Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Survivors of Jan. 8 aid gun controls [View all]We_Have_A_Problem
(2,112 posts)...but there was a time, not so long ago, when carrying a firearm on a plane was not uncommon. I don't mean checking one with your baggage, I mean having one in your carry-on. Yes, within MY lifetime - although perhaps not within yours.
As far as being armed in the presence of federal officials, it seems you have this idea that they are somehow royalty, or of any otherwise elevated and exalted status. Frankly, I find the very idea that you believe my rights are subject to restriction merely upon the presence of a public servant to be revolting. I do not disarm simply because there might be someone around who works for me as a public servant on the federal level. In fact, unless it is within a private venue with the Secret Service providing absolute security, even the POTUS can feel free to go fuck himself if he thinks for one moment he is superior to my rights. Yes, I have been armed and in range of numerous presidents - and NOT as a member of any protective detail, law enforcement or as an active duty member of the armed forces. Just as J. Random Citizen.