Meanwhile, out in old Arizona....

[Daman858]

[MTI]

Brandishing the 2nd Amendment is popular here. This week, a story broke that a state senator, during an interview, was showing a reporter her loaded gun, no safety and laser pointer at him.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2011/07/11/20110711arizona-lori-klein-transcript-on.html

[Fulcrum525]

Patton would be proud.....

[elchivito]

Don't forget this is the state that officially adopted the Colt 45 as the "state gun" 6 months after Gabby Giffords was shot.

[Mike D]

Well now, that don't make a whole lot of sense. Detachable holster which you have to unsnap and carry with you. Wouldn't it make more sense to just carry the piece in a regular holster? I don't even want to think of what the weather is going to do to that leather! I foresee this clown walking down the side of the Interstate saying, "I know I heard it fall and hit the ground somewhere around here".

[SwampYankee]

Originally Posted by Daman858

Real gun. Real bullets. Fake bullet hole in fender.

Originally Posted by Mike D

Well now, that don't make a whole lot of sense. Detachable holster which you have to unsnap and carry with you. Wouldn't it make more sense to just carry the piece in a regular holster? I don't even want to think of what the weather is going to do to that leather! I foresee this clown walking down the side of the Interstate saying, "I know I heard it fall and hit the ground somewhere around here".

Probably just pop the gun and holster off the bike and slide it over your belt, re-snap and you're good to go.

[Mike D]

Originally Posted by SwampYankee

Real gun. Real bullets. Fake bullet hole in fender.

Ahhh! THAT'S what that is! I thought it was an old seat mounting location.

[spdrun]

Last year, I was driving from CA to Phoenix via the 40 then US 93. Needed some gas, so I got off the freeway onto old 66. Got gas, was hungry, stopped at a diner and bar type place that looked like the cantina from the first Star Wars.

At a certain point, the thought that it wasn't Halloween for another two months crossed my mind. Looked around. Why? Everyone was (kinda sorta) dressed up in "cowboy" clothes, and half the people were strapping guns of various types openly.

I've been to states with relaxed carry laws before -- Vermont, where you don't need a license to carry so long as the gun is bought legally comes to mind, but people in other states don't seem to be nearly as ostentatious about exercising their right to carry in public.

Seems to be a point of pride in AZ -- I'd liken it to making a habit of swearing in public just to test your First Amendment rights. It may be technically legal and Constitutional, but it would be considered rude in most places.

[cavecookie]

Originally Posted by spdrun

Last year, I was driving from CA to Phoenix via the 40 then US 93. Needed some gas, so I got off the freeway onto old 66. Got gas, was hungry, stopped at a diner and bar type place that looked like the cantina from the first Star Wars.

At a certain point, the thought that it wasn't Halloween for another two months crossed my mind. Looked around. Why? Everyone was (kinda sorta) dressed up in "cowboy" clothes, and half the people were strapping guns of various types openly.

I've been to states with relaxed carry laws before -- Vermont, where you don't need a license to carry so long as the gun is bought legally comes to mind, but people in other states don't seem to be nearly as ostentatious about exercising their right to carry in public.

Seems to be a point of pride in AZ -- I'd liken it to making a habit of swearing in public just to test your First Amendment rights. It may be technically legal and Constitutional, but it would be considered rude in most places.

HAHA! Lived right around that area for 15 years. We considered guns and holsters fashion accessories!

[Honus]

Pretty leather work. It would look 100% better if they left out the fake bullets and the fake bullet hole in the fender. Not sure why someone would want to be so in-your-face with their weapon. Does not give a good impression, IMHO.

[SwampYankee]

Originally Posted by Mike D

Ahhh! THAT'S what that is! I thought it was an old seat mounting location.

In the interest of "authenticity" I'd have fired a shot through the fender and clearcoated it.

[Mike D]

Originally Posted by SwampYankee

In the interest of "authenticity" I'd have fired a shot through the fender and clearcoated it.

Or a tracer round through the fuel tank and not worry about the clear coat.

[MTI]

Most other states don't have the western-cowboy-gunslinger-outlaw history and culture that the Grand Canyon and other western states have.

Coming from a state that likely has the lowest gun ownership per capita (Hawaii) I have noticed that there's much more firearm violence and more incidents of law enforcement officers being shot or shot at than back in the islands. Of course, back in Hawaii, surfing violence was much more pronounced . . .

[Kpmurphy]

The CO. I work for Avnet is very big in Arizona, and I have always thought of getting transferred, any buddy on here work for Avnet?
Just thought I would ask.

[spdrun]

Originally Posted by Kpmurphy

The CO. I work for Avnet is very big in Arizona, and I have always thought of getting transferred, any buddy on here work for Avnet?
Just thought I would ask.

Unless you know that you can find a job in the same field if you move and lose your job, I'd step carefully. Happened to a friend of mine who moved to Phx with her family, company she was working for went bust, and is now basically stuck there.

Then again, if you buy property in AZ now, you're probably more likely to make money that way than if you bought in 2006-7.