Originally Posted by
UptownJoe60640
Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
I disagree that you are "being safe" if you are indeed running your mouth at strangers on the street with gratuitous safety lectures. I suggest that you wear mouth protection as well as a helmet when you play Dudley Do-Right on the street.
Just because someone speaks up does not automatically put them in an unsafe situation. I suggest you keep that attitude in Iowa or wherever you live! Unfortunately, there are people such as yourself who do not speak up because they feel it is none of their business ( I honestly believe they are scared of the confrontation more than anything... I am not) until something happens to them and they start preaching "Why isn't someone saying or doing something?". Just because we are not Police Officers does not mean we keep our eyes and mouth shut!
Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy
Gun control doesn't mean that responsible, law abiding individuals should have a hard time in owning a gun. Nor does owning a gun make a person "obsessive." Just that they are exercising their legal right to own a firearm. And who knows it may be private citizens who own firearms that are able to help to defend this country if the Jihadists (other enemies) invade this great country of ours.
I am just going to say lets leave that out of the conversation. We have different opinions on the subject and I would love to have the conversation with you privately one day but not here. I shouldn't have said anything and that's my bad.
Not a problem, as a Vet the issue of gun control is a touchy subject.
Originally Posted by
UptownJoe60640
Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy
Exactly, and in most states the ordinary citizen has the right to make a citizen's arrest.
I agree once again my friend!
Thank you.
Originally Posted by
UptownJoe60640
Originally Posted by Leebo
I ride defensively, and what is safest for me. I follow most of the laws, however, at red lights I stop and then go if no traffic is coming.
I hope the day never comes, but, if and when it does, I hope you blame your carelessness on yourself and not on the motorist. The laws we have in place are good laws and I see no point in changing them because a few that break them believe it is the safest for themselves in that particular situation. Blah, blah, blah! Once again, with this logic might as well remove the stop signs and lights all together because you are going to run them anyway.