Carrying in movie theater?

It takes the average PD unit close to 8 mins to get on scene, another 3-5 to make contact with complainant. It takes EMS/Fire an average of 10 mins to get on scene and about 5-8 for PT contact. This does not included the delay from you dialing 911 to the unit getting dispatched. It takes the human body anywhere from 15 seconds to 6 mins to bleed out from a wound. As danny said I do not trust any one in the world except close friends, my wife and my partner on the ambulance. Other than that everyone else can fuck off.

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Originally Posted by Danny

Hmm. You have alot more faith in police and the general public than I do. Movie theater or not, you can be dead or dying in a lot less time than it takes for Mr. Fat Rent-a-cop takes to get there. But like i said earlier, "protection" is just one little part of the equation of carrying.

But then again the average gun carrier isn't afraid we are going to get mugged, stabbed or shot at. If that was the case, the last thing we would do is strap a tiny pistol on our hip and act like the problem just disappeared, like you seem to be suggesting.

I have seen how helpful the general public is, no way are they my safety plan. Your welcome to count on the public and police to help you, no thanks. They are a decent secondary plan, but a shatty primary.

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x2. he is fucking retarted for the scenario he came up with. i carry a gun because its my right as an american citizen and you never know when some shit will go down. i wear a seatbelt everytime i get in the car. do i plan on wrecking? no. its "just in case". the scenario you came up sounds like it belongs in a "Crank" movie. because seriously falling out of a helicopter and living is about the same as dropping a pistol from 18" and having it go off. and as far as the "grow some balls" comment goes... grow up. i didnt post this topic because i was scared to go to the movie; i wanted to see how other ppl interpreted the very "open to opinion" georgia law.

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Originally Posted by patrick4588

x2. he is fucking retarted for the scenario he came up with. i carry a gun because its my right as an american citizen and you never know when some shit will go down. i wear a seatbelt everytime i get in the car. do i plan on wrecking? no. its "just in case". the scenario you came up sounds like it belongs in a "Crank" movie. because seriously falling out of a helicopter and living is about the same as dropping a pistol from 18" and having it go off. and as far as the "grow some balls" comment goes... grow up. i didnt post this topic because i was scared to go to the movie; i wanted to see how other ppl interpreted the very "open to opinion" georgia law.

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Good way to end the off topic tangent. I will ignore crazyness from here on out :D

I have been robbed at gun point twice now. I'm only willing to carry to my place or residence and work. Carrying out in public is just asking for trouble. As others have said the carry law is very gray and not worth risking, imo.

I have carried in a theater and many other public places. The key word is CONCEALED. I carry either a 1911 or a beretta 92 with an inside the waist holster and no one is the wiser. Just dont go around like all these kids around here who just got their permit and carry it on your hip with your shirt tucked behind it like your Wyatt Earp and youll be alright. Like the old saying...Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6

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Originally Posted by GIXXERDK

I have been robbed at gun point twice now. I'm only willing to carry to my place or residence and work. Carrying out in public is just asking for trouble. As others have said the carry law is very gray and not worth risking, imo.

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Can anyone make any sense of this?!?!

not really. i dont get it. he carries the gun just to say he can? you are scared of getting robbed, so you dont carry?:thinking:

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Originally Posted by GIXXERDK

I have been robbed at gun point twice now. I'm only willing to carry to my place or residence and work. Carrying out in public is just asking for trouble.

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This is probably the dumbest thing I have ever heard. If I was caught without my Glock and robbed at gunpoint I wouldnt take a dump without it again.

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Originally Posted by GIXXERDK

As others have said the carry law is very gray and not worth risking, imo.

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Carry laws are not gray at all. Only the public gathering clause is gray.

well hopefully hb615 will go thru and take care of the PG clause

I've been robbed 12 times at knife point. A gun would stop this, but I dont wanna cause trouble

wtf lol

Lol, its fun to make points with sarcasm

agreed

yupyup. I just read a whole thread on 1911forum.com that was sarcastic. Some of the biggest names in 1911 smithing all being sarcastic about how they do stuff and the tools they use, classic funny.

Well, the two times I got robbed was at my place at work. I must have wrote that wrong, I leave a gun at my workplace and one at home. Not willing to carry in public though.

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Originally Posted by Danny

Good. But that doesnt mean some officer or judge wont think differently. Thats why we hate the PG clause.

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that's why if you get caught up in that situation you get a good lawyer.

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Originally Posted by patrick4588

do you have any legislation or case law to show that? it seems nobody can find anythin concrete to support that. badass if its true!

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plenty of discussion on this over on gco if you don't want to believe me.

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Originally Posted by ranger250x

the discover mills theater has a sign saying no weapons, but other theaters do not have said sign. thats the only thing i know about carring in theaters. good thing you decided to carry with the creep in the theater with you

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doesn't matter, signs don't carry any legal weight in georgia.

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Originally Posted by hotshot

lol. ok buddy. I know exactly why people carry, Its cause they wanna try to protect their family and their stuff. I hope it does get ruled as a public gathering though.

Consider this hypothetical situation: You grab your gun, head out to the movies, but you dont bother to turn your safety on cause you think the chances of actually having to use it are slim, or for some reason you dont turn it on, or for some reason, you accidently switch it off. You grab your drinks and your popcorn, find the seat you want to sit in and walk up the stairs. As you're crouching down to sit in your seat, your gun falls out of the holster and on to the concrete floor below. The 12 year old girl sitting one row in front of you and two seats to the left hears a loud bang and is now gasping for breath. She will no longer be able to enjoy the movie because she is being rushed to the hospital where she will certainly die from a gunshot wound to the spinal cord. You'll be judged by 12, and she'll be carried by 6. Glad you made sure your family and belongings were safe in the movie theater, dont you.

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that right there tells me clearly you know >< much about guns and carrying, thanks and have a nice day :goodjob:

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Originally Posted by FlipKing

Gonna say you are wrong Hotshot. I carry a pocket knife. What if I trip going down the stairs and it slings open. It cartwheels down the stairs and into the bottom row into the back of some guy's head. Hey...it could happen...right? lulz

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epic, reps distributed. :lmfao:

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Originally Posted by ARH1192

Even tho his reply was a little stupid it had some truth to it. If your scared to go to the movies with out a gun u need to grow some balls. Its a pubic place where others would def see if someone was being attacked and would help or get help. Not only that most malls and theaters have cops there. At least on the weekends.

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don't know where you go to see your movies pee wee but i frequent slightly classier establishments than the ones you're referring to :D

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Originally Posted by eraser4g63

It takes the average PD unit close to 8 mins to get on scene, another 3-5 to make contact with complainant. It takes EMS/Fire an average of 10 mins to get on scene and about 5-8 for PT contact. This does not included the delay from you dialing 911 to the unit getting dispatched. It takes the human body anywhere from 15 seconds to 6 mins to bleed out from a wound. As danny said I do not trust any one in the world except close friends, my wife and my partner on the ambulance. Other than that everyone else can fuck off.

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atl pd takes 11+ min according to a study just done this past yr by the ajc.

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Originally Posted by Danny

Can anyone make any sense of this?!?!

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yeah, basically he carries bc he feels like he as to but doesn't like it...if i were him i'd either 1) not carry at all or 2) get comfortable with the gun and the idea of carrying and carry it at all times.

there's few things as ironic as ppl who get shot and killed when they own a gun and have a permit to carry.....but didn't have the gun when they needed it.

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Originally Posted by GIXXERDK

Well, the two times I got robbed was at my place at work. I must have wrote that wrong, I leave a gun at my workplace and one at home. Not willing to carry in public though.

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i guess in your case you'll have to be robbed at every place in btw those 2 points before you'll start carrying regulary? really don't see the logic in that...what if you're walking out of your house and get robbed? or walking into the door at your place of work? what're you going to do? ask them politely to wait a min while you retrieve your gun? :no:

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Originally Posted by shagwAg3n

atl pd takes 11+ min according to a study just done this past yr by the ajc.

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I was basing that off what the DOJ and DOT ( yes they are the people that run EMS/FD in the USA) consider acceptable times, I can tell you first hand that it takes me almost 15 mins to get to most of my calls because of how rural my 911 zone is.

Lol at shagw4g3n having so much fun in this thread. He taking over! lol

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Originally Posted by eraser4g63

I was basing that off what the DOJ and DOT ( yes they are the people that run EMS/FD in the USA) consider acceptable times, I can tell you first hand that it takes me almost 15 mins to get to most of my calls because of how rural my 911 zone is.

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wasn't correcting you or saying your info is wrong, just putting more info out there :goodjob:

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Originally Posted by ARH1192

Even tho his reply was a little stupid it had some truth to it. If your scared to go to the movies with out a gun u need to grow some balls. Its a pubic place where others would def see if someone was being attacked and would help or get help. Not only that most malls and theaters have cops there. At least on the weekends.

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while you may be right, i dont have that much faith in people to jump in. in fact, id bet my damn house that 99% of people would just stand there.

plus, why rely on others to protect you? thats kinda risky if your life is in danger and the situation could be resolved with a few shots to the chest(of the bad guy) with the pistol you were carrying.

but if you weren't carrying, maybe you would be the one with a few more holes.

and i DAMN sure wouldnt rely on a cop to make an accurate, well placed shot.

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Originally Posted by FlipKing

Lol at shagw4g3n having so much fun in this thread. He taking over! lol

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i run this shit :D :crazy:

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Originally Posted by GIXXERDK

I have been robbed at gun point twice now. I'm only willing to carry to my place or residence and work. Carrying out in public is just asking for trouble. As others have said the carry law is very gray and not worth risking, imo.

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ive only been robbed at gun point once, and it will NEVER happen again, without the guy being carried off in a bodybag.

everyone says some macho shit that "oh if i was robbed at gunpoint id beat that mofo's ass" - or something like that. well it definitely doesnt work that way.
your brain goes completely numb and blank and the only thing you can comprehend is getting away ( at least thats how it was for me ).

but now having that experience i would say that i have a little bit more of an ability to think and react and make a move if such a situation were to arise again.

with that said, my pistol goes with me like a grandma and her walker.


ALSO, the carry law is definitely not gray, only the Public Gathering clause.

and if you need some more info please feel free to visit :

http://www.georgiapacking.org/law.php
http://www.georgiacarry.org/

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Originally Posted by shagwAg3n

i guess in your case you'll have to be robbed at every place in btw those 2 points before you'll start carrying regulary? really don't see the logic in that...what if you're walking out of your house and get robbed? or walking into the door at your place of work? what're you going to do? ask them politely to wait a min while you retrieve your gun? :no:

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Its something I have thought about, but for now I just leave it at home and at work. Step by step man, I don't want to get over my head. It's not like I go walking down a dark alley. I avoid shady places and just use street smarts, and I'm not avoiding because I'm scared its just not my type of crowd.

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Originally Posted by shagwAg3n

wasn't correcting you or saying your info is wrong, just putting more info out there :goodjob:

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Oh I know i was siting my sources for the info incase someone decided they wanted to challenge, your point further proves everyone else's including mine. lol

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Originally Posted by GIXXERDK

Its something I have thought about, but for now I just leave it at home and at work. Step by step man, I don't want to get over my head. It's not like I go walking down a dark alley. I avoid shady places and just use street smarts, and I'm not avoiding because I'm scared its just not my type of crowd.

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I'm just getting in on this but I was the same when I just started carrying. You must get comfortable with it first. Very important.

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Originally Posted by 81911SC

I'm just getting in on this but I was the same when I just started carrying. You must get comfortable with it first. Very important.

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get comfortable before you leave the house. You shouldn't use the world as your guinea pig while your learning the basics.

Carry it no problem just dont OC unless you have a badge. :ninja:

Here is a good caption that can contribute to alot of the bullshit in this thread. I agree danny, a right not excersized is a right lost.

"My neighbors are offended by my ownership of guns.

In order to let them know I am tolerant of their position, I put a sign in my yard:"

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...t/untitled.jpg

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Originally Posted by Truegiant

Here is a good caption that can contribute to alot of the bullshit in this thread. I agree danny, a right not excersized is a right lost.

"My neighbors are offended by my ownership of guns.

In order to let them know I am tolerant of their position, I put a sign in my yard:"

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...t/untitled.jpg

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haha quality. Sad, but true in many cases :(

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Originally Posted by Danny

get comfortable before you leave the house. You shouldn't use the world as your guinea pig while your learning the basics.

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Please do not knowingly carry uncomfortably. Being a man an admitting your lack of knowledge on a subject is the first step IMO. ^^ Great Advice.

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Originally Posted by Truegiant

Here is a good caption that can contribute to alot of the bullshit in this thread. I agree danny, a right not excersized is a right lost.

"My neighbors are offended by my ownership of guns.

In order to let them know I am tolerant of their position, I put a sign in my yard:"

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...t/untitled.jpg

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lollerskates, epic :lmao:

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Originally Posted by GSRteg®

Carry it no problem just dont OC unless you have a badge. :ninja:

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why should you OC only if you have a badge. i know people that OC on a daily basis and have never been hassled about it. just know where you can and cannot carry and you will be fine.