“The guy had no reason to 1) be in uniform while he wasn’t working, and 2) openly carry a handgun.”
Why not? We should all be carrying openly. It is a God given right that has been bastardized through the years.
I support the right OF THE PEOPLE to carry a weapon openly or concealed, at their discretion. I also support the right of a PRIVATE business to prohibit carriage of weapons on its PRIVATE PROPERTY. This public servant in a silly costume was flagrantly violating the rights of the PRIVATE owners of the PRIVATE business ... however misguided we may think their exercise of such rights may be, we must respect their rights as we expect our rights to be respected.
“Why not? We should all be carrying openly. It is a God given right that has been bastardized through the years.”
Sure, but here in NJ it is hard for us “little people” to do it. Believe it or not, cops aren’t our overlords, but our employees.