Author Topic: MLB Bans Guns from Clubhouses (Read 6160 times)

Gizzmonic · « **on:** February 23, 2010, 08:14:03 am »

In the wake of the Arenas incident, MLB bans guns from clubhouses. They had a long discussion about this on XM this morning. Luke Scott had a long sound bite in opposition to the policy-you remember how much that dude loves packing heat! Ryan Franklin lamented that he would not be able to show his buddies his new guns in the clubhouse, which just sounds funny to me (can you imagine showing your buddies your new rifles at your work?)

Ron Brand · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2010, 08:27:52 am »

Yeah, I can. It's a macho, clubby environment. I used to work at the Capitol and the showing of rifles and shotguns was common. Same kind of environment.

One day my boss walked from his parking space, through the west side of the Capitol, up the stairs and to his office holding his shotgun. Never stopped, never questioned, not even a second glance.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2010, 08:51:37 am »

Can one still take knives, swords, sticks of dynamite, and poison dart pea-shooters?

Houston · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2010, 09:11:44 am »

Quote from: Ron Brand on February 23, 2010, 08:27:52 am

Yeah, I can. It's a macho, clubby environment. I used to work at the Capitol and the showing of rifles and shotguns was common. Same kind of environment.

One day my boss walked from his parking space, through the west side of the Capitol, up the stairs and to his office holding his shotgun. Never stopped, never questioned, not even a second glance.

Who did you work for at the Capitol and when? I worked there from 1996-2001.

Limey · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:09:47 am »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on February 23, 2010, 08:14:03 am

In the wake of the Arenas incident, MLB bans guns from clubhouses. They had a long discussion about this on XM this morning. Luke Scott had a long sound bite in opposition to the policy-you remember how much that dude loves packing heat! Ryan Franklin lamented that he would not be able to show his buddies his new guns in the clubhouse, which just sounds funny to me (can you imagine showing your buddies your new rifles at your work?)

Scott will be fine with a gun. But they'll have to pry his Ninja stars and nun chucks from his cold, dead hand.

MusicMan · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:16:14 am »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on February 23, 2010, 08:14:03 am

can you imagine showing your buddies your new rifles at your work?)

This is my rifle, this is my gun,
One is for killing, one is for fun!

Fredia · « **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:17:15 am »

dont know how well the no gun thing will go over in texas

Andyzipp · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:33:14 am »

Quote from: MusicMan on February 23, 2010, 10:16:14 am

This is my rifle, this is my gun,
One is for killing, one is for fun!

That's Ty Wigginton!

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #8 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:43:13 am »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on February 23, 2010, 08:14:03 am

(can you imagine showing your buddies your new rifles at your work?)

Yeah. Not uncommon here. Last December, my boss's boss called and asked if I could pick up some guns he bought from a guy in Midland and bring them back with me to Houston when I drove in for the Holidays. I picked them up at the office and dropped them off at the office.

VirtualBob · « **Reply #9 on:** February 23, 2010, 11:15:11 am »

Quote from: MusicMan on February 23, 2010, 10:16:14 am

This is my rifle, this is my gun,
One is for killing, one is for fun!

ugly flashbacks

Gizzmonic · « **Reply #10 on:** February 23, 2010, 11:55:57 am »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on February 23, 2010, 10:43:13 am

Yeah. Not uncommon here. Last December, my boss's boss called and asked if I could pick up some guns he bought from a guy in Midland and bring them back with me to Houston when I drove in for the Holidays. I picked them up at the office and dropped them off at the office.

I'm thinking of a more typical scenario where you'd bring your rifle into the break room: "Look what I got this weekend!" There's a good reason why most workplaces have a weapons ban.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #11 on:** February 23, 2010, 12:13:17 pm »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on February 23, 2010, 11:55:57 am

I'm thinking of a more typical scenario where you'd bring your rifle into the break room: "Look what I got this weekend!" There's a good reason why most workplaces have a weapons ban.

Yeah...I get that part. It's just that many folks out these parts think nothing of showing off weapons like you show off pictures of your kids.

Houston · « **Reply #12 on:** February 23, 2010, 12:22:25 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on February 23, 2010, 12:13:17 pm

Yeah...I get that part. It's just that many folks out these parts think nothing of showing off weapons like you show off pictures of your kids.

And your guns don't talk back.

Gizzmonic · « **Reply #13 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:13:40 pm »

Quote from: Houston on February 23, 2010, 12:22:25 pm

And your guns don't talk back.

-Because if they do, they get shot. With other guns.

Outlawscotty · « **Reply #14 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:13:59 pm »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on February 23, 2010, 11:55:57 am

I'm thinking of a more typical scenario where you'd bring your rifle into the break room: "Look what I got this weekend!" There's a good reason why most workplaces have a weapons ban.

Why? Because most people are scared by the sight of them?

Gizzmonic · « **Reply #15 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:16:21 pm »

Quote from: outlawscotty on February 23, 2010, 01:13:59 pm

Why? Because most people are scared by the sight of them?

Well, maybe I'm projecting, but if you work in a large corporate environment with thousands of people, as many of us do, it will get your ass fired. It may also get your ass shot and/or jailed.

Outlawscotty · « **Reply #16 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:20:05 pm »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on February 23, 2010, 01:16:21 pm

Well, maybe I'm projecting, but if you work in a large corporate environment with thousands of people, as many of us do, it will get your ass fired. It may also get your ass shot and/or jailed.

Why? Because most people are scared by the sight of them?

Ron Brand · « **Reply #17 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:22:44 pm »

That's my point - an MLB clubhouse is no corporate building with thousands of employees. It's a clubhouse.

Gizzmonic · « **Reply #18 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:40:06 pm »

Quote from: outlawscotty on February 23, 2010, 01:20:05 pm

Why? Because most people are scared by the sight of them?

If you're trying to make a point, start typing something new. I'm not pro- or anti- gun, I just think it's funny when people get their panties in a wad about a policy that should have probably been implemented 20 years ago, given the way our society is. Large corporate entities that have a lot to lose from a PR standpoint (such as MLB) will always err on the side of caution vs. freedom. Most places will fire you if you bring alcohol to work, too. Silly, but this is the world we live in.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #19 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:46:48 pm »

There are wadded panties?

JimR · « **Reply #20 on:** February 23, 2010, 01:58:41 pm »

Quote from: Ron Brand on February 23, 2010, 01:46:48 pm

There are wadded panties?

his

JackAstro · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2010, 02:31:47 pm »

Quote from: outlawscotty on February 23, 2010, 01:20:05 pm

Why? Because most people are scared by the sight of them?

I am also scared by the sight of clowns. A guy I know is scared by the sight of robots. I think a robot clown with a gun in the break room would be pretty fucking terrifying, all in all.

Limey · « **Reply #22 on:** February 23, 2010, 02:36:48 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on February 23, 2010, 10:43:13 am

Yeah. Not uncommon here. Last December, my boss's boss called and asked if I could pick up some guns he bought from a guy in Midland and bring them back with me to Houston when I drove in for the Holidays. I picked them up at the office and dropped them off at the office.

There's an insurance company office here in the Galleria, staffed wall to wall with rednecks. One guy even wore his sidearm to mandatory sensitivity training. I shit you not.

ETA: These are the guys with whom I'm attending the rodeo cookoff. My Union Jack belt buckle will annoy them no end. These are the same guys who, when they heard that I was going to be in the Diamond Club, wanted to call the Secret Service and tell them that I'm a communist. Conversations over lunch are lively.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #23 on:** February 23, 2010, 02:38:02 pm »

Quote from: JackAstro on February 23, 2010, 02:31:47 pm

I am also scared by the sight of clowns. A guy I know is scared by the sight of robots. I think a robot clown with a gun in the break room would be pretty fucking terrifying, all in all.

I'm scared of women with knives, but I would make an exception for Nigella Lawson. Or Padma.

Baaaa. Baaaa.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #24 on:** February 23, 2010, 02:43:17 pm »

My wife is scared of balloons. And toast.

Bench · « **Reply #25 on:** February 23, 2010, 03:04:32 pm »

Quote from: JackAstro on February 23, 2010, 02:31:47 pm

I think a robot clown with a gun in the break room would be pretty fucking terrifying, all in all.

Thanks JackAstro. I will never sleep again.

Gizzmonic · « **Reply #26 on:** February 23, 2010, 03:18:49 pm »

Quote from: JimR on February 23, 2010, 01:58:41 pm

his

You're just jealous because mine are cloth and don't say "Depends" on the waistband.

sporadic · « **Reply #27 on:** February 23, 2010, 03:22:44 pm »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on February 23, 2010, 03:18:49 pm

You're just jealous because mine are cloth and ~~don't~~ say ~~"Depends"~~ underoos on the waistband.

FIFY

BudGirl · « **Reply #28 on:** February 23, 2010, 03:22:46 pm »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on February 23, 2010, 03:18:49 pm

You're just jealous because mine are cloth and don't say "Depends" on the waistband.

Yours say, "pull-ups?"

MusicMan · « **Reply #29 on:** February 23, 2010, 03:58:24 pm »

Quote from: JackAstro on February 23, 2010, 02:31:47 pm

A guy I know is scared by the sight of robots.

Robots are scary when they get their metal claws on you. Because you can't get away. They're too strong... because they're robots.

That's why I have robot insurance.

austro · « **Reply #30 on:** February 23, 2010, 05:08:56 pm »

Quote from: JackAstro on February 23, 2010, 02:31:47 pm

I think a robot clown with a gun in the break room would be pretty fucking terrifying, all in all.

I anxiously await the photoshop rendering of this phantasm.

strosrays · « **Reply #31 on:** February 23, 2010, 06:14:31 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on February 23, 2010, 03:58:24 pm

Robots are scary when they get their metal claws on you. Because you can't get away. They're too strong... because they're robots.

That's why I have robot insurance.

Those evil-natured robots are kinda scary, but I'm not worried.

The Link.

Gizzmonic · « **Reply #32 on:** February 24, 2010, 11:10:20 am »

Quote from: BudGirl on February 23, 2010, 03:22:46 pm

Yours say, "pull-ups?"

Nah, they're just red with a yellow waistband.

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #33 on:** February 24, 2010, 11:12:55 am »

Quote from: strosrays on February 23, 2010, 06:14:31 pm

Those evil-natured robots are kinda scary, but I'm not worried.

The Link.

I read this on my blackberry last night and was hoping it included a flaming lips link. Well done.

JackAstro · « **Reply #34 on:** February 24, 2010, 01:54:02 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on February 23, 2010, 03:58:24 pm

Robots are scary when they get their metal claws on you. Because you can't get away. They're too strong... because they're robots.

That's why I have robot insurance.

Don't cower under your afghan any longer.

Phil_in_CS · « **Reply #35 on:** February 25, 2010, 08:57:54 am »

Quote from: Gizzmonic on February 23, 2010, 01:40:06 pm

If you're trying to make a point, start typing something new. I'm not pro- or anti- gun, I just think it's funny when people get their panties in a wad about a policy that should have probably been implemented 20 years ago, given the way our society is. Large corporate entities that have a lot to lose from a PR standpoint (such as MLB) will always err on the side of caution vs. freedom. Most places will fire you if you bring alcohol to work, too. Silly, but this is the world we live in.

Which is why I work for less money in a small business, where people do bring in new guns to show off and we keep beer in the fridge.

Guinness · « **Reply #36 on:** February 25, 2010, 09:21:19 am »

Quote from: Phil_in_CS on February 25, 2010, 08:57:54 am

Which is why I work for less money in a small business, where people do bring in new guns to show off and we keep beer in the fridge.

Somehow I think you'd trade all of that for an MLB salary...

Phil_in_CS · « **Reply #37 on:** February 25, 2010, 09:20:23 pm »

Quote from: PeteM on February 25, 2010, 09:21:19 am

Somehow I think you'd trade all of that for an MLB salary...

I'd trade all that to be able to play - they could keep the money.

Author Topic: MLB Bans Guns from Clubhouses (Read 6160 times)

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