Maybe Arizona should – and I’m just throwing this out there – consider regulating assault rifles? If a man shows up at a Presidential rally – hell, any rally for that matter – with an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, perhaps, just perhaps, it’s not a simple carrying of arms but a statement about what that individual would like to do with that weapon? Just a thought, really.
It’s not as though a gun, especially the assault rifle, is this season’s newest fashion accessory. I don’t think you’re going to get Vogue magazine devoting a shoot to the latest in gun fashions. ‘This season, don’t forget your assault rifle. Swing it over your shoulder at a jaunty angle. Decorate it with polka dots or tweed. Make it as individual as you are!’ Uh uh, isn’t going to happen.
I mean, come on! I don’t care if there are technically no laws against carrying the weapon in public, there is a sense of what is acceptable, isn’t there? I certainly think so. I don’t want to be ‘conditioned’ to the carrying of weapons in public as the Arizona gentleman suggests. The statements this man and the man in New Hampshire are making are very clear and, in my opinion, frightening.
Thanks for the insight Blake.
Best,
Humble Gentleman
“No, Abby, it’s frightening to me to see a man walking down the street holding a gun. This is not the wild west, this is not a war-torn country, this is not even a firing range.”
> We are not a war-torn country becuase we have rights. Take away rights and things go downhill fast, history shows us that. (Hilter, Stalin, etc.)
> People have a right to self-defense no matter if they are in their home out in public.
> Why do you say “man”? Many women have guns, too. I’m one of them. I’m not a crazy toothless redneck, nor am I a gang member. I’m a 26 year old woman. I went to private school, have a college degree, and work as a computer programmer. I live in a nice suburban neighborhood. I donate to charity. I enjoy spending with friends and family, traveling, shopping, cooking, and playing with my dogs. *I* am your average American gun owner. There is nothing scary about gun owners or guns.
“Express your rights all you want but if I see someone with a gun or any other weapon, I get just a little bit scared.”
> My grandmother is scared of black people. So? You, like her, are scared of something because you don’t understand it. I urge you to take a class on gun safety, learn to shoot. Overcome your fear in inatimate objects.
Abby you remind me a lot of a friend of mine. We agree to disagree on guns too as she happily owns one and a concealed weapon permit to carry it. I don’t want to take a class on gun safety, thanks. Believe it or not I have fired a gun and I did enjoy it. I just don’t want to own one.
Leah:
Right, so every administration, and most politicians are guilty of fear-mongering to enact laws of their choosing. People shouldn’t fear the government; the government should fear the people. The purpose of having representatives in a republic is to serve the people, rather than serve lobbyists and their own selfish interests. Unfortunately, that seems to have become the norm, which people should not tolerate.
HG
Can you do just one thing – please stop calling it an assault rifle. An assault rifle, by definition, must be select fire, meaning it is capable of both fully automatic (“machine gun”) fire and semi-auto fire. An AR-15 is not a machine gun, it is not capable of fully automatic fire, and is therefore not an assault rifle. It’s not even a “semi-auto assault rifle”. There is no such thing.