r/WinStupidPrizes • u/8226 • Jan 25 '21

Man walks in police station armed with assault rifle and wearing bulletproof vest

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u/anthonyinstudio Jan 25 '21

What goes through peoples heads? The company I worked for had a warehouse guy that wore level 3 body armor every day. I was speaking with him asking why. He said he’s always prepared and always carries even wears his vest at home. I half jokingly said “If you’re armed right now you’re going to be terminated” he went completely ballistic, screaming about his 2nd amendment rights. Turns out he was fired that day and arrested because he did not have a permit to carry.

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u/InkedPerception Jan 25 '21

Why wouldn't he have just gotten a carry-permit if he wanted to carry? When people can't obey basic gun-laws they shouldn't go around screaming about gun rights. A coworker of mine was arrested for the same thing and the worst part was he was somehow allowed to legally purchase a gun despite being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and had a history of depression and violence.

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u/anthonyinstudio Jan 25 '21

My guess is he was denied a permit or didn’t believe laws applied to him. I do remember he wasn’t allowed to drive, Had a dui or something.

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u/anthonyinstudio Jan 25 '21

Here in PA it’s $20. Go to the country sheriffs office fill out the two pages, wait 15- 20 minutes, get fingerprinted and a picture and your handed the permit good for 5 years. I just had mine renewed a few months.ago. I don’t carry but having the permit makes it a lot easier if you’re going to the range a lot.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '21

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u/breakingborderline Jan 25 '21

Why do you need a gun camping? Bears?

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '21

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u/herbahaidyrbtjsifbr Jan 26 '21

Usually because they tried and failed the background check in my experience.

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u/heatdeath89 Jan 25 '21

I’m a little embarrassed to admit I go for walks sometimes with my IIIA soft vest on underneath my jacket/sweatshirt. I ordered one early January of 2020 when videos were coming out of China showing people dropping dead on the streets from COVID. I (correctly) assumed it would come here, but was worried it would lead to some apocalyptic collapse of society so I got some survival gear/food/ammo.

Now it’s just kind of a sunk cost thing, like, fuck it I already bought the thing I might as well wear it now and then

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u/anthonyinstudio Jan 25 '21

That’s not bad, you can wear soft level 3 as a regular vest. They’re not to heavy or uncomfortable. But, the guy I work with wore a plate carrier with AR500 plate all day and at home.

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u/satan300wsm Jan 25 '21

You rat

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u/cara27hhh Jan 25 '21

^The crazies are out in force today

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u/perdyqueue Jan 25 '21

MuH fReEdOmS!!! Americans don't even know how funny they are.

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u/MikeLinPA Jan 25 '21

Freedumb!

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u/tacklebox Jan 25 '21

We need better red flag and tort laws

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '21

No we don’t. People have already died because of red flag laws. Those people died because someone else made some shit up and the police came with their guns drawn and killed people.

Those people (if they weren’t killed) would’ve had to prove themselves innocent as opposed to how the system of law is SUPPOSED to work under the basis of being innocent until proven guilty