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Please share this as much as you can on facebook, twitter, et al. While many of us on HN are not surprised that this kind of thing happens, it's generally hard

by gr3yh47 10y ago

Please share this as much as you can on facebook, twitter, et al. While many of us on HN are not surprised that this kind of thing happens, it's generally hard to convince the public at large i.e. the crowd that gets all their news from mainstream media. This is the kind of thing that could 'wake up' another small slice of the population that i.e. has 'nothing to hide' wrt NSA data collection etc.

jomamaxx 10y ago
The fact he was carrying a gun, and trying to act out against police in the first place, is not going to engender him any sympathy in the public at large. Illegal or legal - someone carrying a gun in public trying to prod cops is creating problems, not solving them. If this guy was holding a sign out of a nuclear plant saying 'no more nukes' and was unarmed, then it would be a different story I think. In terms of public perception, I don't think this guy is going to win any points among regular people.
- cmdrfred 10y ago
  > The fact he was carrying a gun, and trying to act out against police in the first place, is not going to engender him any sympathy in the public at large. Corrected: The fact he was exercising his 2nd amendment rights, and trying to inform citizens that their 4th amendment rights were about to be violated, is not going to engender him any sympathy in the public at large.
- gr3yh47 10y ago
  This mentality about gun carry - it's demonization and the gradual, continual encroachment of laws against our second amendment rights - leads to very low carry percentage among the general public. This in turn leads to one person being able to cause 100+ casualties in a club with over 300 people in it - without being neutralized by a responsible carry citizen (Pulse) if even 5% of the population carried I imagine the casualties would have been MUCH lower

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Please share this as much as you can on facebook, twitter, et al. While many of us on HN are not surprised that this kind of thing happens, it's generally hard

by gr3yh47 10y ago

jomamaxx 10y ago
The fact he was carrying a gun, and trying to act out against police in the first place, is not going to engender him any sympathy in the public at large. Illegal or legal - someone carrying a gun in public trying to prod cops is creating problems, not solving them. If this guy was holding a sign out of a nuclear plant saying 'no more nukes' and was unarmed, then it would be a different story I think. In terms of public perception, I don't think this guy is going to win any points among regular people.
- cmdrfred 10y ago
  > The fact he was carrying a gun, and trying to act out against police in the first place, is not going to engender him any sympathy in the public at large. Corrected: The fact he was exercising his 2nd amendment rights, and trying to inform citizens that their 4th amendment rights were about to be violated, is not going to engender him any sympathy in the public at large.
- gr3yh47 10y ago
  This mentality about gun carry - it's demonization and the gradual, continual encroachment of laws against our second amendment rights - leads to very low carry percentage among the general public. This in turn leads to one person being able to cause 100+ casualties in a club with over 300 people in it - without being neutralized by a responsible carry citizen (Pulse) if even 5% of the population carried I imagine the casualties would have been MUCH lower