Open-rifle-carry has supporters here on FR. See some of the other threads on this. I disagree with open carry of rifles in a manner which is likely to cause alarm to reasonable persons.
Based on recent history, if I'm in a diner having my coffee, and somebody walks in carrying a rifle (not just slung or cased, but carrying in his hand) my immediate thought is that a robbery or massacre is about to happen, and I'm very likely to draw on the rifleman. And I think myself to be as pro 2nd Amendment as they come.
It might be different in a rural place during deer season, but in an urban eatery it's just over the top.
Based on recent history, if I’m in a diner having my coffee, and somebody walks in carrying a rifle (not just slung or cased, but carrying in his hand) my immediate thought is that a robbery or massacre is about to happen, and I’m very likely to draw on the rifleman. And I think myself to be as pro 2nd Amendment as they come.
Which is a nebulous definition big enough for the anti-gun crowd to drive a steamroller through.
"Every man, woman, and responsible child has an unalienable individual, civil, Constitutional, and human right to obtain, own, and carry, openly or concealed, any weapon — rifle, shotgun, handgun, machinegun, anything — any time, any place, without asking anyone's permission." L. Neil Smith. The Atlanta Declaration.
I don’t see how these jokers are doing anything other than moving our agenda backwards. They are not our friends IMO and I too am about as pro-second amendment as you can get. Open carry of rifles should be legal but sensible persons should reserve the exercise of that right to situations that call for it. It shouldn’t be done just because it’s legal or pretty soon it won’t be legal.