If people had guns, the terrorist would have been dead after his first shot and many innocent lives would have been saved.
I’ve never heard of out of control bouncers causing injury
I would go even further and say if the venue allowed Concealed Carry folks and advertised that fact, the killer would have never gone to that venue in the first place.
Not illegal in many states. That said, drinking and guns, like driving do not mix. Maybe designated shooter?
Designated Drivers and sober bartenders should be allowed to carry, at a minimum.
Look at it this way, the Jihadist was during the time he was massacring innocent people, he was facebooking, tweeting, texting, talking on the phone, surfing the web, and talking to the cops..if just ONE club goer had a gun, just ONE, he would have been able to take this scum bag out, but NO, instead these people were unarmed and sitting ducks
NRA blinked. yikes..
If you have the designated driver be the designated carrier, that would increase chances against future Islamo**cks, and alleviate concern. Also have the armed guard be plainclothes.
I don’t think Trump’s statement was meant as a definitive policy statement, that a bunch of drunken partiers should be carrying guns. I think bartenders, bouncers, and even the sober public should be allowed to carry. Having hundreds of unarmed people in a place that had only one way to get out, is asking for trouble, particularly in this age of insanity.
While Trump’s heart is in the right place, he needs to be a bit more strategic about HOW he presents a position on various issues like this one. Giving patriotic allies like the NRA reason to say what they did, is not a positive, especially with the low-information electorate.
The nra is wrong on this. Shall not be infringed means for everywhere and everyone.
Simple. Just arm the designated drivers. That would be “innovative”.
I tell You this;
They Are Coming!
NRA
Carrying concealed in a bar is legal in South Carolina as long as the licensed carrier is not drinking. I hope the NRA is not against this.
Well, if you allow guns in places where people are drinking and taking drugs, you’ll have a lot of people killed by drunks. And probably a lot of innocent people outside on the street passing by. Drunk people should not have guns.
I see no problem, however, with having armed security in a bar.
Me? I’m 58, and haven’t set foot in a bar in a long, long time. I just do not like drunk people.
Not everyone who goes into a nightclub and has a few drinks is incapable of exercising good judgment.
There are also a substantial number that drink very little choosing instead to participate in dancing and socializing.
And then there are the security guards that abstain totally from drinking any alcohol.
The people in the NRA that ‘CNN’ reports either were misquoted or they were set up for a gotcha.
Ban everything.
I’ve posted it before but it bears repeating.
The NRA is to gun owners what Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are to “black” people.
did mateen know the florida bar guards were all unarmed? if so, how did he know? just wondering, tia.
Designated carrier is a good idea, but if an establishment is going to demand a gun free zone, they should be required to have enough armed security on hand to deal with a mass shooter or shooters.