OC Highway Cleanup

Random · October 27th, 2009, 10:54 AM

Reported by the Fresno Bee:

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Minn. group picks up road trash while packing heat

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. -- Motorists in Mendota Heights might have seen a group of residents picking up trash while packing heat this weekend. About a dozen people spent nearly three hours picking up litter Sunday along a 2-mile stretch of highway. All legally carried guns on their hips. It was the inaugural trash cleanup event for the group that calls itself the Minnesota Carry Permit Holders.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the group is legal, and it appreciates their efforts to keep the roadside clean.

The group members met online and decided to get together and do something good for the community.

One member is Jason Walberg, who collected trash with a semiautomatic handgun on his belt. He jokes their adopted highway is the safest stretch of road in the state.

Minn. group picks up road trash while packing heat - Odd News - Fresnobee.com

Backnblack · October 27th, 2009, 12:36 PM

Great Idea

BlueNinjaGo · October 27th, 2009, 02:24 PM

Awesome idea... too bad we can't do that in TX... :(

Ssmo · October 27th, 2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueNinjaGo

Awesome idea... too bad we can't do that in TX... :(

You can CC and pick up trash. HAHA

logan · October 27th, 2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ssmo

You can CC and pick up trash. HAHA

If only that had the same effect lol.

I know in WI there have been several OC Highway clean-ups. All of them have made local news (not for me I live too far away or I would have been there, but I was able to watch them on YouTube). It's a good way to get out and show people that carrying a gun does not make you a bad guy.

TN_Mike · October 28th, 2009, 03:11 AM

Now that is some proactive open carriers right there! Good for them! And by association, all of us as well.

Maybe we should all do more of this type of thing.

rmodel65 · October 28th, 2009, 04:06 AM

yeah ive been watching the youtube.com/ridleyreport for a while they do this quite often even in protest to things unrelated to guns ie a woman open carrying more than her gun lmao

dougwg · October 28th, 2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TN_Mike

Now that is some proactive open carriers right there! Good for them! And by association, all of us as well.

Maybe we should all do more of this type of thing.

We've had a couple litter pickup's in Michigan already.

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peaceful · October 28th, 2009, 08:52 PM

Doug,
There are some places along Woodward where "brandishing" a firearm might be safer. LOL
Peaceful

HKR · October 28th, 2009, 08:55 PM

GeorgiaCarry.Org has also done this in several Georgia counties. It sets a very good example.

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BlueNinjaGo Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 260	Awesome idea... too bad we can't do that in TX... :( __________________ Bersa Thunder .380 cc Springfield XD 9mm sc

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TN_Mike VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: West TN Posts: 7,720	Now that is some proactive open carriers right there! Good for them! And by association, all of us as well. Maybe we should all do more of this type of thing. __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. -Barry Goldwater 1968

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peaceful New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: 28127 Posts: 9	OC Doug, There are some places along Woodward where "brandishing" a firearm might be safer. LOL Peaceful

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HKR Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: around here somewhere Posts: 309	GeorgiaCarry.Org has also done this in several Georgia counties. It sets a very good example. __________________ http://www.georgiacarry.org/ http://www.savethetatas.com/

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