Poll: Who carries a pistol in their car?

[WinterBorn]

I told your wife and your girlfriend to empty my balls.

Dude, if you had slept with either my ex-wife or my girlfriend, you'd still be gibbering mass.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

when someone pulls a gun, I pull out my dick.

No doubt you masturbate furiously too.

 

[Neoclitorus]

No doubt you masturbate furiously too.

I have to get it over before my noodles are done.

 

[WinterBorn]

when someone pulls a gun, I pull out my dick.

And then you run while they are laughing too hard to shoot you?

 

[Neoclitorus]

Dude, if you had slept with either my ex-wife or my girlfriend, you'd still be gibbering mass.

that good huh?

that's awesome.

sign me up.

 

[Walt]

Agreed other countries are different. The thread is about carrying a gun in the car in the US, not packing heat in Germany or Japan.

One can apply the rest of the world's rules to one's self, even when in the USA. I am allowed to apply an obligation to retreat to myself, even if I am in the USA. Obviously, I cannot force others to apply it.

My question, which I am asking myself, is whether I should apply an obligation to retreat to myself. I do not have an answer to that question, it is something I am mulling in my mind.

I do not carry a gun in my car, and do not own a gun. I am thinking about owning a gun, and thinking about whether it makes sense to carry in my car.

 

[Walt]

WHAT ABOUT CROSSING OVER BORDERS???

I cross state borders into NJ, sometimes without even thinking about it. It would be easy to get a carry license in Pennsylvania, but not in NJ. Having a gun in the car would make it easy for me to accidentally commit a crime, so I do not think I will carry a gun in my car.

 

[Neoclitorus]

that good huh?

that's awesome.

sign me up.

All kidding aside.

I'm just joking around.

please don't follow my IP address and murder me.

 

[Neoclitorus]

One can apply the rest of the world's rules to one's self, even when in the USA. I am allowed to apply an obligation to retreat to myself, even if I am in the USA. Obviously, I cannot force others to apply it.

My question, which I am asking myself, is whether I should apply an obligation to retreat to myself. I do not have an answer to that question, it is something I am mulling in my mind.

I do not carry a gun in my car, and do not own a gun. I am thinking about owning a gun, and thinking about whether it makes sense to carry in my car.

why should one have a duty to retreat in the face of an aggressor?



wtf is wrong with you people?

 

[Neoclitorus]

stand your ground laws and castle doctrine is how should it all should be.

 

[Walt]

why should one have a duty to retreat in the face of an aggressor?

Because that makes death less likely. The hope is to retreat, let the situation calm down, and work out what went wrong. It makes mistaken self defense far less likely.

There are a number of people who are getting killed doing nothing wrong, because they are mistaken for aggressors. If you retreat first, that gives time and distance to work things out.

stand your ground laws and castle doctrine is how should it all should be.

Stand your ground is based on the claim that it would question your honor to retreat. So if you kill someone based on stand-your-ground it is defense of honor, not self defense.

 

[LurchAddams]

Whether he is prejudiced or not, New Orleans has a very high violent crime rate. But, unlike many other major cities, the violent crime tends to be local-on-local and in neighborhoods that tourists don't go into.

Based on this recent study, New Orleans didn't make the top 10:

A 2025 Case Study: The Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S.

Discover the 2025 case study on the most dangerous cities in the U.S. Explore crime rates, contributing factors, and what it means for residents.

www.mirasafety.com

 

[Dutch Uncle]

One can apply the rest of the world's rules to one's self, even when in the USA. I am allowed to apply an obligation to retreat to myself, even if I am in the USA. Obviously, I cannot force others to apply it.

My question, which I am asking myself, is whether I should apply an obligation to retreat to myself. I do not have an answer to that question, it is something I am mulling in my mind.

I do not carry a gun in my car, and do not own a gun. I am thinking about owning a gun, and thinking about whether it makes sense to carry in my car.

Of course you can. My philosophy is that it's better to have something and not need it than need it and not have it. Retreating is the prefered option. Using a gun for self-defense is a last resort.

Example: I'm in Wally-World at the back of the store and hear gun fire in the front of the store. It's the police officer's job to run toward the gunfire. It's my job to go in the other direction and take as many innocents as possible with me. Hopefully back into the storage area and out a backdoor. If the gunman comes after us, I'll do my best to shoot him down.

If you are not used to guns, we can discuss it. A good first gun is a pump shotgun followed by a 9mm or larger pistol and then a scoped hunting rifle if you plan on joining the Resistance.

Guns are a topic here: https://www.justplainpolitics.com/t...d-declares-himself-president-for-life.218730/

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Jesus H. Christ!

Why? If I'm headed close to the Mexico border I bring a pistol. I'm going to the "gunfire" district or other relatively unsafe part of town, I bring a pistol. I'm going out to dinner at a nice restaurant in an upscale part of town? No, I don't need a pistol for that so why bring one? It's common sense.

 

[Neoclitorus]

Because that makes death less likely. The hope is to retreat, let the situation calm down, and work out what went wrong. It makes mistaken self defense far less likely.

There are a number of people who are getting killed doing nothing wrong, because they are mistaken for aggressors. If you retreat first, that gives time and distance to work things out.


Stand your ground is based on the claim that it would question your honor to retreat. So if you kill someone based on stand-your-ground it is defense of honor, not self defense.

the hope for whom?

a victim is better off defending himself.

 

[WinterBorn]

Based on this recent study, New Orleans didn't make the top 10:

A 2025 Case Study: The Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S.

Discover the 2025 case study on the most dangerous cities in the U.S. Explore crime rates, contributing factors, and what it means for residents.

www.mirasafety.com

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That does not mean New Orleans is safe all over the city. Just that there are a few more hellholes out there.

 

[Walt]

Example: I'm in Wally-World at the back of the store and hear gun fire in the front of the store. It's the police officer's job to run toward the gunfire. It's my job to go in the other direction and take as many innocents as possible with me. Hopefully back into the storage area and out a backdoor. If the gunman comes after us, I'll do my best to shoot him down.

When the police come, and see you walking around with a gun, what are they supposed to do?

 

[Dutch Uncle]

When the police come, and see you walking around with a gun, what are they supposed to do?

You think the police should just shoot anyone carrying a gun, Walt? 41 shots? LOL

The gun would be back in my pants pocket...if I took it out at all.

 

[anonymoose]

Based on this recent study, New Orleans didn't make the top 10:

A 2025 Case Study: The Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S.

Discover the 2025 case study on the most dangerous cities in the U.S. Explore crime rates, contributing factors, and what it means for residents.

www.mirasafety.com

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They aren’t on that list due to their low and declining population (for good reason).

New Orleans has a 2025 population of 351,399. New Orleans is currently declining at a rate of -1.78% annually and its population has decreased by -8.31%since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 383,241 in 2020.

New Orleans, Louisiana Population 2025

worldpopulationreview.com

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Chicago was once again the nation’s homicide capital in 2024 with 573 murders – the 13th year in a row that the Windy City has suffered more murders than anywhere else in the country. St. Louis was the nation’s other murder capital when based on homicides per capita, marking the third year in a...

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What makes it more dangerous for law abiding citizens is that the city is a checkerboard of well to do neighborhoods and urban rat nests.
You can’t drive half a mile to a friend’s house without going through one of those. That’s the reason drivers there are no longer ticketed for running stop signs and red lights.

 

[anonymoose]

Why? If I'm headed close to the Mexico border I bring a pistol. I'm going to the "gunfire" district or other relatively unsafe part of town, I bring a pistol. I'm going out to dinner at a nice restaurant in an upscale part of town? No, I don't need a pistol for that so why bring one? It's common sense.

You do in New Orleans.

Brazen armed robbery of upscale Uptown restaurant, patrons forced to floor

Three armed men entered the Uptown restaurant wearing hoodies, one in a mask, and robbed the patrons and register.

www.wwltv.com