AuntFlo wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:31 am
Pjmm wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:27 am
AuntFlo wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:23 pm
He was protesting his right to own guns
That was the reason to open carry during his protest
He’s a high profile gun rights activist fighting for his constitutional right to bear arms
I don't have to like it or agree with him. While I'm not against gun ownership I do think there's a time and a place to openly carry. I look askance at non police officers that do mainly because for all I know these folks are loose cannons- improper training or common sense to know when to draw the weapon. There are crazy people out there. The people I know that carry conceal the weapon which I believe is a better option. Even then I'm like what are you afraid of?
He could protest without openly carrying. It's his right but with that comes responsibility.
Exactly you don’t have to agree with him Nobody has to agree with anyone
Doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the right to peacefully protest with a gun
It has absolutely nothing to do with fear and everything to do with his protest
The only people using fear as an excuse is this idiot politician who is using his fear to try and pass laws
Why are you afraid of someone openly carrying a gun?
The chance of you meeting a loose cannon who will shoot you for no reason is pretty damn slim
You’re asking why the people carrying guns are afraid when you yourself are afraid of something that doesn’t happen nearly as regularly as the media wants you to think
The difference is if that rare occurrence happens they have a fighting chance while you don’t
At this point you have a higher chance of being shot by the police than a regular citizen walking down the street
Still, having a gun can escalate a situation. Take, for example, a school shooting. A improperly untrained and armed teacher or one that doesn't have the proper discipline can kill an innocent or get killed themselves. I know people that shot their damned selves cleaning a gun. Do I really want them to open carry in a protest? Where tempers flare and things can and have turned ugly? No. I don't. Sue me. Perhaps if our laws for open carry were more stringent I wouldn't have an issue. I don't like carrying concealed for the same reason. The training to me isn't adequate.
The second amendment states, to paraphrase, a well trained militia. This isn't one. You're not going to convince me it IS one. And that's why I don't like the idea of open carry unless you have the training given to an officer.
The problem with officers being too quick to shoot also troubles me but that's a separate issue. They need to learn to keep their hands off their weapons. But civilians don't need to add to the problem.