sudden valley gunner wrote:
2ndAmendmentDefender wrote:
BECAUSE IT PISSES LIBERALS OFF!
I thought your statement funny, but on a serious note, I do believe carrying firearm openly can be a 1st amendment right. But lets not do it to piss people off, although we know certain elements of our society will be 'pissed off'. Antagonism isn't a goal I have while open carrying. Healthy debates is good, and I have had some with those who disagree, but because I wasn't trying to piss them off I was able to educate them on the fact that this was a right ( they didn't realize it was legal) and leave a favorable impression, even if they still didn't agree, they weren't afraid of me at the end.
I also have had 2 negative encounters, one where it was prudent just to ignore the guy who was not going to be polite and talk about it. The other is with the Bellingham Police department, that I am attempting to resolve.
We have to remember liberal's and conservatives have the right to their view point. Although I feel often they don't dish out the same amount of respect they demand, we shouldn't stoop to their level. Don't compromise, don't let it stop you from open carrying but lets not be antagonistic about it.
No, I do it to piss ignorant, arrogant liberals off! Why? Because I am sick & tired of these limp wristed Lib's dictating to me how I need to be. Or how my actions make them uncomfortable. SCREW THEM!Their actions make me uncomfortable, except I don't go and lobby for laws to restricttheir actions.
I personally haveissues withthe fact that I have to have a "Permit" to carry a firearm concealed. I say the 2nd Amendment
IS my CPL and my CCW and my CWP! With out the 2nd amendment, we cannot defend the rest of our rights! Prior to 1938 the sight of an armed American was normal, expected & to be honest required. But, thanks to J. Edgar Hoover &the Unconstitutional passing of the Interstate Commerce Act & the passing of the Federal Firearms Act of 1934, we have to havepermits & worry about offending others while we exercise our personal rights given to us by God.
Allow me to tell you a story of my experiences while I was stationed in California. While walking my dog in a section of Oakland close to the Naval base that I was stationed at, I came across 3 males sexually assaulting a female at gun point. With out a word, I drew my weapon, fired and killed the man holding the the gun on the woman, and then held the other two men at bay while waiting for the police to arrive. During the course of the police investigating the scene, this woman's friend/lover what have you arrived and began to become verbally abusive to just about everyone there, including me, the person who just saved her friends life. Before she finished, this lady had the audacity to demand that I be arrested because I was carrying a firearm. It turns out the 2 women were lobbists for
Senator Lautenberg and helped write the Lautenburg Amendment. No thanks, no glad you came along when you did, just "Office I demand that this man be arrested because he shot and killed an armed assailent"!
So, yes, I open carry to piss liberals off, and to excercise my 1st & 2nd amendment