During the baseball fan convention, I called security on a guy at the Convention Center. Turns out, I shouldn't have.
"There's a man walking through the hall" I reported, "carrying a gun on his hip."
"Nope, he can do that," security replied, "we're a public space."
"But I thought 'conceal and carry' meant they had to at least conceal it?"
"Nope."
If this man had lit up a cigarette, security would have been on him in a second.
Maybe one day guns will be as unacceptable as cigarettes. Public perceptions do change...
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Here's an ad from 1953>
The boss is trying to convince his stenographer to use a new postage meter.
See the whole ad with copy here.
"There's a man walking through the hall" I reported, "carrying a gun on his hip."
"Nope, he can do that," security replied, "we're a public space."
"But I thought 'conceal and carry' meant they had to at least conceal it?"
"Nope."
If this man had lit up a cigarette, security would have been on him in a second.
Maybe one day guns will be as unacceptable as cigarettes. Public perceptions do change...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV57ITPnVInkUm0k3jyf_ZGFOR67CZ3JmVNCa0dnEWdLLL7WxDgnnJ36dJ8fyCif-hznjBg6hnNy4l3mE2HItig_-GlCiETweLcDQEuUHT-kzhxWuFI8U7aOAMeNs8uFd_U01RzEpDefp/s1600/2450d1314913071t-youll-never-see-these-ads-again-ad-8-1953.jpg)
Here's an ad from 1953>
The boss is trying to convince his stenographer to use a new postage meter.
See the whole ad with copy here.
Well, that's got my blood boiling this morning!
ReplyDeleteI know! Crazy-making, huh?
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