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Attention whore BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #1
+Chickenhawk maybe, too. alp227 Dec 2012 #63
Idiot. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #2
I've been told numerous times in the gungeon that my being offended by Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #8
I am not a big proponent of open carry hack89 Dec 2012 #12
Seems so to me. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #16
Exactly... hexola Dec 2012 #23
If they put an armed good guy in every school proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #28
It doesn't actually seem to happen that way..... PavePusher Dec 2012 #54
No carry is a better option. RC Dec 2012 #41
Then try to change the laws hack89 Dec 2012 #43
That day is coming. RC Dec 2012 #53
I doubt it very much hack89 Dec 2012 #57
I prefer open carry kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #44
The people you should be scared of won't be open carrying hack89 Dec 2012 #47
So criminals can hide in plain sight by open carry. The element of surprise is the criminal's alfredo Dec 2012 #55
That is why most gun owners prefer concealed carry. hack89 Dec 2012 #58
It screams "I am so full of fear I have to pretend I'm a badass." alfredo Dec 2012 #66
Why would they hide their gun if they wanted to be a bad ass? hack89 Dec 2012 #69
Concealed is a more modest approach. An exposed piece alfredo Dec 2012 #77
Since concealed carry is much more popular hack89 Dec 2012 #83
If defense is your goal, it is unwise to inform possible enemies alfredo Dec 2012 #84
People are upset and scared around others they know have a gun Fumesucker Dec 2012 #65
Tell me how you plan to make criminals from carrying in public. hack89 Dec 2012 #68
Yep, they walk among us, all the loons. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #3
Proof Positive That Americans Are Now Being Terrorized By The 2nd Amendment And Their Apologists cantbeserious Dec 2012 #4
you're right samsingh Dec 2012 #37
and where does the 2nd amendment say to carry a firearm in public is okay samsingh Dec 2012 #39
Some State have old laws on the books that require you to take a rifle to church on Sunday. oldbanjo Dec 2012 #50
okay to those Churches then samsingh Dec 2012 #56
..and I tell you, his timing is just perfect ! "It's the most wonderful Gun of the year" BlueJazz Dec 2012 #5
He should have described himself as a pathetic asshole. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #6
Can we call it terrorism yet? starroute Dec 2012 #7
I already do. Join me! nt Chorophyll Dec 2012 #18
ANOTHER REASON TO drynberg Dec 2012 #9
Yip... ReRe Dec 2012 #10
the sole reason anybody open carries is to scare people pasto76 Dec 2012 #11
They should call it "open intimidate" hexola Dec 2012 #15
specifically such displays of their 'rights', it fits the definition pasto76 Dec 2012 #46
Sick NHDEMFORLIFE Dec 2012 #13
Asshole alert. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #14
Some Muslim should try that and see what happens Celebration Dec 2012 #17
I don't even have to read the story to know the guy is white Tempest Dec 2012 #19
How are we supposed to know if they intend harm or not-- TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #20
OMG life long demo Dec 2012 #21
was the gun loaded? And how does his underthematrix Dec 2012 #22
I'm reading the 2nd amendment as I type this onethatcares Dec 2012 #24
+1 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #29
When James Holmes walked into a movie theater with a gun, TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #25
Years ago, I was in a Burger King. Brigid Dec 2012 #78
I wouldn't hang around either. Why take a chance that these idiots aren't just TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #82
Becasue Portland Maine isn't the Wild West and only sick fuck gun nuts open carry there jpak Dec 2012 #26
You people are losing. The worm has turned. morningfog Dec 2012 #30
Because everybody else's right to feel safe does not guarantee that this guy is sane DFW Dec 2012 #31
Cops not allowed to check if it was loaded, OR ask for his ID mainer Dec 2012 #49
If you have to ask, you don't get it neverforget Dec 2012 #52
Absolutely unbelievable BainsBane Dec 2012 #60
Terrorism BainsBane Dec 2012 #61
hello, his walking around with an automatic rifle makes me feel very unsafe wordpix Dec 2012 #75
Another secondvariety Dec 2012 #27
NRA coming to his defense? SoapBox Dec 2012 #32
That's one of our most cherished freedoms Turbineguy Dec 2012 #33
How About It, Open Carry Advocates? Paladin Dec 2012 #34
Small Penis n/t otohara Dec 2012 #35
Just what keeps this forever pertinent... littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #36
Thank you, thank you. xfundy Dec 2012 #72
You're welcome. littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #73
Obviously Mentally Ill Blue Gardener Dec 2012 #38
If you want to open carry an AR-15, go to Somalia asshole... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #40
Maybe someone should shoot first and ask questions later. Maineman Dec 2012 #42
Immature and stupid OldRedneck Dec 2012 #45
Police not allowed to ask for his ID!!!! Or check if it's loaded! mainer Dec 2012 #48
the NRA caters to paranoid white men Skittles Dec 2012 #86
unless he's a member of a well regulated militia he has no such right..... bowens43 Dec 2012 #51
He must be a member IveWornAHundredPants Dec 2012 #59
How do police know he's not a felon if they don't ask for ID? mainer Dec 2012 #62
There is a police-run indoor public shooting range in Clackamas, two blocks from the mall shooting eyewall Dec 2012 #64
The article is about Portland, MAINE Tx4obama Dec 2012 #67
LOL! eyewall Dec 2012 #71
Portland Maine Marrah_G Dec 2012 #80
Without knowing any more, I'd say he was doing us a public service Duer 157099 Dec 2012 #70
hey idiot, the right to keep and bear arms does not include the right to open carry assault rifles wordpix Dec 2012 #74
What an ass. appleannie1 Dec 2012 #76
Walk nude in Maine -- get arrested! mainer Dec 2012 #79
Apparently, he's a law student mainer Dec 2012 #81
I don't want to have to put up with these paranoid bastards Skittles Dec 2012 #85
They are the walking dead that surround us--brain dead that is! riversedge Dec 2012 #87
Do businesses have to place metal detectors at doors and refuse people with guns entry now? RickFromMN Dec 2012 #88
Gun guy identified -- I'm starting to think he's an ANTI-gun activist mainer Dec 2012 #89
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