Dumb question time: open carry + lightning storms?

[CathyInBlue]

I think if I'm struck by lightning.
And my weapon discharges.
I was pretty much destined to die that day.

When you reach your personal expiration date, you're gonna expire, no doubt, but there's no reason to believe that both lightning strike and AD in conjunction is necessarily fatal. All of my carry rigs have the barrel pointed in a (roughly) safe direction should the Liberals turn out to be right and they gain an evil consciousness of their own and just decide to discharge right there in their holster as I carry them, the bullet would still be directed away from me, and any resultant burns will just have to be treated in their turn if I also have lightning burns.

 

[possum_128]

Just take the lighting rod off of your gun and you will be fine.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Why not just go inside?

 

[kingpin75]

Open carry deters lightning.

Open carry. Is there anything it don't deter?

 

[gpbrooks]

Open carry. Is there anything it don't deter?

5 year old girls.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

And spitting cops.

 

[Burnsy]

I don't think 1.21 gigawatts is gonna care if your shirt is covering it or not

 

[esrice]

Open carry. Is there anything it don't deter?

5 year old girls.

And spitting cops.

And bank robbers.

D'oh! Here comes another lightning storm!

 

[youngda9]

Wishful thinking, LOL.

 

[looney2ns]

It won't make any difference at all. Of course, if you can see the lightning, you're already in the middle of the target region and thus a target if you're outside.

Nope, if you can simply hear the thunder, you are at risk.

 

[MACHINEGUN]

I guess there is such a thing as a dumb question.. this thread proves it!

 

[GunSlinger]

Find the tallest tree in sight and quickly run under it...when lightning then hits the tree the density of the wood will slow it down and weaken it thus rendering you and your sidearm safe!

 

[CathyInBlue]

Find the tallest tree in sight and quickly run under it...when lightning then hits the tree the density of the wood will slow it down and weaken it thus rendering you and your sidearm safe!

This also works with really tall antenna towers and all-metal grain siloes.

 

[Mackey]

This video is in Chinese but the lady is basically saying that the old man got what he deserved because he was found be be carrying an American made pistol.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMGDThrY038[/ame]

 

[jeremy]

I just wanted to post in this thread...

 

[MACHINEGUN]

I just wanted to post in this thread...

Me too!