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The trained police apparently didn't realize that he wasn't threatening and had a toy gun
If the "moron" who made the call obviously didn't realize that the man wasn't threatening and had a toy gun, so if said "moron" had had a gun how would they have been more likely to recognize that the man wasn't threatening and had a toy gun?
The one that MADE THE CALL lied and reported a man with a gun was pointing it at customers and children. THAT is what made the police assume that it was indeed real, and that the unarmed man was a threat.
Let me explain the difference between loaded and unloaded carry.
I remember as children how we carried our cap pistols around playing like we're Hop along Cassidy, but most people outgrow it. When the Mulford Act was passed, it was assumed it was dealing with adults and they wouldn't be parading thru town with an unloaded sidearm.
and reported a man with a gun was pointing it at customers and children. THAT is what made the police assume that it was indeed real, and that the unarmed man was a threat.
Again, if the original caller believed that the man had a real gun and was a threat, why do you believe they wouldn't have shot him if armed.
I actually read the article and I would be alarmed by this man. And that was exactly his intention. "Johnston said he was openly carrying his handgun in a holster on his hip, and was also sporting a Warrior 12 shirt emblazoned with the words, “I’LL CONTROL MY GUNS, YOU CONTROL YOUR KIDS” across the back." Geezus.
in other words you too would have jumped to conclusions after wetting you pants. was he doing anything suspicious? was he doing anything that might have suggested that he would suddenly become a rampage killer? the fact is the answer to both of those questions is NO he wasnt. the gun was in his holster, and it never came out. he wasnt playing with it, he wasnt brandishing it, in fact he wasnt breaking any laws. and just because he was carrying, and wore a t shirt that said what it said, and that you would call the cops for him MINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS says more about YOU than about him.
as i have noted before, i have been around bikers, real ones, not some guy that rides a honda goldwing on the weekend, but guys that belonged to clubs like the hells angels and other biker clubs, who carried guns openly, and wore jackets that had live free or die embroidered on them, and i never once got nervous about being around them. they minded their business, i minded mine, and we got along just fine.
in other words you too would have jumped to conclusions after wetting you pants. was he doing anything suspicious? was he doing anything that might have suggested that he would suddenly become a rampage killer? the fact is the answer to both of those questions is NO he wasnt. the gun was in his holster, and it never came out. he wasnt playing with it, he wasnt brandishing it, in fact he wasnt breaking any laws. and just because he was carrying, and wore a t shirt that said what it said, and that you would call the cops for him MINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS says more about YOU than about him.
I remember as children how we carried our cap pistols around playing like we're Hop along Cassidy, but most people outgrow it. When the Mulford Act was passed, it was assumed it was dealing with adults and they wouldn't be parading thru town with an unloaded sidearm.
I don't ever remember seeing a parade of guns. But then I don't look for them as I don't live in fear like that.
Besides, it's still legal to have a handgun in a biometric case on your person, in your car, etc. Stupid laws. The gun you need to worry about is the one you don't see.
In conclusion: You only want to see the evil deeds of the white male. Maybe it's you that should stop now.
I see this is very difficult for you to understand. Shame, but not shocking.
If the cops had been called on a minority maie with a weapon, this thread wouldn’t exist or certainly would not be this long. And I wouldn’t care, if said person was carrying a weapon in a public space like this.
For the slow people in class, this woman has every right to call the police for what she thought was a threat. A white male with a weapon in a public space, given what other mass shootings in public spaces by white men over the last ~6 months (Parkland, Sutherland Springs, Vegas), is a legitimate reason to call the cops, maybe in her estimation. And who are you to tell her otherwise, anyways?
And for those links provided, which of those involved murdering children in public spaces? Oops. That was the sound of the point going over your head.
Yeah, it would’ve just been easier for you to not respond.
I see this is very difficult for you to understand. Shame, but not shocking.
If the cops had been called on a minority maie with a weapon, this thread wouldn’t exist or certainly would not be this long. And I wouldn’t care, if said person was carrying a weapon in a public space like this.
For the slow people in class, this woman has every right to call the police for what she thought was a threat. A white male with a weapon in a public space, given what other mass shootings in public spaces by white men over the last ~6 months (Parkland, Sutherland Springs, Vegas), is a legitimate reason to call the cops, maybe in her estimation. And who are you to tell her otherwise, anyways?
And for those links provided, which of those involved murdering children in public spaces? Oops. That was the sound of the point going over your head.
Yeah, it would’ve just been easier for you to not respond.
Oh wow. Most gun owners are white males and logically sound since most of the US is white. If it wasn't a white male, percentage wise, we'd have a much bigger problem huh.
I see this is very difficult for you to understand. Shame, but not shocking.
If the cops had been called on a minority maie with a weapon, this thread wouldn’t exist or certainly would not be this long. And I wouldn’t care, if said person was carrying a weapon in a public space like this.
For the slow people in class, this woman has every right to call the police for what she thought was a threat. A white male with a weapon in a public space, given what other mass shootings in public spaces by white men over the last ~6 months (Parkland, Sutherland Springs, Vegas), is a legitimate reason to call the cops, maybe in her estimation. And who are you to tell her otherwise, anyways?
And for those links provided, which of those involved murdering children in public spaces? Oops. That was the sound of the point going over your head.
Yeah, it would’ve just been easier for you to not respond.
Way to dodge... apparently you can't read either, or your glasses prevent you from it.
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