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Maybe you were originally misunderstood? I agree with your point. Getting a mob whipped up into riot level excitement is a completely different situation if the
by matwood 6y ago
Maybe you were originally misunderstood? I agree with your point. Getting a mob whipped up into riot level excitement is a completely different situation if the mob all has guns holstered and shouldered.
- claar 6y agoLikely the downvotes were from people who either open carry themselves or know many other level-headed and law-abiding people who also legally open carry. As a community, I would argue that those who regularly open carry are much less likely to incite or join a violent protest than those who do not open carry. But perhaps I've spent too much time in the Bible belt.
- dragonwriter 6y agoThe responsibility of the vast majority of people who open carry does not change the fact that open carry laws complicate the task of policing the expected armed protests. (This is not to argue whether open carry laws are, on balance, a good or bad thing for society, that’s a different issue.)