.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/04/27/baltimore-sun-reporter-saved-from-mob-by-store-owner-armed-with-shotgun/

The other armed 'citizens' are out burning and looting.

 

[Barry the Bear]

Both of them are probably still asleep

+1 that was a good one , woke me up for this morning.

 

[md2lgyk]

As a result, many Marylander's give up on even attempting to acquire a gun for home or business protection. Living there in the misnamed Free State is an absolute trial.

I lived in MD for many years. The farther west of the Balto beltway you go, the "better" it gets. Acquiring a firearm for home protection isn't really any more difficult than in a lot of other places. But in any case I'll never live there again.

 

[Sam1911]

Both of them are probably still asleep

Cute. But trite, and not terribly realistic.

I've lived in MD for several periods and worked in Baltimore for years. Guns are just as common there as in 'most any other big city. And while the laws are awful in our eyes (those of us who live guns every day and come from states with much less restrictive laws) many MD residents are gun owners and I even know a Class 03 machine gun dealer who lives in the city. Trust me, there are plenty of folks in town who double-checked their pistol or shotgun last night before bed.

And, like with pretty much all of these riots, those guns sat idle. There really wasn't much danger presented to anyone sitting at home last night. While defending your home against a mob is a common narrative on gun forums, reality seems to be that riots and looting target public places and retail establishments. Generally, staying safe under those conditions seems to be a function of situational awareness and prudent avoidance of the trouble spots. Guns -- always a very last resort -- aren't really the answer to a riot.

 

[HOWARD J]

It was interesting times in Detriot in 67 riot.
Cops broke up a an illegal poker party & the riot was on.
two things I did not like:
Having to fix the bullet holes in my new Buick---they shot at people going to work on I-94.
Having trouble getting a drink as beer & booze was shut down
Lucky--only 44 people killed

 

[Sam1911]

Which points out pretty well why this little bit of bad behavior doesn't deserve to be compared to any of the real RIOTS we've endured in our past. (Or anything at all like other countries still suffer when their societies get troubled.)

But our news media sure loves to have a juicy story to embellish...

 

[j1]

Do you think that criminals obey the firearm laws? I do not.

 

[YankeeFlyr]

TV Time

This metro resident stayed up and monitored the situation on CNN. Nothing went down closer than 6 miles from my house.

But, I was watching closely.

 

[nathan]

Maryland is Merryland, its already a disarmed state. Just like what we re seeing all over the news on cop killings. They re setting the stage for societal disorder. And once the people feel oppressed and helpless, they go ballistic and riots follow. Then govt comes in to enforce more control.

 

[Sam1911]

Maryland is Merryland, its already a disarmed state.

Bullcrap. And a vapid comment. Have any real contributions?

 

[nathan]

Sam1911, stop using bxxxp buzzword .

 

[Jim Watson]

No doubt the legally armed middle class and higher Baltimoreans were safe enough; this sort of trash tends to foul their own nest, stealing from and destroying the places they normally deal with. But I bet said honest citizens were still nervous and checking their guns.

But there is still the matter of local businessmen defending their livelihood. Would you fight for a national chain? Maybe not. The family store in operation since opening by immigrant ancestors? You bet.

 

[Sam1911]

Sam1911, stop using bxxxp buzzword .

Eh? Uh, what? Ok...you too...have a nice day...or whatever.

 

[nathan]

What im trying to say is , lets not become Orwellian . We are so politically correct nowadays--- even you cannot say this or that. Thats already a form of societal control (unknowingly programmed into us) of what you can or you cannot say bec it can offend someone. But you cry foul when they try to control our gun rights.

 

[Robert]

The point you seemed to miss is that you said that MD is a disarmed state, after Sam had already explained that his personal experience having lived and worked there showed your statement to be untrue. And then we some how got on to a tangent about being PC and using buzzwords and the freedom of speech... or something.

 

[Sam1911]

Wait....so that was a mini-rant about our rules of polite conversation? Oy vey. You've been a member since '03 but you don't get why we ask folks not to swear here?




Really. :banghead:

 

[Red Wind]

Which points out pretty well why this little bit of bad behavior doesn't deserve to be compared to any of the real RIOTS we've endured in our past. (Or anything at all like other countries still suffer when their societies get troubled.)

But our news media sure loves to have a juicy story to embellish...

This is for sure. Miami ,1980, 18 dead, all "Civilians", all but 2 white, beaten with clubs. Miami Herald metal news racks and anything else they could get their hands on.

Detroit 1943,Watts,(LA) 1965 ,Detroit,again, 1967, LA ,again 1992, all over 40 dead. And then there was Tulsa, Oklahoma ,1921

"During the 16 hours of the assault, more than 800 people were admitted to local white hospitals with injuries (the two black hospitals were burned down), and police arrested and detained more than 6,000 black Greenwood residents at three local facilities.[2]:108–109 An estimated 10,000 blacks were left homeless, and 35 city blocks composed of 1,256 residences were destroyed by fire. The official count of the dead by the Oklahoma Department of Vital Statistics was 39, but other estimates of black fatalities vary from 55 to about 300."

But little or no cable, ,no Facebook,Instagram or Twitter, no 24/7news cycle.
It's a sad world today.

 

[TimSr]

While people at home are probably somewhat safe, I can't help but wonder if I could sit in my livingroom and watch my business being ransacked and burned on TV.

 

[M-Cameron]

While people at home are probably somewhat safe, I can't help but wonder if I could sit in my livingroom and watch my business being ransacked and burned on TV.

thats what insurance is for....

im pretty sure nothing in my shop would be worth killing over...or risk dying for.....