Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in
message . ..
HK wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:48:45 -0400, HK wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:05:39 -0300, "Don White"

wrote:

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ups.com...
On Sep 28, 12:48 pm, "Don White" wrote:
Note to all whacko preachers...leave your shootin' irons at
home when
travelling north of the
border...http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Front/914569.html
Hey, I worked in "Gunnersvull'. But why is the writer so
interested in
the church connection. Is there something there we are not
getting, or
is he just somehow trying to paint religeon/conservatives/guns etc
into one picture? Why was the mans occupation even noted, and
would
the story have been written if he was say a barber? Just
wondering,
the writer seems to indicate this type of seizure is not
unusual...
hummmmm...
Cultural thing I suppose. Up here, normal people wouldn't think
of carrying a firearm...let alone a church official.
No hunters or target shooters in Canada, huh? Wow, times have
sure changed
since my uncle took me hunting up there.
"Carrying" implies something quite a bit different than going
hunting or target shooting.
There may be others who carry a firearm, but hunters and target
shooters
also carry them. When I go to a pistol range, I carry the weapon.
If I go
hunting, I carry a firearm.
Of course, I may not fit someone's definition of 'normal' !

"Carrying" implies something quite a bit different than going
hunting or target shooting and "carrying" your firearm with you.

I think I know what you are talking about, and "carrying" might mean
"packing heat" to some criminal elements, but I really don't think
that is the way Don was using the term.


The most common definition means a law abiding citizen carrying a
legally owned handgun, probably concealed, with a permit where required.

Let me make sure I understand this. In the west, it is common to see
people with a guy in a holster, in plan sight. Wouldn't they be
considered to be carrying?


That's called "open carry." Very few states allow that, typically states
out west, though I believe Virginia allows it.