But when the Brady Campaign weighs in on the topic, they focus solely on the negatives, of which there surely are. For example, I'd like to open carry near UNH. But even with my tenuous grasp on the virtue of prudence, I understand I'll soon be circled by law enforcement types, blowing out their chubby checks. The bedwetters become fire hoses. Yet, they think same-sex marriage is utterly constitutional, even when gun rights provisions in the state and federal documents stare them down like one of the presidents on Mt. Rushmore.
I imagine when they aren't frantically dialing 9-1-1 on their cellphones, they'd be belittling the person for his (or her) sexual inadequacy. They're classy like that, trained to respond like one of Pavlov's dogs: "Man with gun! Danger! Danger! Help, Police!"
Here's Joe Huffman, an American original, who thinks, "It is time for all Americans to start judging people by the content of the character rather than the color of their skin or the carrying of a self defense tool." He goes on:
It is not true the open display of firearms in public places is inherently threatening and intimidating. Is a police officer at Starbucks and having a cup of coffee and chatting with the store manager inherently threatening and intimidating? Of course not. What the Brady Campaign finds inherently threatening and intimidating is private citizens possessing firearms. They are vehemently opposed to people exercising their specific enumerated right to keep and bear arms. They have not been able to get the legislatures to enact laws infringing the 2nd Amendment so now they are attempting to get businesses to prohibit the exercise of these rights. This is no different than having interracial marriage ban laws struck down or fail to pass such laws in the legislature then starting a campaign advocating restaurants refuse to serve such couples.
As I have pointed out before the response to gun ownership and the carrying of firearms in public is a cultural issue. One 911 dispatcher I know in the Seattle area says they frequently get "man with a gun" calls. But unless the caller can articulate a reasonable cause for alarm they caller is politely told to take a chill pill. The Brady Campaign wishes to inflame public opinion and propagate a culture of distrust and alarm over the exercise of the specific enumerated right to keep and bear arms. Yes, that culture exists in parts of the U.S. today but just as with interracial marriage laws of the past that doesn't mean the culture is appropriate or it should be encouraged.
It is time for all Americans to start judging people by the content of the character rather than the color of their skin or the carrying of a self defense tool.
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