By: Charles

Charles
Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:05:31 +0000

In reply to Joe.” target=”_blank” title=”/2016/12/open-carrying-protesters-walk-through-campus-to-campaign-for-gun-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-101440″>Joe.”>/2016/12/open-carrying-protesters-walk-through-campus-to-campaign-for-gun-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-101440″>Joe.

“You are telling me that everyone with a concealed carry permit wants to shoot you. That is not true.”

No, Professor Kaplan and others are saying that parading around with guns –particularly so soon after a deadly shooting and in an area that is explicitly supposed to be a gun-free zone–makes them feel unsafe.

Tightening up access to guns by ensuring people with mental and personal issues seems like a good idea, I agree.

I’m not comparing anybody to anybody. I was just pointing out that your earlier statement invalidating her “nightmare scenario” seemed off-base, because in reality not everyone with a concealed carry permit is as trustworthy and responsible as you say. (And even if their intent was good, it seems as likely to cause more injury as to lessen it.)

But mostly, I just wanted to invalidate the invalidation of her fears. I hope you see that the directive to her to “educate herself” before making such statements invalidates her fear?

In fact, here’s what I really want: for people who want to parade their guns, however patriotically or altruistically, to ask themselves, “If my parent, sibling, or child had been killed by a gun–regardless of whether it was a murder or an accident–and I knew they suffered flashbacks, depression, PTSD, etc from that incident, would I walk around with my gun out parading my right to do so? Or would I recognize that, even though I might have the legal right to do so, there might be a more thoughtful and sensitive way to make my point?”