Hef wrote:
It's not that he brought an AK to a park. I have no issue with that. It's that he started with a large revolver, publicly stating his intention to elicit a response from LE by OCing a large revolver, and he got none. He then publicly stated he would step up to something more conspicuous - an AK pistol, chosen specifically for it's appearance - to see if THAT would elicit a response.
It did.
For some reason, which Leonard still refuses to give, he also painted the muzzle orange, presumably to make it appear to be an airsoft toy, rather than a real firearm. Why he would deliberately attempt to confuse a real firearm for an airsoft is unknown, but any reasonable person could assume that it would be to gain tactical advantage over an LEO - a possibility that Leonard has affirmed.
While Leonard has committed no crime, he has given more than ample evidence of being a highly unstable person who is looking for a fight with LE. I believe he seeks a situation where he can justify - if not to us all, at least to himself - shooting a police officer "in defense of his rights".
He is a threat to public safety and to the preservation of gun rights.
I have not affirmed
anywhere that I was looking for a "tactical advantage" over police. In fact in many posts you will find that I am not a member of the group that says one should resist unlawful arrests.
If open carry is ample evidence that I am unstable then most on this forum are unstable. I open carry, I don't break the law, I have never threatened anyone, and it is irresponsible to claim I am looking to shoot a police officer. What possible reason would I have for doing that?
Facts are that I am a responsible gun owner and carrier of firearms. I have never broke the law while carrying a firearm. I go out of my way to verify the law before I carry, something police do not do before they harrass open carriers. It appears as if Ihave been targeted by the city of Belle Meade or the State of Tennessee for malicious prosecution.
