*Sigh.* Those folks aren't helping, please don't encourage them.
What wasn't he helping? How do you know what his goals were, or if he even had any besides transporting his rifle without a vehicle?
That's exactly the point. Thanks!How do you know what his goals were, or if he even had any besides transporting his rifle without a vehicle?
...I don't know what his goals were. But, either way, his approach to his goals was still not the best.
The OP said he saw people switch lanes in a panic. Are you saying that if his noble goals caused a wreck, that they should be excused? What if in that wreck someone was killed? You may think I'm trying to build a straw-man argument, but I'm being serious. If the OP is serious that he was causing panic in drivers, is that not unsafe in the least, if not against the law?
You and I are used to guns. We look at them as tools, with each having their use. The general public may not see it the same way as us. If you're going somewhere, with a "scary black rifle", walking along in public in the open may not be the best approach. I am not saying that it's not his right, nor that the right should be taken from him, but that his execution of his plan wasn't the best.
What's that line I hear so much... Oh yes, "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should",
as is quoted often here, "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes."
My approach to my love of guns and the second amendment is to educate others, advocate, but not be forceful or in your face. Those dolts in Texas carrying long guns into Chipotle aren't helping our cause.
To me, they're the Westboro Baptist Church of the gun rights movement. They want to be seen, they want attention, they want to make more of themselves than they are. They are in it for the thrill of making a statement to the "sheeple" (how I loathe that word) as much or more so than the cause itself.
We can agree to disagree on this, but my stance will not change.
Folks carrying long guns, especially the "scary black" ones, in public to make a statement are not helping.
That's exactly the point. Thanks!
Walk around with a handgun in your hand instead of holstered (or in this case, in a scabbard or slung over the back) and this is the reaction that's going to occur, 100% of the time.
Saw that this morning. LPD: Man allowed to carry assault rifle along Sagamore Parkway | wlfi.com
I wonder how accurate the article is.
ATM said:It's a rather weak line typically used by people who lack the skill to rationally support their disdain for something which isn't illegal.
I think you're calling the transport of a rifle a stupid game, I'm just not sure what the stupid prize would be in this case. What sort of consequence do you think he should face for his "stupid game"?
Who's cause? You're already allowed to OC a handgun (at least with a purchased permission slip), they are prohibited. Why don't you go help them with their cause or at least try to understand it?
Oh, so you truly don't understand but are comfortable nonetheless ascribing your own assumptions upon others. Nice.
Right back to where I started: What aren't they helping? You never answered that.
He told News 18 that he’s walking in protest after losing his driver’s license in April after he refused to pay a fine for several infractions including failing to signal and possession of multiple licenses.
From the article posted earlier:
So he gets caught doing something illegal, refuses to pay the fine, and gets his license pulled. Supposedly is a habitual traffic offender as well. Now he's walking in protest with a rifle? I'm sorry, but that fails to compute for me.
IF it was slung across his back, I would have NO problems with his actions in any way. But hanging from his chest in a single point sling did cause me to pause. I hope and pray for the day that OCing of all types of firearms will be commonplace and not cause a 'panic'. But we are far from there. The secretary at my job grew up on a farm, had hunting type rifles and shotguns, and was taken aback by seeing this 'assault rifle' (her words not mine) being carried by this man walking down the shoulder of a state highway @ 5:00 in the evening.