Active shooter situation at Cascade Mall in Burlington Washington

[bodyman5000 and 1]

It all started on my first visit to Oregon, when I was told I was too dumb to pump my own gas.

Yeah but it was cool when I worked in Oregon I got to drive home every night and see gas stations exploding on the Washington side...... oh, wait.

 

[jlprk]

It all started on my first visit to Oregon, when I was told I was too dumb to pump my own gas.

Was that in 1961 in Wilsonville? Could have been Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders who told you that..

In his early 20s, Revere owned several restaurants in Caldwell, Idaho,[4] and first met singer Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942, Eugene, Oregon)[5] while picking up hamburger buns from the bakery where Lindsay worked.[4] The circumstance of their meeting was later referred to in the tongue-in-cheek song "Legend of Paul Revere", recorded by the group. Lindsay joined Revere's band in 1958. Originally called the Downbeats, they changed their name to Paul Revere & the Raiders in 1960 on the eve of their first record release for Gardena Records. The band garnered their first hit in the Pacific Northwest in 1961, with the instrumental "Like, Long Hair". The record had enough national appeal that it peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard chart on April 17, 1961.[6][7] When Revere was drafted for military service, he became a conscientious objector[4] and worked as a cook at a mental institution for a year and a half of deferred service. During the same time period, Lindsay pumped gas in Wilsonville, Oregon. On the strength of their Top 40 single, Lindsay toured the U.S. in the summer of 1961 with a band that featured Leon Russell taking Revere's place on piano.[4]

 

[oldfisherman]

Was that in 1961 in Wilsonville? Could have been Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders who told you that..

Anyone that can remember the 60’s, was not really there.

 

[Further]

I like this new law; I feel much safer in Idaho than I do in WA State where only the bad guys, and the cops that can’t shoot straight, have guns. I would also bet my neighbor’s 18 year old daughter could out-shoot 90% of the WA state LEOs.

I have a carry license in WA, it was easy to get and I haven't had many issues regarding where I can take it. I don't carry very often, especially right now because i haven't been practicing at all since grape harvest began, but that's my choice.

 

[jlprk]

I didn't know you're a grapepicker. Can you get me some big plump ones? I prefer seedless and bulletless.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I didn't know you're a grapepicker. Can you get me some big plump ones? I prefer seedless and bulletless.

You wine too much.

 

[jlprk]

I think I'll go to the mall right now and buy 3 pumpkin pies to chug down.

 

[oldfisherman]

I have a carry license in WA, it was easy to get and I haven't had many issues regarding where I can take it. I don't carry very often, especially right now because i haven't been practicing at all since grape harvest began, but that's my choice.

Of course you are correct, I agree with you. I exaggerated a little for humor and drama affect.

BUT, you live on the east side, in a very rural area. The average person’s attitude towards guns on the east side is closer to Idaho’s, and a long ways from the majority of people that live along the I-5 corridor, and where this shooting took place in Burlington.

I have seen people carry open near your town, with no problems (pistol in a holster that was clearly visible). A guy tried to carry open here in Vancouver. He stirred up a hornet’s nest that made the news.

My impression of your area is. You get a lot of transient/migrant workers near you. Some of them cause problems, some serious. People that live near where the migrants work often carry either concealed or open. Some of the highest crime rates in WA are on your side of the mountain, due to the migrant workers.

 

[Further]

Of course you are correct, I agree with you. I exaggerated a little for humor and drama affect.

BUT, you live on the east side, in a very rural area. The average person’s attitude towards guns on the east side is closer to Idaho’s, and a long ways from the majority of people that live along the I-5 corridor, and where this shooting took place in Burlington.

I have seen people carry open near your town, with no problems (pistol in a holster that was clearly visible). A guy tried to carry open here in Vancouver. He stirred up a hornet’s nest that made the news.

My impression of your area is. You get a lot of transient/migrant workers near you. Some of them cause problems, some serious. People that live near where the migrants work often carry either concealed or open. Some of the highest crime rates in WA are on your side of the mountain, due to the migrant workers.

Violent crime out here is very cordoned off. There are 4 local gangs, but they have their territory and 1) almost never are violent out of their blocks, and 2) are only violent towards each other. I was talking to a sheriff about it several months back right after there was a shooting at a local bar (The Green Lantern) which is not on gang turf. The officer said it was extremely rare, and the shooting was still gang on gang.

There is a fair amount of theft, a friend of mine just had his house robbed when on vacation, stole a suburban, jewelry, several guns and tools. And that's not uncommon. But I don't think carry laws would affect that type of crime one way or another.

Personally, I carried more often when I lived in PDX than here in Walla Walla.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

There are 4 local gangs,

Which one do you belong to?

 

[Further]

Which one do you belong to?

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