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I remember wayyy back in the early 70's when i was up in Alaska. Was in a bar one afternoon..well it was a Lodge.. When ya went into a bar ya had to give the bartender yer gun.. Everybody did it..Got it back when ya left,,less'n you were to ...uhhh..drun...er... intoxicated to be trusted. Was only 4 of us in there plus the Btender..Really drunk uh..well..indian ..came in the door..Went to the bar..pulled out his gun and holy crap..all of a sudden it was just me the guy he had the gun pointed at and the indian...Told the fellow he was sittin in his seat..well..I kinda slowly slid off'n the stool and slipped around the corner of the bar..only to see the bartender whisperin into the phone.. wasn't more'n 2 minutes an Alaska State Trooper comes in the bar..and talked the drunk into givin up his gun. Cop was lookin for the drunk..Fellow behind the bar told me after he was gone that the guy just got belligerant when he was adrinkin....I will say though that the guy who had the gun pointed at him..was ready for the men's room.. There are restricted areas in Wyoming too. probably a good thing. I do know quite a few who go to church ...well armed. But they are always well armed for the most part.. BTW the gun the drunk indian was carrying was an early Flattop Ruger 44 mag. I saw that in the first 20 seconds. It's amazing what your mind picks up..under stress.

Gotta tell ya..a Lodge in Alaska(this one was called Clear Sky Lodge) is a whole lotta things.. They had a bar(local watering hole) restaurant small grocery store..sold guns ammo and knives auto gas and aviation gas(strip in the back) as well as a small assortment of groceries..I wasn't just sittin in there getting snockered ya know..In my defense..I waited till that night to get snockered