Is there something in the water in Texas?....

[shouldazagged]

How 'bout this viewpoint from the NRA?

NRA calls 'open carry' rallies 'downright weird' - WTOP.com

I see a public breakup forthcoming.


Be safe.

I think the NRA is right on this one. If OCT decides to withdraw support, so be it. Whatever else you say about Texans, on the whole they strike me as pretty polite and civil folks. This kind of behavior doesn't qualify for that description and is counterproductive in aiding our cause.

 

[Smoke]

In my opinion open carry activism has done far more harm to the cause than good.

California outlawed open carry as a direct result of open carry activism and as noted elsewhere in this thread the list of private businesses that prohibit any form of carry due to the actions of a few extremists continues to grow

 

[ladder13]

OC is coming. Anti-gun folks and gun-owners suffering hoplophobia at the sight of anyone not in uniform carrying a gun.... best get used to the idea.

Amen, Phil.


OC= Extremist? Y'all(my Texas accent ) sound like Chuck Schumer.

 

[Biginge]

Hell, I would be nervous if in any store and a dozen or so folks show up with ar platforms. Suggest they next visit a tractor pull. This ain't the message I need to try and impart on others.

 

[joeintexas]

First off, if it is passed I still would not OC. I don't carry to show someone I own a gun, I carry for protection. Second, there's one way to get someone to your way of thinking, at least to listen to it, then there's another way to throw up a brick wall and never get your point across. I believe this group has thrown up the proverbial brick wall. We as gun owners and responsible citizens need to put a positive picture out there, not this negative one. We are all fighting against the ban everything crowd, let's not give them any more ammo against us. I don't look at it as backing down from them, I look at it as picking our fights wisely. This one is not going to get us positive public opinion.

 

[AZretired]

How 'bout this viewpoint from the NRA?

NRA calls 'open carry' rallies 'downright weird' - WTOP.com

I see a public breakup forthcoming.

Be safe.

I too agree with the NRA stand on this. They are doing more harm than good. Not by actually OCing their longarms but by the way they do it. So far most of the picture's I've seen (and this is what the media is showing on TV etc.) shows people that look like they should be on the set of Deliverence and instead of casually slung rifles, they are holding them at the ready. Ready for what. If I walked in to a store with my handgun ar low ready, I would expect some back lash. If they just slung them on their backs maybe they would get a better reaction. JMHO

 

[Shooting Padre]

Time and place. In Northern MN, open carry is somewhat normal, at least not freaky. In Minneapolis it would be crazy. I choose to remain in the group no one knows is carrying. Except on my country farm, then I sometimes carry in an open holster.

 

[Protected One]

Time and place. In Northern MN, open carry is somewhat normal, at least not freaky. In Minneapolis it would be crazy. I choose to remain in the group no one knows is carrying. Except on my country farm, then I sometimes carry in an open holster.

A rational man.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

NRA was wrong in posting such over-the-top criticisms. It would appear, like that of some other gun owners, someone got carried away with hysterical media hype.

According to the below USA Today story, Chris Cox has already come out and publicly stated it was wrong. Chris not only admitted the language was a mistake but has blamed the entire communique on a staffer who wrote it as just a personal opinion piece and not that of the NRA. Cox apparently felt compelled to reaffirm that the NRA actually supports open carry.

Chris Cox, the executive director of the group's lobbying arm, said in an interview Tuesday on an NRA-hosted radio show that the statement was "a mistake" and that it was written by a staffer who was expressing his personal opinion.

"The truth is, an alert went out that referred to this type of behavior as 'weird' or somehow not normal, and that was a mistake. It shouldn't have happened," said Cox, who added that the group "unequivocally" supports open carry laws.

And an Open Carry member responded in kind.

"Getting the clarification from them that it wasn't an official stance and that it was just a low-level employee ... it makes sense," Henderson said.



NRA calls 'open carry' criticism 'a mistake'

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Glad to see some fence mending. And I hope to see the NRA actually demonstrate thier support for open carry in a substantial way.

 

[ladder13]

Looks like the NRA gets it right after all

 

[speedyquad]

it seems that they are now targeting "Target" also. There are pics of some in a baby aisle at target, they even have a female in the group this time. reading the article, it seems as though "Mom's demand slavery" group was the first to publish the pics.....i have been wondering if they actually have their people do this for the news opportunity...

even if they aren't they are succeeding in making open carry not allowed, the only thing is, most of the places are still allowing weapons, just not openly.

 

[Stan O]

OC

I try to stay away from discussions like this but feel I have to comment. I think open carry is fine. On horseback or in the boonies. OC in public IMO is "Brandishing". Open Carry is hurting gun owner's and gun rights advocacy overall. There is no reason whatsoever to carry an exposed firearm in public just because you can. To me, it's showing off and it upsets the general public. Large ego's and small something else.

Stan O
NRA Life member
Ret. Vet

 

[JohnSW]

NRA calls 'open carry' criticism 'a mistake'

You can always count on the NRA to embrace extremism.

As one online headline put it "NRA Sorry For Fleeting Moment Of Rational Thought".

 

[Old TexMex]

Glad to see someone in Texas gets it!

How do y'all do it in Detroit and Lansing? Got it all together up there, do you?

Glass houses, my brother....glass houses.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Looks like the NRA gets it right after all

I think so.

The NRA would do well to offer help in organizing and lead these OC groups in the right direction. There's obviously some energy in the OC movement but equally obvious is a lack of professional guidance.

 

[ladder13]

When will we hear "it's for the children"?

 

[Old TexMex]

I try to stay away from discussions like this but feel I have to comment. I think open carry is fine. On horseback or in the boonies. OC in public IMO is "Brandishing". Open Carry is hurting gun owner's and gun rights advocacy overall. There is no reason whatsoever to carry an exposed firearm in public just because you can. To me, it's showing off and it upsets the general public. Large ego's and small something else.

Stan O
NRA Life member
Ret. Vet

"There you go again..."

It's about the sex organ, huh?
You guys are pitiful.

Doesn't Cosmo have a forum?

 

[-db-]

I had a feeling there was more to the NRA commentary story and am glad to find out my suspicions were correct and that the material the media ran with is bogus.

 

[-db-]

You can always count on the NRA to embrace extremism.

As one online headline put it "NRA Sorry For Fleeting Moment Of Rational Thought".

There is hardly anything extreme about the positions the NRA embraces unless you consider the Constitution an extremist document and/or the Founding Fathers of this nation extremists.

 

[ladder13]

"There you go again..."

It's about the sex organ, huh?
You guys are pitiful.

Doesn't Cosmo have a forum?

It's about other things also. I compiled a list from the 2 threads running about this issue.
OC proponents are:

embracing extremism
not very intelligent
are into public intimidation and bullying
attention seeking wimps(must go along with the sex organ thing)
alienating the anti's(like they need it?)
have SPS( don't know how that fits in since women support OC also)
large ego's and small something else(seems to be a theme)
idiotic and unhelpful

I'm sure there will be more along these lines.