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In reply to the discussion: A terrible precedent is being set with guns in public places... [View all]kentuck
(111,052 posts)12. Most of all, it is just stupid.
How would people know if it was a real nut with a gun?
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Every case I've read about, including the Soccer game stunt, has been for publicity.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2013
#2
Ironic that RBKAers have to worry that excersing their "rights" might look like terrorism
coldmountain
Sep 2013
#55
It's not terrorism, just a stupid method of protest that works against them
NutmegYankee
Sep 2013
#13
I think they are using the legal definition rather than a definition based on the effects of the act
Dragonfli
Sep 2013
#40
This same logic has justified countless crackdowns on peaceful oppositions.
NutmegYankee
Sep 2013
#38
Your comparison is silly, unless the demonstrators are carrying machetes or guns or other objects
Dragonfli
Sep 2013
#49
I am sorry, I can't even take you seriously, armed gunman doesn't equal peaceful protester.
Dragonfli
Sep 2013
#152
Does it matter? Intimidation is in the eye of the beholder. Me, I'm terrified of kittens.
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#97
In your example, it would depend on why you undertook that action. If I was about to be hit
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#112
jberryhill, that is one of the best responses I have ever read on this board.
yourmovemonkey
Sep 2013
#162
Jberryhill and I go back a few years. I've always been impressed with his wit and humor and
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#154
Please be careful with this definition, any protest or movement could fall under terrorism charges
pediatricmedic
Sep 2013
#87
Some peaceful protests get pretty angry, what with bullhorns and many people shouting slogans
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#118
I'd be very interested in seeing how many people sought medical attention after this stunt.
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#80
Should the same rules you propose apply to people who walk through busy streets with
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#93
I think a large part of the 'terrible suffering and anxiety' that the presence of a BB gun causes is
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#173
By the way, can you provide me with links to the news of the lockdowns your town has endured
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#174
I'm truly sorry that these events have caused you and your community so much anxiety.
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#192
Ah, thanks for the clarification. I'm of the opinion that if our 24/7 blood and guts news media
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#194
I (almost) wish that all gun nuts would do the "Open carry in stores and public places thing"...
BlueJazz
Sep 2013
#90
I believe the video linked below is a major underlying cause of such "displays".
Snarkoleptic
Sep 2013
#15
After all the school shootings, if I were a parent and some nutjob came on to a Public Field
libdem4life
Sep 2013
#18
OK. Please let us know when you and your buddies act responsibly and leave your gunz at home.
Hoyt
Sep 2013
#72
They are clearly self indulgent imbeciles (until they cross "that line" and become psychos)
etherealtruth
Sep 2013
#23
We all need to start making public comments (loudly enough for them to hear)
world wide wally
Sep 2013
#30
The message they're trying to send seems to be "2nd amendment rights. Get over it."
Gormy Cuss
Sep 2013
#115
There is no difference between these douchebags and the ones who go around flashing their genitals.
madinmaryland
Sep 2013
#39
These fools are everywhere... We have people here on DU that support this non-sense
Ohio Joe
Sep 2013
#61
Actually, in the "Wild" West, you had to leave your guns at home if you wanted to go to town...
Humanist_Activist
Sep 2013
#96
I don't ask - I leave when I see a gun. Happens fairly frequently out here in
mbperrin
Sep 2013
#116
Are there actually establishments that post 'Guns Welcome' or some such? I've only heard
Flatulo
Sep 2013
#181
I support the 2nd amendment, but there is just something wrong with the open carry people.
Throd
Sep 2013
#94
If anything, the precedent is that people carrying guns hasn't lead to increasing crime
Taitertots
Sep 2013
#98
"Open carry for all" is a marketing campaign turned into religious zealotry.
DirkGently
Sep 2013
#105
And that's part of it, right there -- to try to get everyone used to it. nt
Buns_of_Fire
Sep 2013
#108
K&R&Trashing. You're right. I'll get interested when someone propose something effective.
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2013
#151
If only the law allowed them to walk around with their dicks hanging out, they wouldn't feel
valerief
Sep 2013
#169
If I saw an idiot walking around with an AR-15 slung over his/her shoulder, I would not hesitate to
Vashta Nerada
Sep 2013
#179
I'm not the OP, don't know about the other, but a large pistol is not a toy and will kill you quite
mbperrin
Sep 2013
#195
That was one thing that was mentioned. There were others, and the one I documented.
mbperrin
Oct 2013
#199
I saw a guy in the park swinging his daughter in a swing with a holstered gun
gollygee
Oct 2013
#201