wqbang
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I really like this board. It is the most informative place on the net regarding Washington State firearms law, it is enjoyable reading, and it is local. Reading these pages are gun lobbyists, firearms instructors, shootists, journalists, policeman, lawyers, doctors, laborers, programmers, salesman, in fact a fantasticly diverse audience here - all interested in Open Carry. Not only that, but it has been INSTRUMENTAL in promoting Open Carry in Washington state.
However, I have seen the following disturbing trends in the last 3 months or so...
1. Increase in personal attacks.
2. Bullying.
3. Open contempt and ridicule of police officers.
This may:
1. Hurt our cause (promoting peacable open carry in Washington State).
2. Give gun owners in general a bad name.
3. Drive away new visitors.
4. Drive away active members.
4. May make police agencies (they are reading this forum) view open carriers as troublemakers and hotheads.
With that said, these are my personal thoughts regarding my observations. I would never say things such as these with out an idea to help resolve them. My first thought was to model one of the best, most civil, firearms forum on the net. The High Road - http://Thehighroad.org
Here is their forum policy.
http://www.thehighroad.org/code-of-conduct.html
Please consider posting your thoughts on this thread. Thanks for reading.
I really like this board. It is the most informative place on the net regarding Washington State firearms law, it is enjoyable reading, and it is local. Reading these pages are gun lobbyists, firearms instructors, shootists, journalists, policeman, lawyers, doctors, laborers, programmers, salesman, in fact a fantasticly diverse audience here - all interested in Open Carry. Not only that, but it has been INSTRUMENTAL in promoting Open Carry in Washington state.
However, I have seen the following disturbing trends in the last 3 months or so...
1. Increase in personal attacks.
2. Bullying.
3. Open contempt and ridicule of police officers.
This may:
1. Hurt our cause (promoting peacable open carry in Washington State).
2. Give gun owners in general a bad name.
3. Drive away new visitors.
4. Drive away active members.
4. May make police agencies (they are reading this forum) view open carriers as troublemakers and hotheads.
With that said, these are my personal thoughts regarding my observations. I would never say things such as these with out an idea to help resolve them. My first thought was to model one of the best, most civil, firearms forum on the net. The High Road - http://Thehighroad.org
Here is their forum policy.
http://www.thehighroad.org/code-of-conduct.html
Please consider posting your thoughts on this thread. Thanks for reading.