Man arrested for bringing gun into Thornton movie theater

[SuperiorDG]

If he had not worn a shirt with the word "Terrorist" on it I wonder if things would have turned out differently?

[ScooterCO]

Ok... Timing was tasteless! Enough said.
But this thread provided an idea that should be exercised and supported...
How about a "Flash" open carry situation to bring attention to the cause? Or a planned time of like minded citizens all over town doing an OC storm in very public locations? This would not need to be in your part of town as I too would rather be anonymous about where I am carrying or not.
Just a thought!

[SuperiorDG]

http://www.tonysrants.com/thornton/s...y-16-shooting/

This link explains a lot about this case.

[DavieD55]

I say conceal it, however, I support open carry also. He should have been asked to leave at most. To be honest this shouldn't even be a news story.

[Singlestack]

I certainly respect the guys right to OC, and no the theater manager shouldn't have called the cops. That said:

- Fear is the strongest human emotion, and people are creatures of fear
- There are a lot of good people out there who aren't gun knowledgeable or have one or more guns
- Cops are trained to "keep the peace" above a lot of other things they could do. Although you won't be arrested for OCing on Pearl street mall in Boulder, you will be detained for awhile if a cope there sees you OCing or if someone calls the cops on you.

I believe that gun rights are fairly emotional to many people, and I'd prefer not to contribute to an average citizen and likely voter from having a neutral gun stance to an anti-gun stance. I have some friends who fit this profile.

Under certain circumstances, if enough people are fearful and in favor of more firearm restrictions, they will contact their representatives and demand action, ably aided by the willing TV and newspaper media. This is exactly what happened in England and Australia, so I believe under the right conditions it may be possible here.

I do think the guy in Thornton knew what he was doing, and used poor judgement. Certainly was his right, tho - nobody argues that. Reminds me about the ground zero mosque several months ago. Certainly legal, but not smart.

Singlestack

[TFOGGER]

I'm the last person to advocate a PC mentality. That being said, there are perhaps better ways to advocate for the Second Amendment and the open carry movement.

[Byte Stryke]

yeah well when Mapes gets done settling for only 45 Million instead of the full 100 Million in his civil rights violation case, we will see who was stupid

[00tec]

yeah well when Mapes gets done settling for only 45 Million instead of the full 100 Million in his civil rights violation case, we will see who was stupid

[rocktot]

Well, rest assured, there are going to be plenty of CCW holders going to movies for a while weather its 'allowed' or not, and everywhere else, unless its government property, or they don't know that law.

[rocktot]

If he had not worn a shirt with the word "Terrorist" on it I wonder if things would have turned out differently?

Well if it said: Rush Limbaugh is a terrorist, then no problemo.