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95. Shhh don't make sense, people don't like it

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 09:04 PM

Apr 2014

They see something, they get scared, and react. What they would rather have is a law that makes them feel good. Let's see how it works:

"You can't carry a gun anywhere because if I see it I am scared. Unless you are a cop, government employee, wealthy, etc." Ok - poof! We make it illegal.

Some lady wants to shoot someone and suddenly decides 'Well...damn. It is illegal to carry my gun in the open so I suppose I will just not do it'.

Is this guy just a jack ass? Yep. He deserves ridicule.

Will people on the left react just like people on the right do to blacks, muslims, women, people on welfare, etc and use this to try to make all gun owners look bad?

Yep. Because the idea of bias and stereotypes is embraced and used by both to foment fear and hate of others (and yet both sides seem to think the idea of doing that is wrong...but there, and here, it is).

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Man Legally Stalks Children's Baseball Game: 'I've Got A Gun & There's Nothing You Can Do About It' [View all] RandySF Apr 2014 OP

The pro-2nd Amendment crowd should be proud of one of their own. Hoyt Apr 2014 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #34

Another law-abiding gunster; the obvious answer to this situation is that MORE parents CAG Apr 2014 #2

So, every jackass who feels powerless can now louis-t Apr 2014 #3

yes, they do. I think this guy just can't wait to unload into someone.. mountain grammy Apr 2014 #33

I agree. If someone would have said anything to him .. SummerSnow Apr 2014 #85

Yes, you (sadly) summed it up etherealtruth Apr 2014 #101

Grade A asshole. People sometimes ask "How do you define a gun nut?" and one answer is this guy. Electric Monk Apr 2014 #4

Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #97

Feel free to elaborate on how your post is something other than an attempt to call me an asshole. Electric Monk Apr 2014 #110

911 was flooded with calls-Georgia just empowered every wing nut to get their jollies by terrorizing Fred Sanders Apr 2014 #5

Or Florida, where some other gunster with a SYG "heart-on" tblue37 Apr 2014 #67

A classic side-effect of these permits: they enable assholes to act like bigger assholes. arcane1 Apr 2014 #6

Lets keep posting this in GD Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #7

He got the erection he was looking for. Throd Apr 2014 #8

other than Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #12

Your comment convinces me Cirque du So-What Apr 2014 #9

I disagree Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #11

It would've been nice if everyone had pointed and laughed at him, rather than being afraid. arcane1 Apr 2014 #15

Is that what you think would be nice? Really? Cirque du So-What Apr 2014 #17

Absolutely. I would much prefer he be mocked than emboldened. arcane1 Apr 2014 #20

You must like the idea of little children being shot at a little league game MohRokTah Apr 2014 #22

You're right, I love the idea of little kids getting shot. arcane1 Apr 2014 #25

It defused a potentially lethal encounter. MohRokTah Apr 2014 #49

Perhaps ridicule would work with a rational individual Cirque du So-What Apr 2014 #24

++++ Voice for Peace Apr 2014 #55

Thanks Cirque du So-What Apr 2014 #61

And hillarious if he had reacted by shooting someone. n/t Crunchy Frog Apr 2014 #37

Yes, if only they were bullet-proof siligut Apr 2014 #50

It isn't like the prick is reading DU LOL, if people want to do something confront him snooper2 Apr 2014 #140

Hi Duckhunter935 ucrdem Apr 2014 #29

Thanks Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #65

Hitting a nerve there? Crunchy Frog Apr 2014 #36

Nope Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #84

That's pretty common on GD. Crunchy Frog Apr 2014 #111

and your point is? Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #113

When you guys behave like this, you gotta take the bad publicity. Hoyt Apr 2014 #43

Lucky for us that most of "us guys" do not behave like this. ManiacJoe Apr 2014 #88

I've got an idea.... if the gun lovers just ignored threads like then this they would just go away. Electric Monk Apr 2014 #46

They can't ignore them SwankyXomb Apr 2014 #58

You are correct Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #64

Sounds exactly like one of the Gungeon crowd to me. 99Forever Apr 2014 #60

over a hundred million gun owners Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #62

I guess you don't understand what actual evidence is. 99Forever Apr 2014 #68

when you have to sink to name calling Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #71

You're not a fan of guns? 99Forever Apr 2014 #77

No, I own a few Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #79

Cool story, bro. 99Forever Apr 2014 #82

I think so Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #83

You need to brush up on your debate skills joeglow3 Apr 2014 #123

This message was self-deleted by its author Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #124

Oh, there is *another* reason for being armed--intimidation, also known as "threat display." nt tblue37 Apr 2014 #69

You really don't know much about 99.9% gun owners. GeorgeGist Apr 2014 #74

I know they are not criminals Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #80

With all the killing that has gone on lillypaddle Apr 2014 #137

A peacocking, teabagging doucherocket if there ever was Blue Owl Apr 2014 #10

I'm proud of the people at the park CANDO Apr 2014 #13

but in that county, it's a safe bet they voted for the lawnmakers who passed the law Iris Apr 2014 #89

They DID. I live there. Glitterati Apr 2014 #103

What ever happened to good, old fashioned Menacing charges? Xithras Apr 2014 #14

I have seen nothing to indicate he was doing anything you said, pipoman Apr 2014 #18

"'See my gun? Look, I got a gun and there's nothing you can do about it.'" Xithras Apr 2014 #26

Re read that. pipoman Apr 2014 #28

The legal standard for menacing in most states is Nevernose Apr 2014 #38

It is legal by statue pipoman Apr 2014 #41

Well, if people are paying attention to statues for legal advice, there's your problem. kcr Apr 2014 #92

Where does it say this guy threatened anyone? pipoman Apr 2014 #93

Lol. Xithras Apr 2014 #99

Perhaps a bad example. ..The concept remains pipoman Apr 2014 #107

"If you want to make a statement, go to the Capitol," said Rabb WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2014 #16

Rabb has a carry permit, agrees with the law AND Nathan Deal Glitterati Apr 2014 #104

Exactly. Rabb helped create this culture -- WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2014 #132

I wonder if this guy is a gun control advocate? pipoman Apr 2014 #19

Grasping at straws. n/t Crunchy Frog Apr 2014 #39

Tell me more about it... Democracyinkind Apr 2014 #51

But there was something they did about it. They canceled the game. I hope he had a kid playing that jwirr Apr 2014 #21

Well maybe not that unfortunately. ... pipoman Apr 2014 #30

Hadn't thought of that angle. jwirr Apr 2014 #40

That sucks. RandySF Apr 2014 #57

ding. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #126

Yes that is a misuse of the idea of "rights". I hope that some of the lawmakers got the message. jwirr Apr 2014 #138

He was there to protect them from pop-ups, foul balls, and bad calls from the ump. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2014 #23

Could they get him for disturbing the peace? McCamy Taylor Apr 2014 #27

Open carry is legal in many, if not most states. .. pipoman Apr 2014 #31

So is waving a confederate or nazi flag, but most of society frowns upon doing so. Hoyt Apr 2014 #44

Exactly pipoman Apr 2014 #47

Name a state or city where you can be arrested for waving such a flag. former9thward Apr 2014 #102

You obviously have missed the point. Would you be a gun fancier? Hoyt Apr 2014 #105

And you have no point to miss. former9thward Apr 2014 #109

A "rights fancier." Sounds like something Bundy would say. Hoyt Apr 2014 #115

Why don't you throw Hitler in there also? former9thward Apr 2014 #117

Nope, "gun fancier" in the 21st Century is bad enough. Hoyt Apr 2014 #119

Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #120

A real life troll LittleBlue Apr 2014 #32

Reaping what they've sown. Crunchy Frog Apr 2014 #35

Yes, an unknown person strutting around with a weapon near her own child Lex Apr 2014 #45

I thank God almost daily MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #42

This is Georgia. The county involved, just outside Atlanta, did not allow Black people to live there Hoyt Apr 2014 #53

Wonder what would've happened had it been a black man Lex Apr 2014 #81

No question in my mind. The police would have shot him if one of the parents had not already Hoyt Apr 2014 #98

The woman in the story, Rabb......is black Glitterati Apr 2014 #106

But not the guy carrying the gun around. nt Lex Apr 2014 #118

No, not the guy carrying the gun. He's just a white teapublican Glitterati Apr 2014 #121

He's part of a well ordered militia, FFS, leave the poor man alone! What is wrong with you people Agony Apr 2014 #48

all you DUers who claim to not understand the description PARANOID GUN HUMPER Skittles Apr 2014 #52

yep steve2470 Apr 2014 #70

I've got a baseball bat and I know how to use it! Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #54

3 or 4 good shots with an aluminum bat SwankyXomb Apr 2014 #59

Or,....you could hit a home run with it.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #63

and when would you use it? Duckhunter935 Apr 2014 #66

Ah,....but he wasn't just carrying, was he.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #75

Being an asshole is not illegal. ManiacJoe Apr 2014 #90

Ah yes,....AKA: Romney voters. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #96

Damn, you can't even take your kids to a baseball game anymore,WTF? SummerSnow Apr 2014 #56

The kids were the ones playing the game; they weren't just the spectators--the parents were. nt tblue37 Apr 2014 #72

Ain't gun-fuckers just wonderful? Iggo Apr 2014 #73

Somebody should have asked him if he had a penis, too. pangaia Apr 2014 #76

Forsyth county voted 80% GOP in 2012 n2doc Apr 2014 #78

And every year before and after Glitterati Apr 2014 #122

I could see him now posing with Zimmerman and speaking at NRA meetings. SummerSnow Apr 2014 #86

Proud as a Teacock Blue Owl Apr 2014 #87

People over react much? dilby Apr 2014 #91

People over-react all the time. ManiacJoe Apr 2014 #94

Shhh don't make sense, people don't like it The Straight Story Apr 2014 #95

Well if we don't allow gunz to be used for intimidation, gun fanciers would not he interested Hoyt Apr 2014 #100

Be that as it may . . . Brigid Apr 2014 #112

well. let me know when you are willing to put your child in possible harms with, with no way to seabeyond Apr 2014 #116

Would the kids really be safer if the gun was hidden out of sight? hack89 Apr 2014 #129

yes. i think it is more dangerous that a man is calling attention to the gun, making comments, seabeyond Apr 2014 #130

How do you avoid the guy with the concealed weapon? hack89 Apr 2014 #131

agree. when afforded the opportunity to see the man acting aggressively and with a gun allows people seabeyond Apr 2014 #134

ok. I understand now. nt hack89 Apr 2014 #135

Bingo. It's the same as telling strangers, "I have a knife!" chrisa Apr 2014 #139

he shows EXTREMELY poor judgement Skittles Apr 2014 #125

Get used to being terrorized by armed right wing thugs workinclasszero Apr 2014 #108

+1000000. Hoyt Apr 2014 #127

Exactly. Open carry=public intimidation. (nt) Paladin Apr 2014 #136

It would have been better if he had an AK-47 strapped to his back taught_me_patience Apr 2014 #114

Brandishing HockeyMom Apr 2014 #128

Sounds like the gun enthusiast's hero. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #133

Check out the "Gunstalking Children" thread in DU's Gun Control & RKBA group. Paladin Apr 2014 #142

One poster in that thread said Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #143

Lovely... SirRevolutionary Apr 2014 #141