Here is the article:
http://chrishernandezauthor.com/2014/07/06/please-open-carriers-stop-defending-my-rights/
but here is the gist of it...
"Peaceful open carry rallies where gun owners safely carry long guns slung across their backs on public land? Iâm down with that. Blatantly ridiculous, orchestrated confrontations where open carriers walk into private businesses with rifles at the combat ready, just to piss people off, knowing that all theyâll do is create more enemies? No thanks.
So please, open carriers, stop âdefending my rightsâ. Just stop. Youâre not helping. Youâre not creating friends. Youâre not âproving how important it is to exercise our rights.â You also have a right to wander the streets dressed in drag; do you exercise that right? And youâre not âgetting people used to open carry.â For years, the Westboro Baptist Church has angered people by protesting at funerals. America hasnât gotten used to it. We grudgingly tolerate it because itâs legal, but pretty much everybody hopes the WBC picks the wrong funeral and gets beaten senseless. America will never say, âThe Westboro Baptist Church? What a great group of guys!â And you open carriers will never NOT provoke a reaction by carrying an AR-15 inside Chipotle.
But maybe, if you keep doing this stupid crap, youâll turn more gun-neutral people into anti-gun people. Once you create enough enemies, youâll finally hit the critical mass that gets new gun control laws passed. When that happens, I wonât just blame those anti-gun people. Iâll blame YOU."
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http://chrishernandezauthor.com/2014/07/06/please-open-carriers-stop-defending-my-rights/
but here is the gist of it...
"Peaceful open carry rallies where gun owners safely carry long guns slung across their backs on public land? Iâm down with that. Blatantly ridiculous, orchestrated confrontations where open carriers walk into private businesses with rifles at the combat ready, just to piss people off, knowing that all theyâll do is create more enemies? No thanks.
So please, open carriers, stop âdefending my rightsâ. Just stop. Youâre not helping. Youâre not creating friends. Youâre not âproving how important it is to exercise our rights.â You also have a right to wander the streets dressed in drag; do you exercise that right? And youâre not âgetting people used to open carry.â For years, the Westboro Baptist Church has angered people by protesting at funerals. America hasnât gotten used to it. We grudgingly tolerate it because itâs legal, but pretty much everybody hopes the WBC picks the wrong funeral and gets beaten senseless. America will never say, âThe Westboro Baptist Church? What a great group of guys!â And you open carriers will never NOT provoke a reaction by carrying an AR-15 inside Chipotle.
But maybe, if you keep doing this stupid crap, youâll turn more gun-neutral people into anti-gun people. Once you create enough enemies, youâll finally hit the critical mass that gets new gun control laws passed. When that happens, I wonât just blame those anti-gun people. Iâll blame YOU."
Do you agree or disagree? (Take poll)
