Those who choose to practice a particular right...

Jeff Cooper coined the phrase "hoplophobia" an irrational fear of weapons. I keep a close eye on mine, waiting for them to move under their own will or their siren song to temp me to missuse them, it never does.

 

Well....beside the weapon being visible. So THAT would be the difference.

Well...except that avoiding dogs, as in not getting one, is far different than being able to avoid someone open carrying. Going about ones day running errands they can run in to multiple people open carrying wherever allowed.
That isn't to say I agree with their stance in not wanting open carrying allowed. Just pointing out your analogy wasn't well thought out.

 

We usually call those LEOs

 

So no one other than LEO's open carry in states where open carry is allowed? Really? Seems you didn't really think through your response.

 

You think all states are open carry? Really? And you speak of thinking something thru.

 

Um....try reading my post again. If you read it slower this time you’ll see that I did not say all states are open carry. I said, in states where open carry is allowed.

How bad does it suck for you when your “gotcha” moment is an epic fail?

 

How bad does it suck for you when people have to spell out the obvious? Obviously, I dont live in an open carry state.

 

Hahahahahaha....now how did I know you’d double down on your foolishness?!? You’re nothing if not predictable.

 

Wait, you've seen ppl with their dogs in public, right? Why don't we ban dogs from being visible in public to protect folks who are 'intimidated' (scared) by dogs?

 

He also does not seem to understand if you say LEOs are all the ones who open carry, you obviously dont live in an open carry state.

 

Very rarely but when I have the dog is on a leash and if one chooses to (I personally wouldn’t) they can cross the street to avoid the dog so as to be out of range of said dog. You really should stop with the analogies as it’s not your forte.
And again, I would not be intimidated seeing someone with a gun for one big reason I can’t share. But I can at least understand why someone might be intimidated by seeing a gun in public...again...see mass shootings

 

I spose you may have some uncommon experience... but dogs are common in public in most areas of the US- including areas where guns must be hidden. They easily can pull their leash from an innatentive owner, btw, and be free to attack anyone they can catch (of course few dogs actually would). We don't ban dogs from public because doing so to pacify the irrationally fearful is not good law.

 

Mob rule. Back when many ppl were irrationally afraid of LGBT, it was still bad law to force them into the closet.

If you're saying banning open carry is a hypocritical law that makes absolutely no sense, then we agree- thats pretty much been my point all along.

 

Very rare for someone to be walking a dog that would randomly attack someone. Hence why people aren’t intimidated by seeing a dog being walked.

 

Nope, you need a license, registration, insurance, etc for a car. So lets do that for guns.

 

Except that wasn’t the issue being discussed. But thanks anyway

 

Weird I need a license to buy a firearm, but I surely don't need one to drive, buy or insure a vehicle I own You must be confusing legal gun registration with those thugs in the ghetto's that don't adhere to LAWS

 

Even more rare is a gun owner randomly attacking someone. Hence why rational people dont cower in fear knowing a % are armed.

 

Very rare for someone carrying a gun to attack someone. Hence why... wait, no, ppl are still scared anyway.

 

I guess I dont see a lot of difference between the authoritarianism of lawmakers and the authoritarianism of a slight majority of voters... which is why we had a constitution until we started letting lawyers redefine the words written in it.

 

It is rare. But again, the issue was that you couldn’t understand why there are people who are intimidated seeing a gun in public. I merely pointed out that it’s understandable given how many mass shootings have taken place in places one would normally think they should be safe. See, it’s normal to see dogs in public, it’s not so normal for many people to see guns in public. Hence why they’d be intimidated. Not sure why you can’t at least understand that.
I’m not intimidated of being in public without a gun on me but at least I understand how there could be people who don’t feel safe to be in public without one and I support their need to carry one to feel safe.

 

So long as they get a permit and can afford a concealable weapon...