The two articles linked by this post at Crooks and Liars seem to have the phenomenon neatly wrapped up. The first, from TPM, is one of those stories that makes my day:
Somebody just doesn't get it. Of course, the idiot in charge seems to think that the only thing in the Constitution is the Second Amendment.
Oh, and just in case anyone didn't think that walking into a store or restaurant waving an assault rifle marks you as a real American hero, even the NRA gets it:
Of course, the NRA later backpedaled like crazy -- somebody must have been less than pleased at that expression of common sense.
As far as I'm concerned, any guy who has to walk around waving a big gun has a couple of problems: 1) either he's got a really tiny dick, 2) he's completely lacking in anything remotely resembling empathy (meaning his emotional development stopped sometime around age two; 3) he's not getting enough attention; or 4) all of the above.
Two Richmond, Va. open carry advocates organized a demonstration in the city's Carytown neighborhood on July 4, but they were the only two people to attend.
They invited more than 300 people on Facebook to walk down one of the city's main streets openly carrying handguns, rifles and long guns, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Organizer Jason Spitzer, a Chesterfield County steel mill worker, was unable to explain the low turnout.
"I don’t know why," he told the Times-Dispatch.
Spitzer said he thought Independence Day was the perfect day to "spread Constitutional awareness" and promote Second Amendment rights.
"But even if nobody came I’d still walk," he said. "It’s the Fourth of July and I love my country."
Somebody just doesn't get it. Of course, the idiot in charge seems to think that the only thing in the Constitution is the Second Amendment.
Oh, and just in case anyone didn't think that walking into a store or restaurant waving an assault rifle marks you as a real American hero, even the NRA gets it:
Even the National Rifle Association, which supports the legal open and concealed carrying of firearms, initially questioned the wisdom of the Texas tactics in a posting on its website.
“Let’s not mince words, not only is it rare, it’s downright weird and certainly not a practical way to go normally about your business while being prepared to defend yourself,” the article said.
“To those who are not acquainted with the dubious practice of using public displays of firearms as a means to draw attention to oneself or one’s cause, it can be downright scary. It makes folks who might normally be perfectly open-minded about firearms feel uncomfortable and question the motives of pro-gun advocates.”
Of course, the NRA later backpedaled like crazy -- somebody must have been less than pleased at that expression of common sense.
As far as I'm concerned, any guy who has to walk around waving a big gun has a couple of problems: 1) either he's got a really tiny dick, 2) he's completely lacking in anything remotely resembling empathy (meaning his emotional development stopped sometime around age two; 3) he's not getting enough attention; or 4) all of the above.
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