Paladin3
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- Mar 5, 2004
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This thread is about all you 2 faced righties, all for your 2A rights until black people start exercising them. If you did a little reading, there is historical context from you people. That's why blacks are in greater danger when they open carry. That's how John Crawford was killed. That's how Tamir Rice was killed.
It's a huge risk when you carry a weapon, especially if you open carry and make it obvious to the world you have a gun. Doing so while black will heighten the risk, as will doing so with a rifle strapped to your back vs a revolver on a belt holster, as will doing so in a high crime area vs in a small rural town like where I live. Right or wrong, that's the current reality.
But neither Tamir Rice nor John Crawford were legally open carrying. Crawford was holding an unpackaged BB gun in a Walmart while Tamir Rice was playing with a realistic looking airsoft gun that was lacking the orange tip. What happened to both of them was an example of cops shooting first and asking questions later. I've only read a bit about those cases, but I'm somewhat surprised no charges were filed so the legality of those shootings could at least be decided in court. I'd like to say I trust the investigations and/or grand juries who decided not to file charges, but who knows how trustworthy they really were.
But I agree with you on the extreme hypocrisy of any so-called 2A supporter who are scared by armed minorities. The right is guaranteed to ALL citizens. But I will not be told it's wrong to condemn openly branding weapons in public like in the photo you posted. Race isn't an issue when I call out idiots who believe that kind of behavior is legal open carry.