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myntalfloss wrote:First and foremost, I hope I didn't give you the impression that I was upset with you, merely with the display monkey. If I gave that impression, I apologize. But, thank you for the soothing words.

As to the PROBABLY and APPEARS, without being there, I can only say that no one APPARENTLY made a report or if they did, it hasn't been made public. But, unless these Target shoppers are a special breed, and based on the reactions at the other OC sightings, I'd suggest that folks were PROBABLY alarmed. As to his intention, who knows? When you've got an idjit with these kind of decision making skills, it's anyone's guess as to what's transpiring in his little brain-housing group.

The 'what' in the 'so what' is;

If you're right and I'm wrong, then I've possibly overreacted to a brain-damaged asshat abusing his 2nd Amendment rights by brandishing a firearm in front of a small child in a wildly inappropriate setting.

If I'm right and you're wrong, then the aforementioned chapeau has alarmed and offended many people, thereby probably changing the opinions of neutral or even pro-gun citizens into people with a negative view of guns and gun owners (again using the previous sightings as rationale ). The assumption being, that if they can't count on legal gun owners to behave responsibly then all gun owners are bad and by extension, all guns are bad.

I hope you're right.

myntalfloss wrote:

C-dub wrote:
That probably wouldn't fit because it doesn't appear to me that his intention is calculated to alarm anyone. It would probably more likely that he would be charged with intentional failure to conceal. Especially since no one was alarmed at the time he did it and the only way anyone found out was that he was dumb enough to post it online.

What do you think his intention was and how do you know no one was alarmed?

I don't alarm easily but if I saw this pinhead pull a piece in a dept store, alarmed wouldn't quite describe my feelings. This idiot shouldn't be allowed near a real gun. Or a child.

myntalfloss wrote: bran·dish verb: To wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement.

TEXAS PENAL CODE

TITLE 9. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCYw

CHAPTER 42. DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES

Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:

(8) displays a firearm or other deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm;

Abraham wrote:I'm sure I'm not the only one to think the open carry types are anti-gun people in disguise.

Not all of course, as there "useful idiots" in every group...

Some background checks of the leadership is in order.

Superman wrote:Nothing changes in my behavior until they remove this sign:

https://www.tabc.state.tx.us/publicatio ... eapons.pdf

Target's message was to shut down the crazies that are taking over their business for politics...it wasn't intended for me