Bigpapa
Regular Member
Here in the Real World, if you carry a gun, you are "different." There are all sorts of expectations and stereotypes foisted upon you. You can wish all you want that it were not so, and it SHOULD not be so, but that doesn't change the reality. As a gun carrier, and especially as an OPEN carrier, you must be beyond reproach. You must be a shining example of citizenship and calm rationality. As its often said by "our side," those licensed to carry are THE MOST law-abiding of law abiding citizens, and we must do our best to reflect that when out there amongst the "normal people."
Why?
Because if we do not, we play right into the hands & rhetoric of the enemy. "You see?? You see?? That crazy gun-toting extremist lunatic picked a fight with that guy just so he could shoot him! We can't let unstable people like that just walk around on the street! There must be laws! There must be more police! Someone ELSE must protect us!"
Yes, it may suck, but it IS the current reality. You can wish it away all you want, but you must still acknowledge it. Unarmed people have more cultural freedom, BECAUSE they are unable to defend themselves, even if THEY start the fight.
So true and I agree.