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Have we forgotten the plethora of news articles and sensationalism in the late 70s and early 80s when young adult women were finally speaking out about the sexual abuse they suffered as children?  Do you remember that the women were accused of creating those memories and there were no lawsuits against the perpetrators of those heinous crimes, most of whom were family members.  What is the message we are sending here?  Men who have been abused by men are entitled to monetary damages and women no doubt made up their stories of abuse.

We are all still homophobic.  These cases of adult men preying on boy children seems to have raised a lot more outrage than did the cases of adult men preying on girl children.  I surmise from this that the population as a whole cannot deal with male on male abuse, but questions and dismisses male on female abuse.

I speak from personal experience.  There was no one who believed me, in fact people asked me "well, did you enjoy it?"  "what did you do to bring the attention on yourself?"  My experience was not unique.  After 3 years of therapy I was able to put that aside, but I was never able to sue the perpetrators.

When are we going to stop suing each other at the drop of a hat and get the help we need as a community and as individuals to move past the iniquities perpetrated against each other?  Litigation does nothing to heal the wounds.

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exactly the point, Mark!  I DON'T know about firearms and I don't want to.  I have used a handgun in target practice and I choose NOT to to that again.  The world you describe is very different from the world of the projects in inner-cities.  What we need is concern for the safety of the majority.  In your town the majority feel comfortable with open weapons.  In MY community we don't.

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Mr Beal is deluding himself when he says that "no one has gone running from Starbucks" because they saw him come in carrying a weapon.  I have left an establishment when a person like Mr Beal enters.  I don't want to be in proximity to someone who is so self-absorbed and carrying a deadly weapon.  He also says that people approach him and are pleased that open-carry is the law while no one has approached him to voice their objection.  REALLY!  I don't know anyone who would approach a man Mr Beal's size and try to have a conversation about the irrationality of open-carry laws.  Please, Mr Beal and friends, think outside of your little box and consider another person's feelings.  You are welcome to carry your gun, but I respectfully request that when you are in public places that you put away your firearms

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