I thought I made it quite clear I know those are the rights.
In fact I know I did
I am just saying that my natural reaction to seeing someone with a rifle, a rifle that is loaded, is to be nervous.
maybe that comes from being a Mother and always on alert.
It is interesting that your first reaction is to assert YOUR rights are all that are important to you.
No mention about the feelings and concerns of those around you.
I have NOT said you do not have that right and I would NEVER want that right taken away.
Could YOU not assert your rights just the same with something in the barrel of your rifle to show it is not loaded?
Something in the barrel would not show that it was not loaded, but it might be a nice gesture to the nervous.
A chamber flag would show that it was not loaded, but those who need it might not recognize what it means.
I rather like your idea of a plastic flower at the muzzle. Done right, it would do nothing to the function of the firearm, but could help with public relations, showing that this was an expressly political act.
The more I think about it, the more I like it.
You need to buy a gun. Its YOUR right also.
A persons demeanor will give you a better clue as to whether the rifle is loaded or not. A big cheery smile or a hearty laugh are not the characteristics of someone who is intent on committing mayhem. Someone who will stop for a moment to answer your questions about the time or where a store is located is not the act of a person who has fear or anger on their mind.
My right of self-defense is a natural right. You cannot dictate to me limitations because of your feelings.
I would prefer a world build upon reason and facts, rather than one that caters to feelings that are not based on facts.
You state you feel uncomfortable because you are a mother? I am a father. I can defend my children better than you. Why would you be frightened of something that equalized power between the weak and the strong? Are you willing to say that the fact of the gun is a risk to your children?
So are your own hands. It is all in the intent of the use of the tool,
You are afraid of a tool.