Should Open Carry of Guns Be the Law of the Land?

[fullautovalmet76]

A fellow once posted on here about a country with a citizen military, and in the article was a gentleman with a Sig 550 on his back shopping, and not a surprised look about anyone around.

I remember that post. That country is Switzerland.....

As far as open carry, i think it should be "re-normalized" to our society. For those who struggle with open carry of firearms, substitute Bible, book, newspaper, etc. in for guns and check your reaction. My point here is a right, is a right, is a right and we need to exercise them with vigor and common sense.

[twyacht]

The LEO's would fight it, it would turn a routine traffic stop for a burned out tail light into a "felony" stop, to disarm the driver.

Unless an upheaval of nationwide proportions occur, it will be a State by State thing, which is fine.

Open carry in MD? NJ? NYC? I doubt it. Even FL, doesn't have an open carry provision. Hell, Some of the cops around here are like boat captains, I wouldn't go to a range or a fishing trip with some.


The namby-pamby part of our culture/society is too PC, and would have to be "educated"...Meanwhile the MSM would proclaim doom and gloom shootouts, OK Corral, (they do that now with CCW)...

I would love to see the Brady Bunch have a hissy fit though,...

National CCW, and open carry relegated to the states.

[MikeBjerum]

twyacht, remember that in AZ the law enforcement is ok with it.  It is a matter of , as was said earlier, renormalizing it.  Everyone needs to be brought to the realization that it is people who kill, and those that wish to do so will do with any weapon they can find.  Once we all realize that a gun is no more dangerous in society than a knife, chain, bat, tree branch, beer bottle, car or massive fist all the do gooders will start working on fixing the true reason for murders.

[twyacht]

AZ and a lot of other states would IMHO, be OK with it. But re"normalizing it" just won't happen in some parts of this country.

Not yet anyway. We'll just keep Fighting the good fight, and hope things change. I voted on school grounds with my Kershaw pocket knife with clip.

Walked right past two Sheriff Deputies, and school was just getting out for the day. No big deal.

I hope we can renormalize the gun culture in this country, but the opposition will have to be rendered totally impotent.

Folks like Feinstien, Bloomberg, Schumer, and others won't stop.

[tombogan03884]

AZ and a lot of other states would IMHO, be OK with it. But re"normalizing it" just won't happen in some parts of this country.

Not yet anyway. We'll just keep Fighting the good fight, and hope things change. I voted on school grounds with my Kershaw pocket knife with clip.

Walked right past two Sheriff Deputies, and school was just getting out for the day. No big deal.

I hope we can renormalize the gun culture in this country, but the opposition will have to be rendered totally impotent.

Folks like Feinstien, Bloomberg, Schemur, and others won't stop.

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[TAB]

AZ and a lot of other states would IMHO, be OK with it. But re"normalizing it" just won't happen in some parts of this country.

Not yet anyway. We'll just keep Fighting the good fight, and hope things change. I voted on school grounds with my Kershaw pocket knife with clip.

Walked right past two Sheriff Deputies, and school was just getting out for the day. No big deal.

I hope we can renormalize the gun culture in this country, but the opposition will have to be rendered totally impotent.

Folks like Feinstien, Bloomberg, Schumer, and others won't stop.

your assuming gun control is a rational argument.   both sides use emotion, in thier arguments.  Its not to disimlar to the abortion debate.

[twyacht]

Your right TAB, the anti's believe their position as rational. As much as almost half of this country killed NO ONE over a parking space today.

They have their UN sponsored disarmament mindset, and will not stop for their belief. And yes it is tragically taken to the extreme of the abortion argument.

The difference is::: wait for it..............

The Second Amendment..

It is specific, plainspoken, and irrefutable.

Roe vs. Wade, is another debate.

[tombogan03884]

TW, He's talking about the emotion that people put into the debate, not the legal basis of the debate.

[MikeBjerum]

Emotion has nothing to do with it, and tw is on the right track.

The question is "should," not will or when.

[tombogan03884]

Never mind, He's disagreeing with TAB and we all know how that will go  
But we have gotten off on a tangent about "open Carry".
In our current micro managed "There ought to be a law" society , what ever laws have to be passed should continue to support unregulated open carry of loaded fire arms by law abiding citizens.