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Xithras

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99. Lol.

Sun Apr 27, 2014, 09:33 PM

Apr 2014

"You can't charge someone in a bar with public drunkenness."

Hate to tell you this, but that happens ALL THE TIME. A quick Google on the subject turned up hundreds of stories about people arrested or cited for public intoxication inside a bar.

It is legal to carry a firearm openly in some states. It is not legal to menace people or cause a panic with one. If this guy really went down there to "make a point", he should be in a jail cell. It's illegal to deliberately intimidate people and make them fear for their safety.

FWIW, the most important word in that last sentence is "deliberately". There is a line between simply carrying a firearm and unintentionally making people scared or nervous, and deliberately brandishing or demonstrating the firearms presence in a way intended to scare people. This guy did the latter.

I have a CCW. I also have a kid in little league. If this guy had showed up at my kids game and deliberately attempted to intimidate the kids and crowd, we'd have had a real problem. It has nothing to do with being "anti-gun", and everything to do with being "anti-thug".

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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