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Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD
I didn't watch the video I don't have the 18 minutes to waste and frankly I've seen enough open carry videos before, but you do realize that those guys weren't actually choosing to open carry because they felt the need to protect themselves right?
The entire movement is a political one not a self defense one. They open carry to express their political position. That political position is one of self defense doesn't mean that that is even their reason to carry. They are making a political statement when they do this.
Consider what you said in that context, that effectively we should question the sanity of people who are making a political statement because we don't support the political statement that they are making.
Note this isn't the crazies like the ELF who blow shit up in the name of 'protest' or the SLA who killed people to protest. These are non-violent activists and yet you are questioning their sanity because you do not agree with their political message.
Consider how incredibly dangerous that is for everyone regardless of what political position we hold. The very essence of the 1st amendment was written to protect this. Because free expression isn't just for those that have the support of the political establishment. Free expression is for everyone....or it's for no one.
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Okay, fair. But there are much more effective ways of doing so. Most political statements don't have the potential for dangerous consequences. Openly carrying guns does.
This shows a complete lack of acknowledgement for the feelings of those around him. The reality is most people aren't conditioned to look at guns as innocuous. They've caused too many problems, especially when in the wrong hands, for the collective populace to view them as simply a political instrument.
Wear a ****ing "I love guns and the second amendment" shirt or something of that nature. But I do not see the benefit outweighing the potential cost in openly carrying an instrument for political reasons which can have such dangerous consequences based on the discretion of an individual who may have decision-making and/or mental health issues.