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rbwhatever1 wrote:Interesting view on firearms in general. Are all firearms "Deadly Weapons"? I have a large amount of firearms and not one of them has been "deadly" unless you're a deer, squirrel, rabbit, pheasant, grouse, duck, goose, quail, skunk, possum, coyote, wildcat, or some other tasteful or predatory creature I neglected to mention.

Maybe that's the problem. People have been "indoctrinated" to see and classify firearms as "deadly weapons" and not the tools they are.

Lizzie Borden's axe was a deadly weapon. My axe is just an axe.
Gasoline and a lighter is a deadly weapon if you pour it on a person and light them. My gas and lighters are not.
A butcher knife is a deadly weapon. Mine have cut only me.
A car driven by a drunk driver is a deadly weapon. My truck is not deadly at all unless you're one of the three bucks that slammed into me in the past 5 years.
The list is endless on the tools criminals use to commit "deadly acts"....

just sayin

RPBrown wrote:I have read all 4 pages of this thread and here is what I have to offer:

1) This demonstration has effectively caused like minded individuals ON THIS FORUM to not only strongly disagree, but also become angry and demeaning toward each other. If it is going to cause this for all of us, what do you think it will do to those that are "on the fence" about open carry, pre-1899 firearms, or firearms in general?

2) The LEO's involved only have to suspect a crime is being committed to (a) ask for ID and (b) make an arrest. They do not have to know every detail of every law. That is the courts job.

3) They could have been arrested for Disorderly Conduct based on what I saw.

4) I am not too sure, as was stated earlier, that this may have been staged by the anti's to make us all look bad.

5) This type of behavior puts us all in a bad light and very well may have the opposite actions taken than what they were trying to achieve.

TexasCajun wrote:So other than a bunch of incendiary YouTube videos, what had the open carry movement actually accomplished with all of this nonsense????