OH:Guns in Public, Oh My! (Hoplophobia on Parade)

Gun Watch ^ | 2 November, 2013 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Those who push citizen disarmament have worked very hard to demonize guns.  They have tried to make the public display of arms a shameful thing, something that "decent" people simply do not condone.   They have had considerable success.   As recently as the 1950s people carried rifles and shotguns in New York City without a sideways glance.

In liberal fascists' version of reality,  the public display of firearms is perfectly acceptable, even laudible, if the person with the weapon has on a uniform, indicating that they are an agent of the state.   Trade the uniform for ordinary clothing, however, and the display becomes something for alarm... because... "shut up".

In Ohio recently, this led to potentially dangerous consequences that might yet have legal fallout.   From 610wtvn.com:

ADELPHI, Ohio (WTVN) --Tellers inside the Kingston National Bank branch in Adelphi feared the worst when they saw a group of men get out of their cars and start pulling guns out of the vehicles.

The employees initiated emergency procedures, locked the bank down and called the Ross County Sheriff's Office.

After a few minutes, the men outside the bank got back in their cars and left, but bank workers got a good description of the vehicles, along with their tag numbers.

Sheriff deputies from two counties later stopped the vehicles, likely with tactical felony stops, which entail a certain degree of risk for the occupants. It was found that the men were engaged in a simple trade the like of which occurs thousands of times every day. They simply had the bad luck to conduct their transaction within sight of nervous bank tellers.

Sheriff George Lavender Jr. said that he will present the case to the county prosecutor for a possible charge of "inciting panic".

This is political correctness run amok. There is no constitutional right not to be offended. The reason is clear to anyone with two brain cells to rub together. A "right" to not be offended is a license for the government to shut down any activity or speech that it wants to, because the "authorities" can always find someone who is offended by the thing that they disapprove of.

The trick is in having control of the old media and the government. The old media tells people what they should be offended of, or afraid of, and publicises their disapproval of those actions. Then the government authorities need only pick those things that they disapprove of to prosecute. It is the very definition of tyranny.

How could the men who were engaging in legal commerce know that they were being observed by nervous bank tellers behind the anonymity of reflective glass?

They could not, and even so, it should not matter. Legal activities should never be prosecuted because someone is frightened or offended. The men never acted in a threatening or aggressive manner. I would wager that if they had been wearing uniforms, no call would have been made.

There seems to be little cause for checking out the vehicles after the men, without haste or aggression, got back in them and left. If the later stops were performed with some decorum without putting the occupants of the vehicles at risk, the situation should stop at that point, a mildly amusing example of media induced panic. To go further is simply to reinforce the conditioning that the public display of firearms is only to be allowed to our civic masters in uniform, government agents.

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[marktwain]

Many people can recall times, not that long ago, when a person walking with a long arm was not considered remarkable.

I can recall when every hardware store had guns for sale, every gas station ammunition, and anti-tank guns and ammunition could be mail ordered without a permit.

It was not that long ago, and crime was as low or lower than it is today.

[JimRed]

Sheriff George Lavender Jr. said that he will present the case to the county prosecutor for a possible charge of "inciting panic".

Wouldn't that charge require intent to hold up in court? If not, you could charge the guy walking his leashed pit bull with the same thing.

[RC one]

Trading firearms can be a predicament these days. I think making the trade in front of a bank was probably unwise. I don't think it was criminal.

I'm not opposed to open carry where it is considered normal but in places where it might incite panic, I prefer to just keep it concealed. Mostly concealed anyways.

[trebb]

Sheriff George Lavender Jr. said that he will present the case to the county prosecutor for a possible charge of "inciting panic".

Seems like the bank tellers were the ones that incited the "panic" and the sheriff's men exacerbated said panic.

[maddog55]

Hoplophobics: The perfect word to throw back at Dems, liberals etc talk gun control.

[lormand]

Is homophobia recognized by the ADA? If so, I want a handicap parking permit.

[bravo whiskey]

that’s not a bad idea. look up all the “mental illnesses” the new psych book V lists and apply for disabled permits and ada requirements. if you are considered a homophobe, you could say hiring a homosexual in a small company would violate your rights under ada. good intentions run amok. this sounds silly but this is what libtards do every day. one parent in school hates christians and the whole school stops christmas parties.

[Dutch Boy]

I remember when you could buy a gun in the at Wolworth's at Eastview Mall in Victor NY. Sears, Walmart, and KMart too. I guess the Holder plan of brainwashing the American people against guns is working.

Holder on Youtube discussing his brainwashing plan