[Behind the Blue Wall]

A lot of blacks make the argument that the Second Amendment doesn't really apply to them, and things could've gone in a much different direction, lending credence to that point. Thankfully, "cooler heads prevailed" on both sides, and the story is now IMHO a relatively good one for black gun rights advocates. I'll also add that Mr. Hughes is apparently like the vast majority of blacks, but unlike the "victims" of these high-profile cases, someone who understands the basics about how to conduct oneself around police officers and other authorities.

[Celerity]

I’m pretty sure that when this went down, Colion Noir was a suspect.

Everyone would be a suspect there. You, me, black or white.

This is my biggest fear in places like grocery stores. If someone were to start shooting in, say, a Walmart I wouldn’t pull my gun. I would just get to cover.

I pull out my gun and no one knows what to think. I would just get shot.

Strategy with a firearm is a subject in and of itself. I’m an open-carry proponent but open carry comes with it’s own issues.

[lee martell]

It was his right to walk around with that gun displayed, but I think he was foolish to do so. We see, now what BLM gatherings are prone to do, which is riot. So why make a conspicuous target out of yourself?

A pistol discreetly held in the holster, fine, but this full sized gun here? It would be intimidating to the average person to pass someone carrying that. I know many people here don’t want to hear that and want no limits on carry whatsoever. I disagree in certain circumstances.

[hadaclueonce]

As my father told me, you can be right, and you could be dead right.

[yarddog]

Does anyone know what gun the sniper was using?

[Vermont Lt]

That seems like the right thing to do.

And you do not get extra credit for doing the right thing.

[Delta 21]

So you are telling me that a black man was open carrying a semi-automatic rifle, approached a police officer with it and wasn’t shot dead on the spot?

[PROCON]

[ConservaTexan]

Rights not exercised are rights soon lost. This man did everything right. He carried legally, and when police announced they were looking for him he contacted them. He was legally carrying before the shooting started. Although he and I may disagree on the BLM issue, we are in complete agreement on the 2nd amendment. Not knowing his background, I consider him, at the very least, a 2nd amendment Patriot. I saw many people open carry long guns (which is legal in Texas) at numerous Tea Party rallies. If he loses his 2A rights, I lose mine.

[DiogenesLamp]

I urge all people with licenses to carry a gun, to get one of these and show it upon any encounter with a Law Officer.

[gspurlock]

Perfect example of how aware and well-trained legal gun owners are and why it is so important for as many citizens as possible to be responsible gun owners. If all of the black lives lost to police violence had been as cooperative and took preventive action as this man did, they would all be alive today.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Yes, he played the victim card - but at least he did the right thing.

[odawg]

“...who was falsely singled out as the original suspect in the sniper killings because he was seen at the rally openly carrying a weapon.”

If I saw someone at that kind of rally, with what just happened, I would have informed the police and shadowed him until they arrived. The police would have been derelict in duty if they had not questioned him. For crying out loud!!!!!!!!!

Or, we can all wash ourselves in righteousness by beating our breast about the noble, innocent black man being singled out by racist police. He was probably lobbying for just that.

[Revel]

You walk around with an assault rifle at a BLM terrorist gathering, and then cops start getting shot! Just what do you expect.