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In reply to the discussion: Professor Has Simple Way To Deal With Open Carry Activists(VIDEO at Link) [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)First, despite your numerous involuntary absences from DU, we've engaged in a number of prior discussions concerning firearms and related jurisprudence. As our discussions and my many others attest, I am indeed actual licensed attorney (litigator in NY and NJ), and am further informed on the pertinent issues through my prior employment at the NIJ, DOJ, in Washington, D.C., researching firearm (and many other) criminal justice issues.
Nevertheless, despite my firm but comparatively moderate support for constitutional gun rights (and simple statistics), I am neither a gun owner, nor have I ever represented the NRA or any other firearm group or lobby.
Here's a small piece of advice which doesn't require a law degree or decades of legal experience. Screaming about the NRA in an otherwise substantive discussion about firearm jurisprudence and basic criminal law is not persuasive, immaturely emotive, and reveals a disturbing ignorance of the subject matter.
However, feel free to ignore common sense and basic civics, and promptly call 911 every time you see someone legally carrying a firearm and breaking no other law. Maybe the resulting incarceration for filing false police reports and harassment with real criminals who've likely employed firearms in their criminal enterprises and actually pose a threat to public safety might provide you with a new and improved perspective on the subject.