I'm not saying I'm against carry guns or anything, I'm not a fan of open carry, but in your country's second amendment you can. Guess I just come from a different culture. Pretty much every household in my area has at least two guns.
Just saying, in a day and age that is basically dominated by fear-injecting media and what not, carrying an open gun in a community is without a doubt going to get some people questioning and calling 'Big Brother' to come to their assistance.
Didn't explain myself properly, and no, I don't agree with the fact that the officer took away the gun, in fact it kind of puts me off thinking what would have happened if he wasn't recording the situation? It's the guy's property and he doesn't have the right to touch it. But in this day and age with regards to all the shootings, people tend to have fear when they see someone other than a police officer with a gun.
But I really have no problem with the officer asking the man to see his I.D. to ensure that he is a licensed firearm holder. It's not hard to get an illegal gun and it would not surprise me if someone was 'badass' enough to walk around with an illegal gun openly.
Quote: (05-24-2015 01:37 PM)Apollo Wrote:
I truly believe that allowing open carry with extremely minimal to no exceptions would make our society more antifragile, meaning less likely to experience an event where a nut with a gun is able to slaughter a bunch of innocent people. Restricting the use and carry of firearms just turns you into a target.
I believe this too, but it would require a lot of new social upbringing which frankly, would not happen. There are too many different opinions on things and a lot of people are very narrow minded and will not even sit to listen.
I also commend the student for knowing the law, but it could have gone another way and have been avoided. Your life and health are the most important things.