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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1219109" data-attributes="member: 14668">I&#039;m sure he is a responsible and law-abiding gun owner. He&#039;s also an <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2&nbsp; &nbsp; :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> for openly carrying weapons like that in an airport.I strongly support the right to open carry. Even more strongly however....I believe that said right should be excercised with tact, restraint, and respect for the sensitivities of others. There are times and places where open carry is perfectly acceptable. An airport is not one of them. We have an idiot like that up here in Oregon who loves to parade around in front of schools with an AR-15 on his back. He isn&#039;t breaking any laws, but inevitably a concerned person winds up calling 911, the school goes into lockdown, and the police and news media show up to investigate. This guy claims he is trying to make a political statement, but what he really is... is an attention whore who just wants to be on TV and YouTube. He is disrupting the school day, wasting police resources, and making responsible gun owners like myself look bad.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1219109, member: 14668"] I'm sure he is a responsible and law-abiding gun owner. He's also an :censored: for openly carrying weapons like that in an airport. I strongly support the right to open carry. Even [I]more[/I] strongly however....I believe that said right should be excercised with tact, restraint, and respect for the sensitivities of others. There are times and places where open carry is perfectly acceptable. [B]An airport is not one of them[/B]. We have an idiot like that up here in Oregon who loves to parade around in front of schools with an AR-15 on his back. He isn't breaking any laws, but inevitably a concerned person winds up calling 911, the school goes into lockdown, and the police and news media show up to investigate. This guy claims he is trying to make a political statement, but what he [I]really[/I] is... is an [I]attention whore[/I] who just wants to be on TV and YouTube. He is disrupting the school day, wasting police resources, and making responsible gun owners like myself look bad. [/QUOTE]

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