decals

[zena]

I was wondering if people advertised their association with guns by putting NRA or other gun related decals on their vehicles. And why would you or wouldn't you? I have chosen not to for a few reasons: Primarily, I like being in stealth mode. Being in stealth mode, I feel like if I ever needed to use my gun, I'm the last person you would guess to be carrying. I also don't want to be a target for someone who may think they could somehow take my guns. What do you think? :boink:

[Dozer]

Zena, I'm with you on this one. I prefer not to advertise. On the other hand, I am not against showing my support for something I believe in. I have a car that I use to commute and a truck for work and play. I am in my car 90% of the time and have no stickers of any kind on it. My truck, on the other hand, sports my Christian, American, heterosexual, pro-gun, pro-life, conservative voter status :D... but stays parked in my back yard most of the time. Not quite sure what that says about me...:confused:

[Dietrich]

Zena,in my opinion,you have nailed it.I have learned that the less attention you bring to yourself,the more you can get away with.As proud as I am to be a NRA member,I feel that displaying one of their stickers on my vehicle might make someone think that there was possibly a gun in it.When I was younger I used to have a "Ted Kennedy`s car has killed more people than my gun" bumper sticker on my truck but I`ve grown out of that "in your face" attitude. I know that you are from Massachusetts and I hope that I didn`t offend you.I kind of doubt that you were a Kennedy fan anyway but I don`t know.It seems that most "average" citizens from your state were.

[Ol'coot]

I agree about keeping a low profile and do not advertise on my private vehicle with any gun brand decals but do have a NRA member and a proud parent with a son serving in the Air Force decal. I am also forunate enought to have a company car and but I am not allowed to place any personal decals of any type on it. Like Dietrich I have toned down my use of bold in you face bumper stickers but will not hesitate to engage in voice my opinion in an open discussion of gun rights anywhere that they may arise.

[Raoul]

Definitely low key for me too. There's no point in giving folks any open indication of my loyalties. There's a time and place to make a stand. :cool:

[wagon]

The only decal in both cars in the family is a small American flag on a rear passenger window. They have bene there soon after the day of 9-11.

[zena]

Zena,in my opinion,you have nailed it.I have learned that the less attention you bring to yourself,the more you can get away with.As proud as I am to be a NRA member,I feel that displaying one of their stickers on my vehicle might make someone think that there was possibly a gun in it.When I was younger I used to have a "Ted Kennedy`s car has killed more people than my gun" bumper sticker on my truck but I`ve grown out of that "in your face" attitude. I know that you are from Massachusetts and I hope that I didn`t offend you.I kind of doubt that you were a Kennedy fan anyway but I don`t know.It seems that most "average" citizens from your state were.

The whole Kennedy thing is a mixed bag. Love them or hate them, growing up with them in the back yard is like living near royalty. It gets into your psyche. And all the drama of their lives, all the tragedies that surround their family, makes me glad to have come from such an average family, where mostly good and mundane things happen to us.

The decal I do sport on my car says "Shiny side up." Which I did manage to do keep it during an off-road event. :80:

[johnh]

Low profile for me too. For years I did not even wear gun related t-shirts, but I broke off from that when I started doing firearms related work regularly. Here in Southern Missouri so many men wear shirts related to shooting/hunting that it still probably counts as low profile.

:D

John

[Kahrdog]

I've had my pick-up a while now. I just went out to survey the back window. Found there: Ducks Unlimited, NRA Life Member, U.S. Army Aviation, Detroit Red Wings, and Harley Davison Sticker's. How Red Neck is that? :2rolleyes:

Kahrdog

[n0igu]

I have always had NRA decals on both side windows of my truck and feel safer because of it. It doesn't mean there are guns in it when I'm not, Nebraska is a CCW state. The stickers mean that I'll fight for my rights and usually criminals are cowards and leave people like me alone if they're smart, and the successful ones are. My wife is NOT a gun lover but likes having them on her car and also feels safer because when she's alone people see them they usually leave her alone. I'd hate to live in a state where I had to be afraid of someone knowing my true feelings and have to hide them.

[floydusmc]

I just got a new vehicle and have yet to put any stickers on it, but I am not against doing so. Maintaining a low profile is always advisable and I think that a decal or two on the window doesn't necessarily violate this. There is nothing wrong with tastefully supporting something you believe in or enjoy, especially today when there are so many important issues on the line.

[mr surveyor]

i have no decals, no tatoos, no fingerprints...I'm invisible.....


well...maybe two outa four:D


surv

[wagon]

In process in getting a decal done: "FVCK those Socialists!".

[depicts]

I stopped putting NRA stickers on my car the first time I heard of a NJ State Police Trooper calling an NRA sticker "just cause" to search a trunk.

I don't think the case held up in court, but it made me think about it. There was a time in my life I was very "IN YOUR FACE" about gun ownership, now I stay low and out of sight.