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Hurt and dissapointed... but very proud. Cabelas open carry.
DaveB:
Nobody here is against the right to carry any gun openly. It does need to be done in a way to not alarm the masses, otherwise they will not accept it as a right and will take it more as a threat. Open carry rallies and positive open productions would do more good where it is known to the people that someone carrying guns is a planned event and the reason for it is known to the public. It wouldn't matter if they were carrying a pocket 380 or a bazooka as long as it isn't in a place that is a threat to the public. They need to be shown that it is a normal thing rather than just to get attention.
skydve76:
Got it. Dont exercise a right until others are comfortable with it. Thanks for clearing that.
I'm not comfortable with conceal carry, please dont it ok?
--- Quote from: DaveB on January 11, 2014, 10:36:47 PM ---Nobody here is against the right to carry any gun openly. It does need to be done in a way to not alarm the masses, otherwise they will not accept it as a right and will take it more as a threat. Open carry rallies and positive open productions would do more good where it is known to the people that someone carrying guns is a planned event and the reason for it is known to the public. It wouldn't matter if they were carrying a pocket 380 or a bazooka as long as it isn't in a place that is a threat to the public. They need to be shown that it is a normal thing rather than just to get attention.
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unfy:
Skipping the flame bait for a moment -
Cabela's does have it posted that firearms are to be cased when entering (except for concealed carry). If I'm not mistaken, it's the HUGE brass plaque that's hard to miss ? It might be a large sign on the door, not sure. I know I see the sign every time I walk into the store. And if you have a problem with the way the business does things - you're welcome to not shop there rather than trying to force your views upon them. It's their property, not yours.
If you want to check out holsters with your firearm, it'll need to be cased and they'll gladly have someone baby sit you / escort you around while you try out the holsters.
Regarding the OC vs not and how to go about it - there is a lot to be said for tact, dignity, and respect (i suppose an umbrella term would be 'attitude'). Being aggressive with management on the spot isn't going to help your case.
ILoveCats:
--- Quote from: skydve76 on January 11, 2014, 11:05:17 PM ---Got it. Dont exercise a right until others are comfortable with it. Thanks for clearing that.
I'm not comfortable with conceal carry, please dont it ok?
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It's not about catering to the lowest common denominator's comfort level because, of course, the lowest common denominator will be a gun-fearing hoplophobe. It's about understanding that the constitutional rights we're passionate about are not just some random laws but rather they are - we believe - God-given human rights for specific reasons. When people end up on the news carrying a long arm in a mall "jus becuz I can" it cheapens and dumbs down the purpose of that right.
I think I've mentioned here before that I've had the opportunity to spend some years working in developing countries where the "rights" are whatever the current military dictator feels like granting on that particular day. I've had many a friend dragged out of his home at night by the president's goons and beaten to a pulp for being an independent journalist or lawyer fighting for freedoms we take for granted. A couple were murdered. THAT sort of thing is why we have the right to posses long arms; not just because we want to make a statement at the mall. We have them because the only thing more terrible than letting people have the power to kill with the press of a trigger is NOT letting them have that power. So, that power and constitutional right are things that we must treat with the utmost respect and reverence.
That's why "I'm doing it because I can" is an undignified and ignorant reason to do something. If that's all the thought we - the politically-minded gun owners - put into a God-given right, then less intelligent people certainly aren't going to put any more thought into it, and will be inclined to vote in ways that infringe the right.
justsomeguy:
--- Quote from: feralcatkillr on January 11, 2014, 11:49:45 PM ---It's not about catering to the lowest common denominator's comfort level because, of course, the lowest common denominator will be a gun-fearing hoplophobe. It's about understanding that the constitutional rights we're passionate about are not just some random laws but rather they are - we believe - God-given human rights for specific reasons. When people end up on the news carrying a long arm in a mall "jus becuz I can" it cheapens and dumbs down the purpose of that right.
I think I've mentioned here before that I've had the opportunity to spend some years working in developing countries where the "rights" are whatever the current military dictator feels like granting on that particular day. I've had many a friend dragged out of his home at night by the president's goons and beaten to a pulp for being an independent journalist or lawyer fighting for freedoms we take for granted. A couple were murdered. THAT sort of thing is why we have the right to posses long arms; not just because we want to make a statement at the mall. We have them because the only thing more terrible than letting people have the power to kill with the press of a trigger is NOT letting them have that power. So, that power and constitutional right are things that we must treat with the utmost respect and reverence.
That's why "I'm doing it because I can" is an undignified and ignorant reason to do something. If that's all the thought we - the politically-minded gun owners - put into a God-given right, then less intelligent people certainly aren't going to put any more thought into it, and will be inclined to vote in ways that infringe the right.
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This, my friends, is the post of the year.
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