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This afternoon my co-workers and I headed to the Dubliner for a quick happy hour. It was a chilly, brisk walk down Washington which was made worse by the onslaught of NRA folks that are arriving for a weekend convention. If the 2 brief experiences I had with these people is any indication, they aren't exactly the most polite or tactful of people.
Experience number one had to do with a group of leather clad, NRA patch wearing men barreling across Washington against the light and basically running into me without any sort of apology. Nice, wish I had a gun...thank God I live in Missouri where carrying a concealed weapon is a protected right.
Next up is what was said to a friend of mine in the ladies bathroom. My friend had been asked by a group of female conventionistas if she worked downtown. My friend answered "yes."
"It must be a bitch to get down here," one of the convention goers responded.
"I actually live here," my friend said.
The comment was probably said innocently enough, but my friend is a city dweller, who lives in a city that voted against a concealed carry law, and she was a bit offended by the remark.
Personally, I don't want the NRA in my city. Setting aside for a moment the fact that, from what I saw, many of them wear too much denim and use the American Flag as a fashion accessory, I oppose everything the NRA stand for. I'm sure plenty of people disagree with me and will site how awesome guns are and that the money this convention is bringing to St. Louis and her downtown businesses is the best thing ever, but I'll never support an organization that states more guns in the hands of the general, "responsible" population is the solution to rising crime and the ills of society. I can't follow that kind of logic.
Experience number one had to do with a group of leather clad, NRA patch wearing men barreling across Washington against the light and basically running into me without any sort of apology. Nice, wish I had a gun...thank God I live in Missouri where carrying a concealed weapon is a protected right.
Next up is what was said to a friend of mine in the ladies bathroom. My friend had been asked by a group of female conventionistas if she worked downtown. My friend answered "yes."
"It must be a bitch to get down here," one of the convention goers responded.
"I actually live here," my friend said.
The comment was probably said innocently enough, but my friend is a city dweller, who lives in a city that voted against a concealed carry law, and she was a bit offended by the remark.
Personally, I don't want the NRA in my city. Setting aside for a moment the fact that, from what I saw, many of them wear too much denim and use the American Flag as a fashion accessory, I oppose everything the NRA stand for. I'm sure plenty of people disagree with me and will site how awesome guns are and that the money this convention is bringing to St. Louis and her downtown businesses is the best thing ever, but I'll never support an organization that states more guns in the hands of the general, "responsible" population is the solution to rising crime and the ills of society. I can't follow that kind of logic.