Open Carry Rally in DC

[Irving]

It depends. When The US government shot and killed protesting students at the college campus, one could make the argument that those kids were stupid to be protesting and the price they paid was not worth whatever they were protesting. However, which group, the students or the government, did history end up favoring? Also, how, if at all did that change the way that large student protests were handled? I really don't know, so if the comparison is a stupid one, someone say so.

[Dingo]

It depends. When The US government shot and killed protesting students at the college campus, one could make the argument that those kids were stupid to be protesting and the price they paid was not worth whatever they were protesting. However, which group, the students or the government, did history end up favoring? Also, how, if at all did that change the way that large student protests were handled? I really don't know, so if the comparison is a stupid one, someone say so.

Well, the government's still around and operating business like usual - and while history may favor the students, they're just as dead. So I guess that shows which side of the fence I fall on.

I'm one of those "come n get them/revolution" types, but not much interested in sacrificing myself to the legal system just to prove a point. My red line for personal individual action is actual door-to-door confiscation. And/or a movement with enough momentum to actually accomplish something - ala 1776.

[Ronin13]

At least these people are actually talking about something instead of BSing on a forum, everyone has a choice.

A minority that does something besides sit on forums and talk about doing something...

Do I think this is the "brightest idea? not at all... but it's something. It beats the hell out of doing nothing, and is 100% better than complaining about the problem and complaining about the people trying to shine a light on the problem.

Awful presumptuous of both of you to say that... I remember this:
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And I remember meeting a few forum members there. Granted we made our voices heard, but the left wasn't really listening. Still, action, doing something rather than just, how did you guys put it? BS or "talk" on a forum. So before you start saying we don't do anything, did either of you help organize, put on, or even attend some of these rallies?

[JoeT]

did either of you help organize, put on, or even attend some of these rallies?

I don't know if I was at that one....but I was at one in Colorado before I moved, I've been to 2 here in Connecticut since I moved and I spoke at 2 of the hearings before the state legislature

before moving to Colorado, I was a board member at Massachusetts' version of RMGO (only without the tinfoil) where I presented "ourside" dozens of times.

In addition to donating my time, I also donate from my wallet....in FY 2012 I donated thousands to gun rights organizations