Open carry discussion - Muslims

[68Charger]

I’m a pro-2A liberal

Oil and water.

Exactly- He's trolling... I have no intention of answering him directly.

Would I give them a second look- most likely... human nature, I'm naturally suspicious even if I haven't had personal experience with being shot at by any ethnic group.
I generally profile anyone open carrying- but I call it "threat assessment"

When I'm stuck somewhere in public and bored (Waiting for spouse, etc), I frequently engage in a game of "threat assessment" where I assign each person I see in the crowd a number based on their appearance and behaviour- and then observe them. (it can pass the time rather quickly- just a little twist on what other people call "people watching).

[sniper7]

Exercise your rights.


then make a law banning Muslims.

[ray1970]

I'm against open carry in general. Handguns are small for a reason. You want to carry it, that's fine. Just cover it up so everyone around you doesn't have to know you are carrying.

As as far as the context of the original post in regards to a group of Muslims carrying openly in public, hell yes it would make me nervous. With the tensions between us and them I say no open carry for them. Or people from India either. Sometimes they look a lot like Muslims and wouldn't want there to be any confusion.

I consider a lot of the things I think and say to be a bit "politically incorrect". I don't believe everything in our society has to be fair and just and equal for everyone. I do believe in profiling people based on their race, religion, sex, or sexual preference. I honestly don't believe our country was founded on some principle that was put in place to protect you from having your feelings hurt.

[Sawin]

If they start open carrying en masse, I have no doubt we will too...

[cstone]

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
Robert Heinlein


Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.
Jesus of Nazareth

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Bill of Rights


I have nothing to add.

[Sawin]

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
Robert Heinlein


Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.
Jesus of Nazareth

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Bill of Rights


I have nothing to add.

+1

[Great-Kazoo]

For someone who is a 2A LIBERAL. HE brings color AND religion in to the debate numouros Times. Were a Conservative to do that, the calls for removing ( in the name of Tolerance & Diversity) would be overwhelming.

[buckshotbarlow]

live by the gun...die by the gun.

[BPTactical]

Green on green?

[Aloha_Shooter]

I've got no problems with any American citizen of any religious persuasion taking advantage of their legal and constitutional rights. I have issues with prohibited persons carrying, openly or not, and with idiots of any religious persuasion (including NO religion) open-carrying ARs/AKs/SKSes/etc. in a ready position just to provoke a political encounter. Muslims have the same rights to self-defense as non-Muslims. BTW, not everyone wearing a turban is Muslim -- Sikhs are generally some pretty nice people and its sad they get so much hate thrown at them because some ignoramus lumps them in with ISIS or AQAP.