First of all, I am an advocate and avid supporter of the second amendment and our right to bear arms, an active NRA member and multiple gun owner. However, I have a little difficulty with we ordinary citizenry carrying around concealed guns, although I am not entirely against it.
The story posted below is a kinda' long read but gives interesting insight on some U.S. athletes and the increasing number of them that are walking around armed both legally and illegally nowadays. It has good arguments for both sides, be it carry or no carry, from a few known athletes' points of view, if you're interested in firearms and such that is.....
Athletes and Guns: Armed ... Dangerous?Some Sports Stars Say They Tote Guns for Protection, but Others Call Carrying Firearms Dangerous and Unnecessary ABC NEWS By ARTY BERKO, STEVE DELSOHN and LINDSAY ROVEGNOJan. 13, 2007 — Houston Astros outfielder Luke Scott slammed an ammo clip into his .45-caliber Glock handgun, assumed the ready position and fired off 10 successive shots in 2.5 seconds, causing shell casings to fly in every direction. The thundering noise of gunshots filled the air and echoed through the trees, briefly disrupting the silence that surrounded his makeshift shooting range on a strip of land just a mile or so from the house he grew up in DeLeon Springs, Fla.
"That's a clip," Scott said matter-of-factly as he looked up, emptied the cartridge from his handgun and slid the weapon into his front pocket full story,4 pages
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