I agree. It is just that when these people dress up in tactical gear and make somewhat stupid remarks, it is not helpful. Think about it: (1) a person simply open carrying or (2) a person dressed up in tactical vest and toys also doing open carry. The latter looks a bit crazy and is making an unnecessary and counterproductive spectacle.
When cops are dressed up in tactical gear with a carbine do they look crazy? What makes it a crazy for a citizen to do the same thing? Don’t you think that calling people “crazy” for acting in a sane manner, but one that is politically incorrect, the very definition of cultural marxism? Do you think that your abject capitulation to cultural Marxist ideals is more or less crazy than citizens acting well within their rights?
“It is just that when these people dress up in tactical gear and make somewhat stupid remarks, it is not helpful.”
Why do you believe that?
Our biggest problem is not “public opinion”. Public opinion is transitory and means little. Create a core of activists, and they drive public opinion over time.
What we need are activists. Activists mean much more than transitory public opinion.
A book that explains how this works is “Rise of the Anti-Media You would likely find it useful.
http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2014/07/book-review-rise-of-anti-media-by-brian.html