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Re: 5 shot dead in Grand Prarie Roller Rink?
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:38 am
by Purplehood
BLG wrote:ComeAndTakeIt wrote:Snap E Tom wrote:Anyone else holding their breath on whether he was a CHL holder? I'm highly doubting it. This is a Vietnamese family. I'm not an expert on Vietnamese cultures, but in other Asian cultures, guns are highly frowned upon. It would be a very interesting to see a racial breakdown of CHL holders.
I bet if he was we would have heard about it by now.
This was a Texas family, although your point about cultural heritage is well taken. This was something I did not know about Vietnamese culture.
I would be interested in learning where this conclusion regarding Asian culture originated. I have met tons of Asians overseas and in the US that are absolutely fascinated with guns. Their governments most certainly are not, but I personally haven't experienced that on a cultural level (I lived and been stationed in Asia for a total of 7 years...and yes, I did interact with the locals).
Re: 5 shot dead in Grand Prarie Roller Rink?
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:06 am
by Rex B
I had the same thought. The Montaurd (sp) tribesmen of the upper highlands were avid hunters - and fiercely loyal to the US.
Many immigrated after the war and continued to hunt in the US.
Re: 5 shot dead in Grand Prarie Roller Rink?
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:09 am
by Blindref757
After reading about this story, it really irritated me off to not be able to carry at Grapevine Mills yesterday. A promise to my son to go to Legoland was important, but I really hated seeing those signs at the door!
Re: 5 shot dead in Grand Prarie Roller Rink?
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:07 am
by C-dub
Blindref757 wrote:After reading about this story, it really irritated me off to not be able to carry at Grapevine Mills yesterday. A promise to my son to go to Legoland was important, but I really hated seeing those signs at the door!
Oh, but you can. There are several threads around here regarding Grapevine Mills Mall and the GVPD. The signs are old and no longer valid, but the GVPD Chief has said they are close enough for him. However, he also said that it will be up to each individual officer as to whether or not they will actually arrest someone for carrying inside there.
Re: 5 shot dead in Grand Prarie Roller Rink?
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:30 pm
by Blindref757
I've read those threads, but with the GVPD Chief's statement, I'm not willing to give $40K to a lawyer to defend me if I get the wrong cop.
Re: 5 shot dead in Grand Prarie Roller Rink?
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:37 pm
by C-dub
Blindref757 wrote:I've read those threads, but with the GVPD Chief's statement, I'm not willing to give $40K to a lawyer to defend me if I get the wrong cop.
That is your choice and I totally respect that. It has been an extremely rare circumstance that I needed to go inside, but I still carried when I did. I have not been there in over two years.