Thursday, February 2, 2012

Open Carry

The only media outlet that has been carrying word of the laughably ineffective upcoming 14 Feb Starbucks Boycott got some of the basic data wrong.

“Open Carry” policies in 49 states permit citizens to carry guns in holsters where they are visible to the public, while “concealed carry” policies also permit citizens to arm themselves in public, but only if the weapon is not visible to others.

Um, really? Because just off the top of my cranium, I can think of four states that ban open carry: Texas, South Carolina, Florida, and now, California.

These people don't even understand the laws they hope to change and/or toughen. I have no idea how anyone takes them seriously. Apparently even a passing understanding of the issue gained from a quick trip to OpenCarry.org was too much to ask.

1 comment:

  1. Hell, even Starbucks was able to get the number right, and they, by their own claim, do not really care either way.

    I, too, am a bit surprised at the complete and total lack of any significant reporting on this impending "gun control" face-plant, but part of me has to wonder if its organizers do not subconsciously acknowledge that their publicity stunt is doomed to failure, and thus adopt the perspective of "why bother" or "why throw money at it". I can only hope...

    ReplyDelete