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A completely reasonable way to deal with the new wave of open carry morons.....
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<blockquote data-quote="aestus" data-source="post: 1878979" data-attributes="member: 2989"><p>^^^^This ^^^^</p><p></p><p>It's amazing that some people just feel so entitled to being the "exception" and they should be treated special and how dare the police don't already know that they're the "good guy" and should be left alone. Who cares that the cop has a job to do and received a legitimate complaint from a scared individual about a man with a gun. The same people who typically complain about cops doing their jobs and questioning an OCer after receiving a complaint are the same people who usually complain bout how cops don't do anything and are the first to complain when they call and need them, but are unsatisfied with the lack of involvement by the officer.</p><p></p><p>I guarantee if a loved one called the police about a suspicious individual or about a "man with a gun" that they would expect the police to do everything to investigate and even inspect and detain the said individual. Even if the individual who had the firearm wasn't doing anything illegal, I'm sure they'd want the police to do SOMETHING if not for peace of mind for their loved one, even if the loved one is acting a bit irrational or overly paranoid.</p><p></p><p>I support open carry, but also realize that the context of how, what and where you open carry is everything. No, I don't support Cops illegally seizing and harassing legal open carry, but I also realize that cops have a job to do and briefly stopping and questioning is within their bounds. I also realize that if I'm going to be an attention seeking douche and carry an AR15 in a public park alone, then I should fully expect that the police will be called and that an hour of my time will be wasted. </p><p></p><p>The way the police will treat OCers is dependent on the viewpoints on society regarding open carry. Until OC becomes an accepted norm for society, a man with a gun is always going to be viewed with suspicion and as threatening. "Educating" the public by being a douche is not the correct way. This would be like educating someone of their fear of snakes by brazingly walking near them with a snake around your neck and when they freak out, you loudly and obnoxiously tell them that their fears are unfounded and that you're not doing anything illegal and they're just ignorant. That's not education, that's just you being an @$$ and a douche. It's also not going to make them any more comfortable about snakes and if anything will push them towards the opposite. Not only that, they will now probably associate anyone who do like snakes as people they don't want near them, as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aestus, post: 1878979, member: 2989"] ^^^^This ^^^^ It's amazing that some people just feel so entitled to being the "exception" and they should be treated special and how dare the police don't already know that they're the "good guy" and should be left alone. Who cares that the cop has a job to do and received a legitimate complaint from a scared individual about a man with a gun. The same people who typically complain about cops doing their jobs and questioning an OCer after receiving a complaint are the same people who usually complain bout how cops don't do anything and are the first to complain when they call and need them, but are unsatisfied with the lack of involvement by the officer. I guarantee if a loved one called the police about a suspicious individual or about a "man with a gun" that they would expect the police to do everything to investigate and even inspect and detain the said individual. Even if the individual who had the firearm wasn't doing anything illegal, I'm sure they'd want the police to do SOMETHING if not for peace of mind for their loved one, even if the loved one is acting a bit irrational or overly paranoid. I support open carry, but also realize that the context of how, what and where you open carry is everything. No, I don't support Cops illegally seizing and harassing legal open carry, but I also realize that cops have a job to do and briefly stopping and questioning is within their bounds. I also realize that if I'm going to be an attention seeking douche and carry an AR15 in a public park alone, then I should fully expect that the police will be called and that an hour of my time will be wasted. The way the police will treat OCers is dependent on the viewpoints on society regarding open carry. Until OC becomes an accepted norm for society, a man with a gun is always going to be viewed with suspicion and as threatening. "Educating" the public by being a douche is not the correct way. This would be like educating someone of their fear of snakes by brazingly walking near them with a snake around your neck and when they freak out, you loudly and obnoxiously tell them that their fears are unfounded and that you're not doing anything illegal and they're just ignorant. That's not education, that's just you being an @$$ and a douche. It's also not going to make them any more comfortable about snakes and if anything will push them towards the opposite. Not only that, they will now probably associate anyone who do like snakes as people they don't want near them, as well. [/QUOTE]
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