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Guns really do have more rights than people.
'Murica...
I'm so grateful to live in a civilised country
Y'all get a mass shooting and immediately try to fix shit. I'm legit jealous of y'all's :: checks my notes:: basic decency
We've got our fuckwits
Unfortunately, stupidity is celebrated in the US
America seems to be proud of the things it should be ashamed of as a society
That last line hurts as a native, mainly cause it's so true.
We know that there are many decent people who are just stuck there
We have sympathy for them
I always find it interesting how they talk about history and tradition in these rulings as if bans on open carries haven't been around since the 1800s.
I'm a gun person and even I'm taken aback when I see someone open carrying. I don't carry, open or concealed, for a myriad of reasons. Mainly I'm gigantic and trained to fight, but also I'm not a fucking paranoid nut case. The only exception is when I go hiking or camping. Never needed it and hope I never do.
But then you hear idiots talk about "I wish a mfer would give me a reason!"and I realize I'm in the pretty small minority.
But then you hear idiots talk about "I wish a mfer would give me a reason!"and I realize I'm in the pretty small minority
They always say that and yet when there's a shooting they're never around to stop them.
They're addicted to the idea of using violence and being a hero for it.
Ikr! I consider people who want to shoot other people complete cowards.
They always say that and yet when there's a shooting, there's never anyone around to stop them.
Ftfy
Sack of hammers looking for a nail. They’re cowards steeped in fear. Always subscribing to that hyper-readiness doctrine spread by self-defense wingnuts that have you looking out for “bad guys” everywhere you go. Because you never know. They could win the “I defended myself” lottery when some rando argues with them on the street over a public parking spot they wanted, gets in their face and out comes the gun. Because you never know, he might have gotten violent.
Well the California one is from the 60's and was a direct reprisal to the Black Panthers. I think most historical carry bans applied to concealed carry. The only historical carry ban I can think of was some small "Wild West" towns would make you check your guns when you rolled in, but I'm not sure if that applied to folks that lived there.
could not stand under the Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark gun rights ruling
So any future gun deaths in California are officially SCOTUS' fault for enabling this.
Pretty much. After they gutted the first half of the amendment, it was only the right to “keep & bear,” and open carry is simply “bearing arms.”
No. Not specifically SCOTUS. This has been a team effort. Conservatives have been working on this for decades. SCOTUS is just the final step. The blood will be on the hands of all republicans whose votes allowed this to happen.
Democrats aren't completely blameless either. This was a group effort, and a rare bipartisan move by both parties.
I mean Obama expanded gun rights during his presidency, specifically lifting restrictions for Amtrak and national parks.
You seriously think banning open carry is going to stop someone from shooting people?
Oh boi ....
How many mass shootings do you hear about in Europe?
Last I checked the U.S. isn't Europe and pretty far from it.
That has less (or nothing) to do with open carry and more to do with tighter gun laws in general.
Tighter gun laws is the exact opposite of open carry.
I feel uneasy looking at our police openly carrying guns. I don't know how Americans look at the average Joe and say, "I trust he's going to keep that in its holster unlike the one who didn't two days ago." 🥴
We typically don’t. Someone exercising open carry in public (especially in a non-rural town/city) are generally viewed as a cosplaytriot who has totally confused being a prepared badass with being a paranoid dickhead.
They may argue this, but that’s the general attitude.
Agreed. I even live in a rather conservative area and it's extremely rare to see someone open carrying.
As much of a win as this is, I wish they'd show half as much support for the rest of the rights we're guaranteed by the Constitution.
The new rule is everything has to be consistent with the nations “history and tradition” so they’re probably just gonna roll all those back 😬
I went shooting once with some friends. It wasea pretty good experience but I have zero desire to ever own a gun. I don't understand these people who want to open carrry.
I own a gun and I’m afraid to open carry because of the liability. A gun weighs so much more when you’re around people you don’t know. You don’t ever not feel it on your hip. And I think that’s a good thing. You should feel that weight. Because it’s a responsibility.
Yeah I can imagine. It was stressfull just holding and shooting the guns at the range. I agree having one out and about should be everpresent in your mind.
I never understood the argument to ban open carry specifically. Isn't it better to know who's packing heat?
I'm a gun owner with a license to carry, though I rarely do.
Open carry bothers me, because it's carrying an implied threat. If I'm carrying (usually because I'm going to the range and think the gun is more likely to be stolen from my car than my hip), I don't want to be carrying a threat. If I accidentally cut someone off in line, I want them to let me know instead of being afraid I'll shoot them. If I'm being unreasonable, I want someone to speak up.
The truth remains you're packing heat. Being an unknown "threat" doesn't change that fact. Your argument seems irrational: you want everyone to assume the falsehood that you're not carrying when you are.
I know there's nothing I can do about anyone if they shoot me. That doesn't stop me from approaching police or anyone who may carry a weapon. I know they won't shoot me unless they want a murder conviction.
No, because it normalizes the very neurological disorders that people who want to open carry have. If you can’t go out in public without displaying a weapon, talk to a shrink.
I don't know about neurological disorders.
I've read California outlawed it soon after the Black Panthers started openly carrying. Knowing who's packing heat doesn't seem wrong to me. Seems like transparency.
I’d rather not have a lot of crazy assholes walking around carrying guns. Whether they’re open carrying or not.
What bearing that that have on open carry? Seems more like an argument to restrict carrying guns altogether.
If open carry is legal then any psycho could commit mass murder at any second, and no cops or anybody could do anything until after they start opening fire. On the other hand, if it is illegal then cops could step in at the first sight of a gun.
If open carry is legal then any psycho could commit mass murder at any second, and no cops or anybody could do anything until after they start opening fire.
If it was illegal, they'd just conceal it until they started shooting. Pretty sure that's how most attacks already happen.
On the other hand, if it is illegal then cops could step in at the first sight of a gun.
They could, but as above, a shooter would probably have it concealed. Even with legal open carry, a cop should step in as soon as a gun is brandished. But really, when has a cop ever stepped in to prevent a shooting? Even in Uvalde, a whole department full of cops outside a school of children being murdered still did nothing.
(I don't personally have a strong opinion on whether open carry should be legal or illegal. I think we should have stricter requirements for ownership at all.)
Are you mistaking being armed with open carry?
if it is illegal then cops could step in at the first sight of a gun.
Wouldn't the concealed carrier open fire immediately or even before exposing their weapon? Are we talking about a split-second difference if any?
I'd rather know that someone has a gun on them, I'd rather them ban concealed carry. Guns generally give me the heebie-jeebies, I prefer to know who to avoid in public situations and make sure to keep out of my life.
Lol get fucked Reagan. Aight let's create some black and white panther cells again and stick em in the capitol.
California is where this battle started. It took a hefty dose of racism to get gun control passed their. F*** Reagan!
reagan also railed against sagaftra and secured his own agreement, at the expense of the other actors.
Hmm, only took 25 years to get to this point.
At least if they're open carrying, you know who to avoid and keep an eye on? Also, they can be denied service at businesses, and should be.
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