Jesus wept because Martha’s brother had died, not because your post was unclear. ;-)
You have now made your point clear.
These guys were wrong in your point of view to have exercised their rights, presuming it was likely to lead to a confrontation with authorities. They were also wrong to have prepared ahead for said confrontation. It would have been smarter for them to have not forced the issue. That seems to be the position you have made clear.
Just so you know, I do not open carry, but rather practice concealed carry (enabled by permit and professional training). I believe it is far more socially prudent to do so than ‘brandishing’. There is also logic in self-defense theory that openly carrying identifies you to assailants and prepares them before you can possibly be prepared. If they know you are carrying, they can control the order of battle.
Now, I ask you to dispassionately ask yourself — would you have said that John Lewis and Ralph Abernathy were wrong to march for their rights, *knowing* they would be set upon by fire hoses and police dogs? What they fought for was a just cause. These guys obviously believe their cause is just and worthy of a public fight.
Oh, and don’t try to offer up red herrings like “feel safe as a man”. This is not about virility or any insecurities about it. This is about law, social mores and principles of Liberty.
Not angry, just throwing it back to you.
why do the cops have dash cams ??? cya works both ways...
I didn’t say anybody was wrong. What I seem to be unable to get across to you and others (I won’t dignify certain others with a direct response to their snot) is that they are not advancing their cause by their actions. If a certain group wants people to realize that carrying a weapon is normal and ordinary, which I agree that it is, they should act civilized all the time and not be “in your face” with it.
Since we are using Biblical references, “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient...” 1Cor 6:12
I don’t say those people were wrong but I do think they were stupid. Not the way I would handle it.