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Old May 25th, 2007, 05:15 AM   #11
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Badgers? We don't need no stinkin' badgers!
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Old May 25th, 2007, 05:16 AM   #12
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As a general rule those that ask this question in ernest are usually young in age & new to carry.
One of the things I have wondered is:
If I was 35 yrs younger & if there was such a thing around when I started carrying, would I have wondered the same thing.

Man, I hope not.
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Old May 25th, 2007, 06:22 AM   #13
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Badges make great targets!

Whats the difference between a badge, and your little piece of paper that say's you have a license? The biggest difference is one has legal standing, and one is shinny piece of tin.
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Old May 25th, 2007, 07:45 AM   #14
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I brought enough for everyone!
Now this is a clever way to proclaim a 'repeat'...funny


...and to answer the above question...NOPE!

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Old May 25th, 2007, 08:19 AM   #15
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Gecko_45 carries 5 to 6 CCW badges at all times. His badges are custom made from the highest grade of tactical, gold-plated, Kevlar. One day in a shootout at the mall, one of the badges saved his life when it stopped an incoming .308 round from a 7 year old sniper. They are real lifesavers!


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Old May 25th, 2007, 08:39 AM   #16
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Maybe the domain change should have been www.ccwbadgesaredumb.org

Hows cum da link dun werk?

CCW Badge = CCW-attitude deficiency
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Old May 25th, 2007, 12:05 PM   #17
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I like the idea about a sticky or FAQ section addressing this.

While 99.99999999999% of us think that a badge is a bad idea, it's a valid question to ask.

Several years ago when I bought my first pistol, I heard some guys in a discussion about whether badges could keep you from getting shot.

I then asked this same question on a different forum back then and got my head handed to me. The concensus seemed to be that if you asked the question, you were a moron.

A brief discussion about it is all it takes for most people to realize that it is a bad idea.

I think its good to discuss this question from time to time for the newbies.

A sticky could make the info readily available without subjecting us to repeated badge discussions.

Besides, Thumper, I don't need no stinkin' popcorn!!! I'm fat enough as it is.
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I think one reason why this badge topic comes up so often on all of the gun forums, inlcuding ours, is that many of the gun magazines advertise these things.

Like Guns magazine, for example. A recent ad pictured a shield-type badge, accompanied by flowery prose, like "Identify Yourself". "This Badge May Save Your Life". "Police Quality. Gold Plated". "100% Legal For Permit Holders", blah, blah, blah.

This is all advertising hype, of course, but people fall for it.
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Its in a gun magazine?

The problem is, if it is advertised in a gun magazine, I want it! It's just a trained response, sorta like Pavlov's dogs. It MIGHT help 1 in a 100 times, but NOT HELP, or worse, most of the time. My .02...

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I think one reason why this badge topic comes up so often on all of the gun forums, inlcuding ours, is that many of the gun magazines advertise these things.

Like Guns magazine, for example. A recent ad pictured a shield-type badge, accompanied by flowery prose, like "Identify Yourself". "This Badge May Save Your Life". "Police Quality. Gold Plated". "100% Legal For Permit Holders", blah, blah, blah.

This is all advertising hype, of course, but people fall for it.
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Here we go again. This subject needs to be a sticky.
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Please make this a sticky!!


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