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Question of the Day: Mall Much?

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“A Mt. Morris man who made national headlines in 2007 with his assault weapons question for then-Presidential candidate Joe Biden is now asking the Genesee Valley shopping center to lift its ban on guns,” mlive.com reports. “Jered Townsend, 36, said the mall’s policy is ‘silly’ and that people who are legally able to do so should be able to open carry and have concealed weapons.” Alternatively, carry anyway? In most states, private property owners can only “accuse” a legally armed American of trespassing and ask them to leave. Done. Also alternatively, don’t go there. Or near there. (Criminals cruise mall parking lots.) Do your Christmas shopping online or in small stores. Or is that paranoid fantasy leading to avoidance behavior that robs parents and children of the joys of being in a crowd shopping for Xmas? Whatchugonnado?

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Robert Farago

Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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  1. I shop at the mall in question from time to time. About half the entrance doors are marked no firearms. So carry concealed and go in a door that doesn’t have a sign.

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  2. At least she has the balls to come out and say her agenda, unlike most bullshit politicians —> “I respect the second amendment BUT…………”

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  3. Typical shopping decisions:
    I need new tires. I used to shop at Sears when they had a sale. Sears is in the local mall. The local mall is a Simon mall. Simon officially bans carry in their malls [although I never saw signs posted in the local mall]. Sorry, Sears. There are other suppliers.

    My grandchildren want art supplies. I used to shop at Moore’s. Moore’s is in the local mall. Etc., etc. Except that after that decision, I discovered the vast variety of art supplies on the internet, at better prices. Sorry, Moore’s.

    Note that none of this reflects on the retailers themselves. I simply do not know what their policy is. But they are losing at least this customer because of the mall operators.

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  4. This must vary by region/state. I can think of exactly 1 No Guns sign I’ve seen posted on private property here in Indiana. It was at a hospital.

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  5. This is a good thing, that more of them are finally starting to be completely honest.

    Too many apathetic gun owners sit out the 2A fight because they believe that the “progressives” will actually stop once they achieve this round of “reasonable restrictions.”

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  6. To a hoplophobe, a gun and a penis are indistinguishable – they’re terrified of both, and they don’t know how to properly operate either.

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  7. A lovely piece. Good review, I’d certainly like to give it a try, though I’ve avoided external hammer pistols. I don’t like the idea of it catching on something, but since I’ve never really carried one with an external, is it really ever an issue?

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  8. Probably done by marksmen who could hit the same target with a ruger 10 22….

    Wish i had the time money and patience to be a good marksman, but will have to content myself with the 100 yard range

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  9. It seems to me that everyone that owns one has said they like it. Everyone who 1. Doesn’t know what they are talking about or 2. Are rather old school. Dislike the holster. I love mine. Way more comfortable than my super tuck or the 3 knock offs I have, more secure than the nylon iwb I used to carry. I carry a locked and loaded 1911 gov every day and have used the super carry for a little over 2 months. Until I find something more comfortable and better build I’m sticking with this.

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  10. 41 percent of all gun homicides occurred within a network of less than 4 percent of the neighborhood’s population

    So, in his follow up study are we going to be treated to a shocking realization that 4% of a neighborhood’s population are repeat offenders?

    Because if that were the case the resulting cognitive dissonance could make a lib’s head explode….

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