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I believe open carry is illegal here in Illinois.
The meta I've heard is also that, if you're gonna brandish or draw a gun, you'd better be prepared to kill with it. I'm not prepared to die shooting cops so I don't feel like carrying. In the confusion of a gun fight I don't think I'd have much to add by shooting anyone
Like if someone told me that the 2nd amendment just causes more shootings and doesn't actually protect people on average I'd say yeah...
That's dumb as fuck.
Glad I stopped trying to find logic in the average person.
You say that, but my father, when I was I growing up, told me that the only thing you're supposed to aim a gun at is something you want to destroy.
Aiming a gun isn't the same as brandishing or drawing it.
Maybe your father should've spent less time teaching you about guns and more time helping you with your English homework.
Thanks for reinforcing this.
I think it's a distinction without a difference when you're in a situation where both parties have firearms (and one party has the backing of the state and a monopoly on violence).
Please demonstrate this by aiming your gun at a cop and arguing that you weren't brandishing with however many brand new holes.
Are you fucking stupid?
Aiming a gun at a cop is significantly worse than brandishing. Why would I try to argue what you're saying unless I'm an idiot?
Oh, wait a minute. Gotta tap the sign.
Also ignored. I know I won't be able to tolerate any more drivel from someone like you.
In colorado last month, a teen was shot dead by police for simply saying he was going to shoot up a business. No fire arm was involved on his part. Just an aggrevated teen having a mental health crisis. The mental health crisis team didnt even get a chance to show up. The cops killed the kid within 5 minutes of getting there.
The cops here dont give a fuck about the distinction. They are trained to shoot to kill once they feel scared in america. By the IDF.
Keep going, you'll cum soon.
Sounds like you're the average person.
The only reason to open carry to a protest is as a threat. But if all you do is carry then it's an empty threat. Don't make threats you're not willing to follow through on. And this is a dumb threat to try to follow through on.
Also a lot of the people who are against ICE are also against guns, which is pretty obvious. You don't need to be embedded in us politics to know this.