Posted on 08/13/2019 2:29:56 AM PDT by marktwain
At about 4:10 p.m. on 8 August 2019, Dmitriy Andreychenco walked into the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Springfield, Missouri. He had a slung AR-type rifle and was wearing a T-shirt and tactical vest. He obtained a shopping cart and was videoing himself on a cell phone while pushing the cart through the store. He did not threaten anyone, point the rifle at anyone, or make any threats that are known at this time.
A manager at the store pulled the store alarm, causing a panic while customers evacuated the store. Dmitriy evacuated with the other customers. As he left the store, a firefighter with a concealed carry permit, who was armed, drew his pistol and held Dmitriy for police. In the video from outside the store, you can see that Dmitri was calmly complying with police orders. Look at his black t-shirt. I do not see any evidence of body armor being worn.
He is wearing some sort of web gear, which it appears, the media denoted as “body armor.” Identification of web gear as body armor has been common in the media.
Open carry is legal in Missouri. It has been hard fought for. Opponents of an armed population have worked hard to characterize open carry as threatening. The last few days of a media blitz on the rampage murders in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, have put the country on edge. The message has been that every young white male is a deadly threat. The manager at Walmart seems to have bought into the message.
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Mass shootings are extremely rare events.
The political threat to our rights is ongoing.
Carrying openly is much better for political purposes.
Carrying concealed has some tactical advantages.
You are inconsiderate toward others. It is just that simple. Surly you can’t tell me with a straight face that going into a retail store wearing armor, packing an AR15, and making a video of yourself on patrol is a responsible citizen’s exercise of rights. If you think this is normal, you are a poster child for the Red Flag laws.
First, you are likely misstating what happened. I will wait to see the surveillance video before I characterize how the open carrier acted.
Second, I did not say carrying a rifle and wearing body armor was "normal". Political activism is not "normal".
Very few people engage in political activism, they are content to allow others to do the hard work.
The young man involved likely could have used better judgement; in fact, he tried to have his sister video him during the event, which would have likely mitigated the suspicions of the manager who pulled the alarm.
Those who say, "Just shut up. Don't make waves. If you upset the other side, they may do something bad to us." are being more "inconsiderate" in the long term.
Political statements should be made to congresscritters, not to retail stores.
re: “I am an idiot for exercising my rights?”
You’ve earned the title of “stupid”; ppl who carry in public are expected to have a reasonable amount of judgement, something you have expressed a serious lack of.
You are a hazard both to others AND yourself.
Go look up the story of Suzanne Hupp and SEE what you are about to “undo” on account of your belligerent and stupid behavior.
You will set back CCW with this kind of stupid behavior maybe forever ...
re: “I am an idiot for exercising my rights?”
You’ve earned the title of “stupid”; ppl who carry in public are expected to have a reasonable amount of judgement, something you have expressed a serious lack of.
You are a hazard both to others AND yourself.
Go look up the story of Suzanne Hupp and SEE what you are about to “undo” on account of your belligerent and stupid behavior.
You will set back CCW with this kind of stupid behavior maybe forever ...
Wrong they would have shot him first !
Wh9 got arrested? The çcw guy or the rifle carrying guy?
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