Scooter123
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First off, I happen to think that the 2nd ammendment places a burden of responsible behavior on anyone who wishes to excercize that right. It does NOT absolve us of the need to act in a reasonable and thoughtful manner. In fact, it ELEVATES the need to act responsibly.
Now, what set me off. What set me off was the overwhelming support for knuckheads who have behaved in an irresponsible and foolish manner that any thinking person would abhore.
Case One. http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum30/14615.html
Here we have a 21 year old male who decided it would be "cool" to take a gun to a public celebration in a tourist community. Because Grand Haven has a crime rate that is mostly domestic assults and drunken behavior, there was a minimal chance that he would have any need for a gun, he took it in order to impress the "ladies" Basically, he was thinking with the head in his trousers which is far too typical for a 21 year old male. I don't care if it was legal or not, it was BAD JUDGEMENT to carry at that event and he should be chastized for making a very poor decision. If I were this persons father I would lock his guns up in a safe until he was at least 30 and also have a talk with the local police asking them to block any additional purchases. Behavior like this just builds support for the opponents of Open Carry and if enough people get offended by behavior like this, the Law will be changed.
Case Two. http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum30/15633.html
This just astounds me. What thinking person would go to a Presidential Rally with a gun, either Open or Concealed? The US Secret Service is probably the ONLY Law Enforcement entity in this country with what could be considered a "License to Kill". I have no doubt that as soon as he was spotted by Security he had a Sniper Scope targeting his "10 ring". Had he even placed his hand on the butt of his gun, he probably would have been dropped without hesitation. I have no issue at all with him wanting to pass out flyers, I just think that carrying a gun to an event like this is STUPID STUPID STUPID.
Now, go ahead and start the flaming. Just keep in mind that for evey 100 people who support this type of foolishness, there are 1000 people who will use examples of this type of poor judgement as an argument to ban all handguns.
First off, I happen to think that the 2nd ammendment places a burden of responsible behavior on anyone who wishes to excercize that right. It does NOT absolve us of the need to act in a reasonable and thoughtful manner. In fact, it ELEVATES the need to act responsibly.
Now, what set me off. What set me off was the overwhelming support for knuckheads who have behaved in an irresponsible and foolish manner that any thinking person would abhore.
Case One. http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum30/14615.html
Here we have a 21 year old male who decided it would be "cool" to take a gun to a public celebration in a tourist community. Because Grand Haven has a crime rate that is mostly domestic assults and drunken behavior, there was a minimal chance that he would have any need for a gun, he took it in order to impress the "ladies" Basically, he was thinking with the head in his trousers which is far too typical for a 21 year old male. I don't care if it was legal or not, it was BAD JUDGEMENT to carry at that event and he should be chastized for making a very poor decision. If I were this persons father I would lock his guns up in a safe until he was at least 30 and also have a talk with the local police asking them to block any additional purchases. Behavior like this just builds support for the opponents of Open Carry and if enough people get offended by behavior like this, the Law will be changed.
Case Two. http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum30/15633.html
This just astounds me. What thinking person would go to a Presidential Rally with a gun, either Open or Concealed? The US Secret Service is probably the ONLY Law Enforcement entity in this country with what could be considered a "License to Kill". I have no doubt that as soon as he was spotted by Security he had a Sniper Scope targeting his "10 ring". Had he even placed his hand on the butt of his gun, he probably would have been dropped without hesitation. I have no issue at all with him wanting to pass out flyers, I just think that carrying a gun to an event like this is STUPID STUPID STUPID.
Now, go ahead and start the flaming. Just keep in mind that for evey 100 people who support this type of foolishness, there are 1000 people who will use examples of this type of poor judgement as an argument to ban all handguns.