# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588 "2023-07-04T21:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 88
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1741 "2023-10-25T15:02:54Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Although I question how one can ‘inadvertently’ pack a firearm in your carryon. I’m guessing not “pack” but “leave in,” if one uses the same gym bag one uses to go to the gym, gun range, etc. as a carryon bag. Saw a case like that once when I was at bond court in Chicago: bigshot lawyer arrested at O’Hare for a gun in his carryon argued (well, another attorney from his firm argued, and he agreed it was true) that he had to fly on sudden business, grabbed his gym bag, stuffed things in it but didn’t bother to shake anything out, _voila_! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1742 "2023-10-25T15:14:35Z")
Not making excuses, but for people who carry guns routinely, having the thing around is just … normal. It’s not something you think about bringing any more than you think about bringing your car keys or wallet. It’s just there. Always. Now add in some “rules are for little people” thinking and I can see how this happened. Wouldn’t hurt my feelings if the guy spent a weekend in the Hong Kong jail though. Followed by prosecution in the USA for getting past TSA with it. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1743 "2023-10-25T15:18:55Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Not making excuses, but for people who carry guns routinely, having the thing around is just … normal. It’s not something you think about bringing any more than you think about bringing your car keys or wallet. It’s just there. Always. Which is, IMHO, in itself kinda scary. It’s not your keys or wallet and shouldn’t be carried or misplaced as cavalierly. But that’s a different discussion for a different thread, perhaps. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1744 "2023-10-25T15:21:07Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Followed by prosecution in the USA for getting past TSA with it. - And once again, the TSA fails at their main job. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1745 "2023-10-25T15:38:31Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Not making excuses, but for people who carry guns routinely, having the thing around is just … normal. It’s not something you think about bringing any more than you think about bringing your car keys or wallet. It’s just there. Always. I don’t know about that. In a former life, I daily carried a concealed weapon and I ALWAYS knew it was there. I did this for about two years and it never became close to being keys or a knife in my pockets. Maybe I didn’t do this long enough? No way I’m going to test that to find out. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1746 "2023-10-25T15:39:56Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > And once again, the TSA fails at their main job. Probably. But as I mentioned upthread, TSA offers various “VIP screening” options that are heavy on the “VIP” part and light on the “screening” part. Which amounts to trusting that VIPs are both conscientious and law-abiding. Which at least some of them are evidently not. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1747 "2023-10-25T15:41:17Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Now add in some “rules are for little people” thinking and I can see how this happened. Wouldn’t hurt my feelings if the guy spent a weekend in the Hong Kong jail though. Followed by prosecution in the USA for getting past TSA with it. It wouldn’t hurt my feelings if he spent a good deal longer in a Hong Kong jail. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1748 "2023-10-25T15:42:43Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > In a former life, I daily carried a concealed weapon and I ALWAYS knew it was there. I did this for about two years and it never became close to being keys or a knife in my pockets. This was me too. On my person it’s hard to ignore; the damned things are inconveniently bulky & dense & heavy. Just dumped in your briefcase you carry everywhere along with a lot of other paraphernalia, that’d be easy enough for somebody who was _not_ conscientious to forget about. As in “Not even think of / about”, rather than “I have no idea where I left it.” if asked. These are the same sorts of bozos who buy a gun “for protection” and never learn to use it. For them it’s in the mental category of a toddler’s security blanket, not a deadly weapon. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1749 "2023-10-25T15:47:28Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > It’s not like they didn’t already do this 3 different times this year so far. What’s the point of the closed door meetings if they’re just going to air their dirty laundry in public anyway? > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/politics/house-speaker-election.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.5Ew.ZJxH.coggVk-\_1h5w&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/politics/house-speaker-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5Ew.ZJxH.coggVk-_1h5w&smid=url-share) Now they’ve nominated a right wing, evangelical, gay-hating, Trump-loving traitor (he was one of the gang who wanted to overturn the election) for the spot. Now the question is whether or not anybody will have the balls to vote “no” on this ass-clown. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1750 "2023-10-25T15:58:16Z")
I cold see someone forgetting it’s in the gym bag or whatever. That means he should not be able to have one. You DO NOT forget about this stuff. That’s one of the many reasons I don’t want to carry. You have to constantly be aware about it. Always. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1751 "2023-10-25T17:20:26Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Now the question is whether or not anybody will have the balls to vote “no” on this ass-clown. Probably not. I think all of them are tired of the performative art show at this point. They want to get back to grifting the rubes, and this is all too much like actual work. ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1752 "2023-10-25T17:58:34Z")
Unfortunately, that asshole just won the speakership. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1753 "2023-10-25T19:40:14Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Just dumped in your briefcase you carry everywhere along with a lot of other paraphernalia, that’d be easy enough for somebody who was _not_ conscientious to forget about. As in “Not even think of / about”, rather than “I have no idea where I left it.” if asked. If you’re that casually unaware of where your gun is, then what is the point in carrying it so routinely that you can forget about it? “Oh, hold on Mr. Badguywithagun, I’ve got mine here somewhere…” ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1754 "2023-10-25T20:56:18Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > If you’re that casually unaware of where your gun is, then what is the point in carrying it so routinely that you can forget about it? That happened to me one time when I forgot I had a gun in my bra. j/k ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1755 "2023-10-25T21:13:18Z")
Someone more creative than I’m feeling today could make a limerick about that. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1756 "2023-10-25T22:17:56Z")
In a bra that was lacy and tight, A pistol was hidden from sight. She forgot it was there, Gave folks quite a scare, 'Til she laughed and said, “It’s alright!” – Courtesy of ChatGPT ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1757 "2023-10-25T22:20:21Z")
Hehe. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1758 "2023-10-25T22:21:07Z")
It didn’t occur to me to use ChatGPT. Turns out it can make a pretty good limerick! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1759 "2023-10-26T01:35:48Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@Horatius](#): > > > > If you’re that casually unaware of where your gun is, then what is the point in carrying it so routinely that you can forget about it? > > That happened to me one time when I forgot I had a gun in my bra. > > j/k Many years ago, I once took a small amount, maybe a gram, of ……smokable contraband…on a domestic flight buy rolling it into a couple of thin cigarettes and putting those cigarettes inside my bra, near the underwire pocket. I shared the “hide it in your bra” tip with a friend of mine, a rather large woman. She told me she tried it and it worked great. I asked her how much she carried and she told me three ounces. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1760 "2023-10-26T08:16:39Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > That happened to me one time when I forgot I had a gun in my bra. The phrase “[Bristol](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bristols) pistol” immediately occurs to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=87) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=89)