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The Israeli mafia. I publicly became a whistleblower over in Israel against the mafia when I found out they were involved in a company I took over management of.
Before I spoke up they sent one of their guys to "talk" to me where I was physically assaulted and told they would kill me and my family if I went public. I immediately went public that day and fled the country. I continue to work with authorities remotely.
Once I got home I reported to the FBI and border security. They told me flat out they probably couldnt protect me and if they did anything id be dead long before they would respond... They urged me to arm myself and even used their power as the FBI to rush my conceal carry permit.
So in short, I bought the guns for very real self protection.
Thank you. As a general rule, I dislike guns. The brandishing seems more to do with penis extension by people who are not bothering with training and clearly have a lack of respect for a lethal device. I particularly strongly dislike where it is a badge of intimidation.
There are people in a position where they do need them, they do get training, and they respect the lethality of the weapon. On behalf of you and others where a gun isn't a toy or magic dildo, I respect and do want you to have access. I'm not afraid of guns, but I have a healthy fear of freaking morons.
@Romaq The people who are openly carrying AR- and AK-pattern rifles are drawing an uncomfortable amount of attention to themselves, risking their personal and professional reputations and livelihoods in the process. For this reason, in practice it's actually scarier than walking as an Average Joe on the street.
Cops don't tend to worry about them because mass shooters don't openly announce their presence in a high-traffic, high-visibility space before they attempt to kill.
I've been to Richmond during the 2019 special session, the 2020 and 2021 VCDL Lobby Day events as well as Lansing in March when counter-protesters quietly showed up, and I've never seen someone openly carrying a rifle in an unsafe manner, waving the muzzle around at random people in the street. Everyone I've seen has observed the core weapons safety rules, which is not something the untrained generally do.
That's very nice. I'm not clear why "The people who are openly carrying AR- and AK-pattern rifles" dressed and prepped for a war zone don't find concealed carry or open carry of a pistol sufficient. "For this reason, in practice it's actually scarier than walking as an Average Joe on the street." I'm not clear why I should shed tears over their fear and plight at the looks of horror, disgust, and revulsion they must face with penis extenders proudly on display.
"Cops don't tend to worry about them" likely for the same reason you don't find Miley Cyrus in the same room at the same time as Hanna Montana.
Let black men, or hispanics, or other group of non-white carry like that and see if they don't get shot first and questions never asked. Let's see women carry AR-15s to their nail, hair appointments and shopping for groceries. When that's common-place and nobody bats an eye, I'll concede the point.
@Romaq I dunno. I stood next to a platoon of armed Black Panthers in Richmond and the press people were bored out of their minds.
Cool. Evidence for how it works in most places. That's good to know.
Most people who openly carry a rifle do so to normalize it, largerly because people keep.seeing it "dressed for a warzone". Thry want to be able to peacefully transport their weapons without gettign treated like a criminal so thry feel exercising the right of carry is the best way to normalize it.
@Romaq i wouldnt be comfortable carrying a gun if i didnt train often enough that i woukd be confortable knowing where the bullet will wind up.when i pull the trigger.
While mandatory training has some nuance that might need discussing as a general principle i agree, if you carry a gun it is irresponsible if you arent going to a range regularly.
I also agree that a gun used as a toy or for cool points is a very stupid way to treat a device that requires a great deal of respect.
For example i spent a lot of tine picking what sort of gun i was going to carry and much of that decision came down to safety concerns of the various models as well as the holster it might pair with.