So again we see that some Open Carriers in Texas are confirming the initial suspicions that they are just…assholes.
But first, allow me to show you this video of a NYPD officer behaving rather stupidly when he finds out he is being taped in a public space:
Not kosher, right? Public space, no expectation of privacy and getting that close to the person is just harassment. We have seen this before, we will see it again and it will always be wrong.
Now compare the video above with the actions of the Open Carriers in this next video:
Can you tell the difference? Who is the one behaving like a patriot and the one behaving like an asshole? I can’t. About the only redeeming grace is that the video appeared in MotherJones which is as influential in Middle America as Monday Night Cuban Communist party speeches.
The only thing these Open Carriers had to do was stand pretty, smile and wave. Apparently being polite is something akin to being weak among them and an attitude of “Kill Them All, let God Sort Them Out” is the prevalent attitude.
I can’t say that open carry or the overall attitudes exhibited by many of the participants makes one a “Patriot”. Some days I swear that Abbey Hoffman has been reincarnated a thousand times. Enough already.
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These assholes really need to stop doing what they are doing. I don’t think they realize how far the waves they make actually go.
It was a tough slog to get concealed carry passed here in Illinois. There are many, many places that are off limits to concealed carry around here.
I lived in Florida, Indiana, and South Dakota before moving here (for work) and had permits from all three states (still have the FL CCW). In FL, IN, or SD, it was easy to go about a day carrying – make a run to the hardware store, get some groceries, pick the dog up from the vet, grab some lunch, most places didn’t have “no guns allowed” signs posted.
In Illinois, you have to carefully plan your errands, due to the number of establishments that are gun free. It has gotten to the point where most of my “carrying” is just keeping a loaded gun in the center console of my pickup.
When these jackasses pull a stunt in a gun friendly state like Texas, and some corporation responds AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, all it does is add to the list of places that I can’t go in Illinois. They are making my life harder 1,100 miles away.
Well said… they are just a bunch of kids playing dare without regard for what may happen.