lykwidtepp
Regular Member
I got into an argument/discussion about Open Carry. My friend was usually quiet about it, but for some reason today when he came over he started talking about it with me. We talked for about 20 minutes about it, and he gave some very strange reasons on why Open Carry doesn't work.
He basically stated that Open Carry will attract other "hardasses" to want to pick a fight with you, because that whenever people open carry, they do it because they try to act all "hard". I then stated that I have never ever heard of an OC story of someone getting beat up just because they were OC'ing.
Another thing he said is that life is pre-determined and that we are all going to die on a date that's already determined in our lives. Saying stuff like God knows the date, but we don't. So carrying a gun won't help since we're going to die on a specific date anyways. I then confronted him on that saying that since your saying that if God only knows, and we don't, then we can live our life at free-will. "So why not carry a gun to protect yourself and your family since WE DON'T KNOW the date we will die."
Likewise, he also said that if he was to carry a gun and have to shoot someone, that he wouldn't want to live with the consequences of going to prison for the rest of his life if he was charged. And literally saying he would rather be dead than in prison. I called BS on that, because if he HAD to use the gun, it would obviously be in self defense. Then he went on saying that lawyers these days are corrupt and will do anything to make the open carrier self defense person to be a horrible murderer.
Lastly, he said that OC is not tactically sound because when someone goes into a bank to rob the place, and sees you open carry, that you'll be his first target. But I stated, "Then what the heck, why did the guy who was open carrying in the first place just stand there and not unholster his weapon to fight back?"
Overall, it just bothered me, i'm still red-faced over this. I didn't lose a friend, just got really ticked off by one. I tried making it as peaceful a talk as I could, but I could never understand his points. And he's firmly sticking to them.
He basically stated that Open Carry will attract other "hardasses" to want to pick a fight with you, because that whenever people open carry, they do it because they try to act all "hard". I then stated that I have never ever heard of an OC story of someone getting beat up just because they were OC'ing.
Another thing he said is that life is pre-determined and that we are all going to die on a date that's already determined in our lives. Saying stuff like God knows the date, but we don't. So carrying a gun won't help since we're going to die on a specific date anyways. I then confronted him on that saying that since your saying that if God only knows, and we don't, then we can live our life at free-will. "So why not carry a gun to protect yourself and your family since WE DON'T KNOW the date we will die."
Likewise, he also said that if he was to carry a gun and have to shoot someone, that he wouldn't want to live with the consequences of going to prison for the rest of his life if he was charged. And literally saying he would rather be dead than in prison. I called BS on that, because if he HAD to use the gun, it would obviously be in self defense. Then he went on saying that lawyers these days are corrupt and will do anything to make the open carrier self defense person to be a horrible murderer.
Lastly, he said that OC is not tactically sound because when someone goes into a bank to rob the place, and sees you open carry, that you'll be his first target. But I stated, "Then what the heck, why did the guy who was open carrying in the first place just stand there and not unholster his weapon to fight back?"
Overall, it just bothered me, i'm still red-faced over this. I didn't lose a friend, just got really ticked off by one. I tried making it as peaceful a talk as I could, but I could never understand his points. And he's firmly sticking to them.