There is no rational reason to want to run around with long guns in a retail outlet. These folks have a couple of screws loose.
And I come from a solid gunning background and am a lifetime nra member.
I didn't get this either until someone explained it to me. These events happened in Texas. We all think of Texas as being friendly to guns and guns owners, and--by and large--it is. But even Texas has some quirky laws when it comes to guns. Open carry of handguns is not allowed, but open carry of longarms is. That's ridiculous, of course, and these folks are open carrying longarms to protest this Texas law. They wan to be able to openly carry hand guns.
If the lamestream media were doing their job, you would know this already, but...
See the link at my Comment #44, for why I don’t want open carry at the Targets where I shop.