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Open carrying is a right. Not getting "panic calls" is not. Furthermore, anyone who freaks out and calls 911 because someone is walking around not breaking th

by sneak 3y ago

Open carrying is a right. Not getting "panic calls" is not. Furthermore, anyone who freaks out and calls 911 because someone is walking around not breaking the law is the problem, not the person exercising their rights. Too many people treat the police as social tech support, not as law enforcement.

post_break 3y ago
Sure it's a right. But you won't see me walking down our main street with my AK47 on my back because we know the outcome, and that's my point. No one is arguing what the rights are, my context is they are pushing the boundaries to assert their rights and change how the police interact with people.
- mbfg 3y ago
  the police should be held to a far higher standard, tho. I agree auditers are being provocators, and people can consider them jerks, but you are allowed to be a jerk, if you are not breaking laws. We give police the trust to serve and protect, and give them high levels of immunity. They should be significantly better than the common man.
- sneak 3y ago
  Why not? It's legal and if the police harass you for doing so, the police are broken, and someone should fix that. The first step in fixing it is bringing it to the forefront of attention. Peacefully open carrying long arms has a long and great historical tradition in the US. I have a poster of Huey P Newton on my wall in my office. https://capitolweekly.net/black-panthers-armed-capitol/ https://capitolweekly.net/black-panthers-armed-capitol/
scarface_74 3y ago
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- DANmode 3y ago
  Your son would be denied his rights, so others should be denied theirs, as well. This is how your comment can be read.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    No, my son would be shot while his White friends would probably be looked at suspiciously. But get a pass. You can look at however you want. But what right does anyone have to walk into a police station with a gun? Who exactly are you protecting yourself from?
    - DANmode 3y ago
      Presumably the same list of people any Second Amendment auditor would repeat. Note that I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with the behavior - just engaging with something you labelled as a thought experiment.

by sneak 3y ago

post_break 3y ago

Sure it's a right. But you won't see me walking down our main street with my AK47 on my back because we know the outcome, and that's my point. No one is arguing what the rights are, my context is they are pushing the boundaries to assert their rights and change how the police interact with people.

mbfg 3y ago
the police should be held to a far higher standard, tho. I agree auditers are being provocators, and people can consider them jerks, but you are allowed to be a jerk, if you are not breaking laws. We give police the trust to serve and protect, and give them high levels of immunity. They should be significantly better than the common man.
sneak 3y ago
Why not? It's legal and if the police harass you for doing so, the police are broken, and someone should fix that. The first step in fixing it is bringing it to the forefront of attention. Peacefully open carrying long arms has a long and great historical tradition in the US. I have a poster of Huey P Newton on my wall in my office. https://capitolweekly.net/black-panthers-armed-capitol/ https://capitolweekly.net/black-panthers-armed-capitol/

scarface_74 3y ago

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DANmode 3y ago
Your son would be denied his rights, so others should be denied theirs, as well. This is how your comment can be read.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  No, my son would be shot while his White friends would probably be looked at suspiciously. But get a pass. You can look at however you want. But what right does anyone have to walk into a police station with a gun? Who exactly are you protecting yourself from?
  - DANmode 3y ago
    Presumably the same list of people any Second Amendment auditor would repeat. Note that I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with the behavior - just engaging with something you labelled as a thought experiment.