Saw “NBC” and left.
“Charlottesville police drew their guns on the man after witnesses reported he brought a gun into the store. They restrained the man to ask him questions, but released him after they confirmed he is not a convicted felon, owned the gun legally and it was not concealed. “
In other words, much ado about nothing... as usual,.
All he did was demonstrate what a bunch of pussies society has become.
He is very lucky and very foolish. If someone in my presence walked into a store with an uncased rifle, I personally would have the safety off and be ready to draw and fire the second he gave indications of even thinking about shouldering the weapon. I would err on the side of saving myself and other patrons in making the decision.
He had a note in his pocket in case he was shot?
He was prepared to make a statement with a note if the police shot him?
Was he trying to provoke people?
Did he explain to anyone his reasoning or just walk around the store in a creepy way?
I’m completely pro-gun but I wouldn’t walk into Target or Walmart with a shotgun slung over my shoulder.
Now, carry concealed? Heh, no comment.
Homosexuals across the nation have PARADES in which they make out and march to celebrate how they HAVE SEX! What normal, God-fearing society accepts this as normal? Yet, they push it as "normal and natural," while it's anything but.
I've said this a dozen times now, WE NEED TO NORMALIZE OPEN CARRY! It needs to be out in the open, in-you-face, and out there for every American, be they a gun owner or not, to see and to understand. NOT EVERYONE WITH A GUN IS GOING TO COMMIT A MASSACRE!
From the article:
"If you go and carry concealed, carry concealed and don't let nobody know it. If you go and carry open, respect the rights of others," he said.
If you carry openly, how the Hell are you supposed to "respect the rights of others?" And what rights are they supposed to respect? What RIGHT, what God-given, fully-affirmed RIGHT did this young man violate for which he was not arrested? He was allowed to go on his way after it was determined he was legally allowed to carry the weapon, it was his weapon, he wasn't a felon, and it wasn't concealed. Yet, he freaked out a bunch of hoplophobic idiots in a Kroger.
Support Open Carry and Carry Open if your state allows it. Florida is one of the few that expressly forbids it, but you can bet your bottom dollar that I'll be carrying an AK over my shoulder when it does become legal.
So what do people think, that when someone walks into a store like that, that are instincts would be that “oh he’s cool”?
Hell no! He is lucky a thinking gun owner didn’t blow his head off.
Saw a hot chick on a bicycle stopped at a light in downtown Medford, OR, with a pink-stocked AR-15 slung over her shoulder.
:-)
Israeli's do it right.
This would not be so unusual around here (rural southern Arizona). My reaction would be to ask him what variety of weapon he had and how he liked it. Heck, might even invite him out to our place (on working cattle ranch) for some shooting followed by some homebrew. Too many folks are unused to seeing armed civilians it seems.
This would not be so unusual around here (rural southern Arizona). My reaction would be to ask him what variety of weapon he had and how he liked it. Heck, might even invite him out to our place (on working cattle ranch) for some shooting followed by some homebrew. Too many folks are unused to seeing armed civilians it seems.
A “debate”? Brandishing a weapon in a public place for no apparent reason is a “Second Amendment debate”?
What. Evah.
We don’t have open carry in Texas. If that guy came in my Kroger with a loaded AR 15, someone would shoot him dead with their concealed gun.
If we ever have open carry, that AR 15 should be in carry position with shoulder strap. I don’t know if this guy in that Kroger had it in carry position.
Sounds like the guy was trolling.
You wanna “spark a debate”? Make people uneasy? Get the cops out there so you can “make a point”? Carry an AR-15.
You wanna accustom your fellow citizens to seeing firearms in public without panicking? Try a break-open bird-gun instead.
I read not long ago that some police - in areas where police aren’t generally liked or trusted - have swapped out their semi-auto, military-style rifles for lever-actions. Why? Because people view the two differently. To them, one says “military overlord” while the other says “decent lawman”.
So many posts lately reminisce about the days when we were kids walking down the street carrying our 22s. Well an AR-15 ain’t no 22. One reason it’s popular is because of its looks - and looks are what scare the sheeple.
This is very much a PR war for the minds - or feelings, perhaps - of the sheeple. We need to be shrewd, not provocative.