To: Drew68
In this case I would have to choose B.)
While I'm a big advocate of open carry, some people out there are just idiots.
To: SamAdams76
Agreed, as much as he might have the right to carry, it likely would have been a bit smarter to put the gun in a bag. As well, though, the police should have been smart enough to determine if he was a threat or not, and release him. Why arrest him? Was this really necessary? Will they apologize and undo the potential damage to his military career?
11 posted on
07/03/2015 7:25:23 AM PDT by
Reno89519
(For every illegal or H1B with a job, there's an American without one. Muslim = Nazi = Evil)
To: SamAdams76
Agreed... A little discretion goes a long way..... Put the weapon in a locked case.... The outcome would have been different ..... Open carry of a AR-15 and assault pack through a mall during a heightened terror alert is just stupid....
I would have confronted him as any normal adult...
To: SamAdams76
I, too, support open carry ... and I think this guy is a moron and attention addict.
16 posted on
07/03/2015 7:30:24 AM PDT by
glennaro
To: SamAdams76
Agreed. A lot of FR is acting like this guy was doing nothing wrong. From a legal standpoint, maybe he wasn't. But from a practical standpoint, he was doing a lot wrong. 4th of July weekend, terrorist warnings for public places, and this guy is going to a mall looking like he's about to go mow people down. How would you expect there to NOT be a flurry of 911 calls? If it was a terror attack and nobody called 911, FR would be screaming, "Why didn't anybody do anything?!?!"
Pro-tip: pack your stuff in a footlocker, get it there, and then put on your duds.
I'm OK with everything he had EXCEPT the AR-15. This guy is not smart.
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