At what point does being prepared go overboard

This is very cut-and-dried for me; if you are carrying more ordinance than your local street cop, then you are either paranoid, a mall-ninja, or perhaps mentally unstable...;)
 
I personally think anything more than 1 loaded gun is overboard. I just can't imagine a normal, regular citizen carrying even a BUG.
 
There are nuts on both sides of the gun issue. Are you saying, that because he thinks the guy is a nut, it makes him anti-gun. Get real. There are guys out there with guns that have no business being near them and the guy referenced by the OP may very well indeed be one of them. He obviously hasn't done anything YET to get his rights taken and until he does he has every right to carry what he wishes. Doesn't mean he doesn't have issues.
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No, I'm saying that the guy hasn't done anything to imply that he is indeed a nut, other than pack what some here feel is an unfashionably large load. Like some rabid anti-gunner, a number of members on this board have chosen to judge this man's totally LEGAL actions as evidence that he's a homicide looking for a place to happen.

I made the Brady Campaign comment because that's just the kind of "logic" they like to use: "Why do you NEED to carry that many guns? Nobody but a murderer could possibly need to carry so much ammo."

I think the guy's a little strange for carrying three guns. There are probably some here who think I'm nuts for thinking I need to carry a semi-auto with 17 rounds in it. Doesn't make either of us a criminal.
 
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I think the guy's a little strange for carrying three guns. There are probably some here who think I'm nuts for thinking I need to carry a semi-auto with 17 rounds in it. Doesn't make either of us a criminal.
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What he carried 4 guns? How about 7? Criminal? No, but isn't there a point where you start to worry?

What he carried 6 handguns, 12 spare mags, a baton and pepper spray and wore a ballistic vest and kevlar helmet?


There's a line somewhere. We can avoid admitting it because it makes us uncomfortable and "sounds like" the Brady bunch, but that doesn't make it wrong.
 
What he carried 4 guns? How about 7? Criminal? No, but isn't there a point where you start to worry?

What he carried 6 handguns, 12 spare mags, a baton and pepper spray and wore a ballistic vest and kevlar helmet?


There's a line somewhere. We can avoid admitting it because it makes us uncomfortable and "sounds like" the Brady bunch, but that doesn't make it wrong.
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What if he doesn't trust his roomates or landlord and carries the only three guns he owns every day to keep them secure? (Let me beat a few members here to it: he should just move someplace safer :rolleyes:)

I categorically reject the notion that we can or should draw an arbitrary line defining the appropriate amount of ordnance to carry on one's person. I'd say about 50% of the general public would consider one five shot revolver to be overkill. For a community so focused on individual responsibility and personal choice, some sure are eager to foist their personal standard on others.

Again, so I'm clear, yes, I personally think it's overboard to carry the load described by the OP. If I met someone who carried that much weaponry, it would certainly raise an eyebrow. I just don't think we're in any kind of position to make a third-hand judgment against the guy on some internet board, especially one implying that he's repressing homicidal tendencies.
 
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I'm gonna clarify some things.

This guy might read this forum so i was in no way calling him crazy or anything like that. He seems like a pretty well off guy that doesn't seem crazy in the casual conversations I have had with him.

I personally think this i too much, but i haven't carried in public yet so I don't think i can judge any one.

In MY mind one gun with a reload or one main with a bug is fine for me. I usually carry a pocket knife for utility so i don't see that as a weapon.
 
I don't really care if someone wants to carry three loaded firearms concealed or otherwise. A nut? He would certainly be considered a bit odd by most people I know, but if that is what he wants, go for it.

Me, I fight with the concept of carrying one gun concealed let alone three plus knives. I always carry when I go to areas that I suspect might be a bit crime ridden, otherwise, I often have no piece on me.

I know folks that have many battle rifles (I'm talking cases of AK's). I asked why and they say something to the effect of being prepared (SHTF stuff). Guess I know where I'm going when the fan hits. :) Not really.
 
I know folks that have many battle rifles (I'm talking cases of AK's). I asked why and they say something to the effect of being prepared (SHTF stuff). Guess I know where I'm going when the fan hits. Not really.
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I don't blame you. A lot of the same folks who have ten cases of AKs to "be prepared" don't keep more than a week of food or water in the house.

Those are the people I'm afraid of if TSHTF - what's their plan? Come and take it from me?
 
I think when guys start quoting catch-phrases from S.W.A.T. and "Soldier of Fiction" magazine you might get a clue.

I also hear the phrase "just in case" salted into their lexicon of speech:

I was sweeping my porch and saw a crow so I took my AK out, just in case.
I got stuck talking to my pastor at church. Good thing I was carrying my Desert Eagle, just in case.
I was trying on slacks at the "Big & Weird" outlet, when a salesman measured my inseam. But I had my "Kill Bill" katana with me, just in case.

Surprisingly, I have not seen the tattoo "Born to Sell Term Life" at the bike shop--yet...
 
I hope he does read this forum…so he learns to keep things to himself. Telling you about anything he carries was his first mistake.

I don’t care what he carries or anyone else carries or owns for that matter, as long as they are doing so legally. Some guys carry three lighters or thirty-five keys on their keychain when they rarely use more then three of them daily, are they going overboard as well?
There has been a great deal of posts in this thread that I am glad that I read (mods, Southern Rebel, Terryger, and others) as they really helped put things in prospective for me. Going overboard varies with each of us…evidently it isn’t bothering him.
 
I categorically reject the notion that we can or should draw an arbitrary line defining the appropriate amount of ordnance to carry on one's person.
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As do I and well said! After you've known someone for many months as a fine upstanding person that you have much in common with and could easily see yourself calling him a best friend, do you then do a 180 and think him paranoid, delusional, and in need of professional help if you find out he carries 2 primaries, a BUG, and a reload for each? Personally, I don't, and shame on you if you do.
 
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best friend...paranoid, delusional...in need of professional help
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If the man is your best friend then, yes, sometimes it falls to you to get him help. Look at all of the famous people that abused drugs or drank themselves to a stupor while their "friends" sat silently by and watched them die.

Brotherhood is a bit more than just getting invited to all of the parties.
 
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If the man is your best friend then, yes, sometimes it falls to you to get him help.
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:rolleyes:In my opinion he doesn't NEED help. And if you knew him, and his situation, you'd probably agree. If not, maybe it's you that needs help. Or a wake-up.
 
I don't know this man well enough to feel comfortable telling him to get some help. He's not my best friend, I wouldn't even call him a good friend, just a friend.
 
So many professional psychologists in this thread. And all you need for a diagnosis is a third hand account of an isolated behaviour! Amazing how far that field has come...
 
There's a line somewhere. We can avoid admitting it because it makes us uncomfortable and "sounds like" the Brady bunch, but that doesn't make it wrong.
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There is a line, found in The Bill of Rights that does cover this quite nicely.

Whole lot of "Monday morning quarterbacking" going on here in my opinion.

I personally don't care if someone paints their toenails all different colors and sings them to bed each night. If that person is an American living in this country, and has read and understands TBoRs, and is legally conducting him/herself, let them carry a pistol for each of their toenail friends if that is what "floats their boat".

As has previously been mentioned several times, watch out for "limiting" type thinking, slippery slope my friends; are you prepared to have others limit you?
 
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