I am very pro-gun but.....it's an irresponsible attitude that will get our gun rights taken away...and all it will take is a small change in public attitude.

Concealed carry pemits should be shown to two classes of persons; appropriate law enforcement persons who ASK to see them and to the person at the counter when you buy a gun. Nobody else should see the permit; waving it around will certainly help most people develop an anti-gunner attitude.

Here in Arizona, we just had a case of a guy who was "cut off" by a speeder....the guy pulled the speeder over and it was a cop on his way home. Impersonating an officer is a crime in most states and waving a fake badge, a badge-looking device, etc is included in that crime definition. This guy in Arizona now has charges filed against him.

I may carry a gun but I do so with the intent that most people do not know that I carry...flaunting it will only provoke a fight...and nobody ever wins in a fight anymore.

mike in tucson