Texas had a dumb ass law criminalizing open carry and they protested by legally open carrying long guns which served a purpose. It stirred up controversy and highlighted the issue. In the end it served its "purpose".
This guy was primarily attention seeking. With a permit we can carry in the airport and if accidently carrying or have a gun in a bag into a "secure" sterile area will be asked to depart and secure our firearm in a safe/legal area. Before July 1, 2014 get caught in a "secure" sterile area even with a permit and you'd go to jail and weapon would be confiscated.
It incenses liberals that we have gun rights and this is like fingers on a chalk board to them.
Now the REAL QUESTION to ask! Is how many "illegal" guns have been confiscated since July 1, 2014 after the passage/signage of the OMG "Guns Everywhere Bill". I strongly suspect the numbers they were plastering in the liberal media to PROHIBIT the bill have dropped significantly. The first clue is they quit mentioning it. I really wish someone would do a FOI and publish the significant drop of "illegal guns" in Atlanta's airport since July 1, 2014. It needs to be done.
In regards to TX, I remember people posting up pics here of all the open carriers in TX and commenting how it was going to hurt the cause. I'm pretty sure I was one of them. But it didn't hurt the cause, and in fact they passed open carry and campus carry (still don't have that here in GA).
I know these people look like dumbasses, but that's all they are is dumbasses. They're not hurting the gains we've made, and I'm beginning to wonder if they aren't helping us - in some cases.
But as long as it pisses off liberals, I can't complain one bit anymore.