New gun group tempers its message

[SecularMotion]

It’s not always a bad thing when people break up. Irreconcilable differences sometimes are, well, irreconcilable.

Such was the case with the recent splintering of the former Gun Owners of Bucks County. The group’s recent breakup produced a new advocacy group that, we suspect, is more representative of mainstream gun owners. And by that, we mean folks who are not among the fanatical fringe.

The newly formed Pennsylvanians for Self Protection split from the parent group over a fringe issue that is both troubling and alienating, and ultimately proved to be divisive: openly carrying weapons at public rallies. Among those rallies was the recent and very controversial gathering at a public park in Morrisville, home to several baseball fields where hundreds of children play ball every Saturday throughout the spring ... with parents, siblings and grandparents in tow. In other words, lots of people.

The rally was organized by the Coalition for Peace Action to support reasoned legislation requiring background checks for all gun purchasers. As happened with other such rallies in the area, gun advocates staged a counterprotest. Fortunately, the baseball games were canceled and the demonstrators and counterdemonstrators got the park all to themselves.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer_news/opinion/editorials/new-gun-group-tempers-its-message/article_60ae13f7-04ce-58c5-a011-7bfc94ae70b9.html

[ileus]

1. Is OC supposed to be some kind of threat among "lots of people" ???

If the protests weren't on the baseball fields I say PLAY BALL!

[truebluegreen]

3. Do that with your own family, since you have no problem with it.

[ileus]

4. I do ???

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. It shows bad judgement...

...IMHO, to open carry at a political demonstration. I further think those who do so may be leaving themselves open to lawsuits based on attractive nuisance tort law among others. The same goes for the sponsors and venue owners.

[ExCop-LawStudent]

5. Attractive nuisance

doesn't fit, it is basically a premises liability tort.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

6. Perhaps then...

...argument could be attempted for not meeting their Duty of Care in the event of an injury.

[ExCop-LawStudent]

9. That goes for all torts

You have to have a duty, there has to be a breach of that duty, there has to be both actual and proximate causation, and damages.

Merely carrying a firearm is unlikely to meet those elements.

[CokeMachine]

7. Thanks for posting this.

Do you have any thoughts about your post??

[rl6214]

14. I think he/she has no original thoughts.

[rdharma]

8. The only guys that are more threatening and counterproductive to the RKBA than this guy.......

ARE THESE GUYS!



No! You guys don't look like Rambo..... you look like crazy unstable morons who shouldn't be trusted with guns!!!!

Practice your Travis Bickle impression in private......at home in front of your bedroom mirror!

[CokeMachine]

10. Shouldn't you be busy looking for links to back up your falaceous accusations against premium?

I noticed you haven't been back to the thread. C'mon it's up to $5,000 unless I missed an update.

[rdharma]

11. Shouldn't you realize that open carry at demos make you look like an idiot?

Well?

[CokeMachine]

12. Sorry another fail!! Not unusual for you and your PPR'd friends.

I don't carry concealed or otherwise. But I'm sure you can find a link where I said I did. The only one looking like and idiot is you??

I know you won't provide links, it just your style. Make accusations and then move on. Got those links for premium yet?? You did falsley accuse him -- but you are good at that type of stunt!

Bless your heart!!

[rl6214]

13. Did you post this in the wrong forum?

Didn't you mean to post it in the bans a lot clubhouse?