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In reply to the discussion: Jon Stewart: The NRA has us at the intersection of ‘open carry’ and ‘stand your ground’ [View all]pnwmom
(109,393 posts)58. Open carry is NOT illegal in every state, but it should be.
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Where it is legal, how are people supposed to know whether the man legally "carrying" is a "peaceful" person who wants to demonstrate his rights by carrying a gun around in public, or the next Aaron Ybarra?
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Jon Stewart: The NRA has us at the intersection of ‘open carry’ and ‘stand your ground’ [View all]
doxydad
Jun 2014
OP
It appears to be the anti-gunner fantasy to have gun owners shooting each other...
aikoaiko
Jun 2014
#2
I don't like the open carry demonstrators either, but it is legal so its hard to stop.
aikoaiko
Jun 2014
#12
It's difficult to have empathy for people acting in a dangerous and stupid fashion.
Fortinbras Armstrong
Jun 2014
#54
Yes, you would think the open carriers and mass shootings would lead to more gun control..
aikoaiko
Jun 2014
#27
When MAIG and the Brady Campaign roll back on their demands in search of middle ground...
derby378
Jun 2014
#38
A slung long gun or holstered handgun doesn't rise to the same threat as your examples.
aikoaiko
Jun 2014
#46
And walking around, carrying a firearm, is also threatening. Apparently, you don't see that.
Fortinbras Armstrong
Jun 2014
#56
I'm sorry. I thought we were talking about open carry activists who carry openly where legal?
aikoaiko
Jun 2014
#68
It appears for some, they consider it an honor to die at the business end of a gun or...
Tikki
Jun 2014
#28
Funny how trained LEO many times have difficulty doing so, but toters don't.
Ikonoklast
Jun 2014
#41
I disagree. I am a member of the Jewish Community Center that was the location of the shootings.....
Logical
Jun 2014
#66
The post-Sandy Hook debacle was a political miscalculation on the part of the Dems
hack89
Jun 2014
#13
We can bame it on the NRA, which buys votes, or on the legislators, who sell votes.
merrily
Jun 2014
#10
The main point of part 2 seems to be the 2nd amendment only applies to white people.
tclambert
Jun 2014
#21