Open carry theater arrest

[Lurker66]

Remember, I said stupid AND insensitive, not just insensitive.

I think we need to remember that as good citizens of our communities, we need to provide for our own personal safety and not rely on government. However, that doesn't mean we should not also exercise some common sense and good judgement. Openly carrying a gun into a theater in Colorado so soon after the incident exercise either. If he didn't know he was going to scare the sheep, then I question his ability to make good decisions under stress. If he already had a CCW, all he had to do was cover it up.

yep, i agree too

 

[redmax51]

Remember, I said stupid AND insensitive, not just insensitive.

I think we need to remember that as good citizens of our communities, we need to provide for our own personal safety and not rely on government. However, that doesn't mean we should not also exercise some common sense and good judgement. Openly carrying a gun into a theater in Colorado so soon after the incident exercise either. If he didn't know he was going to scare the sheep, then I question his ability to make good decisions under stress. If he already had a CCW, all he had to do was cover it up.

X 1000, good post as usual GTG.

 

[reddog1]

Men are just insensitive.

 

[alank2]

Hi,

I'd like to think there could be a day when a "man with a gun" is a non event. While I'm not a fan of all the negatives with open carry, it would be nice for decent folk to be seen doing it occasionally to prevent the panic and stupidity of the public freaking out at every occurrence. Why it is people can't see the difference between a crazy person with a gun and a normal person with a gun is beyond me. They have bought the media stupidity that any man with a gun is bad. I sure would like to see that perception changed with responsible people open carrying.

On the topic of this story, if the guy was following all the laws, despite what happened in the news, I think it is everyone else who is in the wrong for panicking and assuming he was a bad guy when in fact he was not.

Thanks,

Alan

 

[Glocktogo]

Men are just insensitive.

Agreed. It still doesn't make it OK to upset the wimminfolk.

 

[DavidMcmillan]

Sometimes we can be our own worst enemies. Next time you are in a gun show, take a look around. Some of those folks give the appearance that they shouldn't even carryall sharp pencil.

 

[flashover008]

Yep I guess so I have been thik ever sense that shooting happend if I had my gun with me there what I would have done how many people have thought about that
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[Specialist3]

How is it insensitive?

If more people open carried, more people would be use to seeing a citizen with a firearm thus making less people scared. It would show people actually carry firearms responsibly within their presence and that every gun does not mean something bad is about to happen. But, since more people are eager to hide their protection the general public gets a sense that there are no guns in the area unless it's the gun that just shot someone.

To the general public, the only gun they will experience is when something bad happens (Auroa) and is grossly exploited over the News or from Hollywood, hiding the responsible carriers in the dark because we're afraid of the attention and what may happen. If we're not going to show the public good citizens carry, who will?

If more people saw more guns doing nothing but resting in holsters, maybe the Guns kill people mentality would start to cease.

Imagine how freaked out people would be if LEOs just started carrying firearms. ""Now J walkers are gonna be shot." "Am I gonna get points on my license or a bullet in the head?!" You get the point. OC is only abnormal because we, who have the choice, make it abnormal.