Another inbred redneck carrying an AR in Walmart

[Swampman]

I won't bother posting the video, but it's another one of those inbred rednecks in Texas carrying an AR to go shopping in Walmart. What a moron. The worst part of it is he has the thing crossed over his shoulder so if he needs it in a hurry he has to take it off over his head. And carrying it across your back gives anyone behind you access to the weapon. They're not doing themselves, or the rest of us, any favors.

[Remek]

But slinging it over the back like that certainly shows the LEOs and knowledgable you are not likely looking for trouble.

I don't think there is a reason to push it, it doesn't help us, but I wouldnt begrudge him that particular placement of the firearm.

[MarcSpaz]

Honestly, if it is show-boating, I'm not a fan, but in some states like MD, Long guns are the only guns you can openly carry for self defense. I have carried a M4 twice for self defense because where I was going and what I was doing put me in a situation where I felt my pistol was not sufficient. Well within my rights even if some people don't like it.

Also, even if you are in a gun friendly state like VA or Texas, if you are on your way home from somewhere like hunting or the range and you need to go in a store, I would prefer people carry their weapon more then leaving it in the car for a potential criminal to steal.

According to DOJ and BATFE the two most frequent places weapons are stolen from are homes and cars.

[Swampman]

Okay, here's the link to the vid. IMO, he is showboating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzw8jW0aCys

I understand situations where you might feel like you need it. Somehow I find it difficult to believe Walmart is one of those places.

[MarcSpaz]

Okay, here's the link to the vid. IMO, he is showboating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzw8jW0aCys

I understand situations where you might feel like you need it. Somehow I find it difficult to believe Walmart is one of those places.

Have you been to the Wal-Mart in Woodbridge? LOL

[Swampman]

Don't you mean "Hoodbridge?" With all the gangs down there I'd have had that thing on my chest. Yeah, I get it, but there are times to do that and times to leave it alone. The other issue to consider is that in places like Hoodbridge the cops would have been the ones escorting the guy out of the store, not that puke-brained little weasel in the vid. He did the right thing by leaving when asked, but I'd have had my pistol rather than the big-bad-black-scary-gun that gets the bedwetters all neurotic and whiny.

[MarcSpaz]

hahahaha I hear you man.

What I think is its funny that store in the video sells long guns. Are they throwing people out for carrying a gun in the store right after a customer buys one?

[Swampman]

Don't give 'em any ideas!

[Remek]

... He did the right thing by leaving when asked, but I'd have had my pistol rather than the big-bad-black-scary-gun that gets the bedwetters all neurotic and whiny.

I thought Walmart's position was to allow this. I know we all go there in learning to OC. Does any particular Walmart have the option of not following their policy? Or do they have a different policy when it comes to legal carry of long arms?

[Swampman]

It's the whiny bedwetters.

[MarcSpaz]

I'm guessing that the individual stores can do what they want with regard to that. All the stores by my house have signs posted that firearms are not permitted in the store.

[kelu]

No firearms allowed in store? Backup plan:


Now, where's the tomato stand?

[M1A4ME]

Maybe he didn't want to leave it in the rifle rack in the back window of his pickup truck sitting in the parking lot.

[Taggure]

Well as a STRONG supporter of Open Carry let me say this and you are free to agree or disagree as I do not care one way or the other

1. I really take offense to the title of this post even though I respect your right to label your post as you wish. There was nothing showing that this individual was an "inbred redneck"

Another inbred redneck carrying an AR in Walmart

2. After watching the whole video I do not think that he was "Showboating" but was simply exercising his 2nd Amendment right to carry while shopping.
3. After watching the video I do feel that the individual tried to take an opportunity to educate the manager and the store workers on the laws, but when the Manager asked him to leave and he was respectful and left and did not push the point.

Say what you want, but I did not see anything wrong with what this individual did or the way he acted, and he knew exactly what he was doing when he started out.
One thing to remember is that whether you are on the side of concealed or open carry remember we all have one thing in common and that is our strong beliefs in our 2nd Amendment Rights

Just my .02 worth

[dorminWS]

That "inbred redneck" thing sorta irritated me, too, speaking as one of the Appalachian Hill Folk that are so often stigmatized by that hateful stereotype. But I didn't whine about it, because (1) I know "he didn't mean nothing by it" as folks out here would say, (2) We inbred rednecks tend to just tell folks who offend us to go to hell rather than whine about the cruel injustice of our victimization, and (3) We don't particularly care what folks say about us anyway.

I think the guy with the AR was within his rights, but I also think he was clearly looking for a confrontation; as evidenced by the fact that he was prepared to video the encounter. On the one hand, I like the idea of educating narrow-minded and/or ignorant people about gun rights, but on the other, I think doing it that way is more likely than not to be counter-productive. Most lessons are lost on people if you pissed them off when delivering them.

As a side issue, I am intrigued by the issue of someone coming into a place of business and filming against the wishes of the management. We've had signs posted at work prohibiting the taking of photographs for decades. Lots of good reasons for that. I'm kind of surprised Walmart doesn't have similar signs.

[Chasbo00]

Here is a picture of some redneck's in-bread cat....

[WRW]

@dorminWS, How many signs you got posted around that establishment anyway?

I pretty much agree with Taggure. Dissension within the ranks is counterproductive, and mirroring the anti sentiments for one form of carry is one step in their direction of no carry.

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[Remek]

That "inbred redneck" thing sorta irritated me, too, speaking as one of the Appalachian Hill Folk that are so often stigmatized by that hateful stereotype. But I didn't whine about it, because (1) I know "he didn't mean nothing by it" as folks out here would say, (2) We inbred rednecks tend to just tell folks who offend us to go to hell rather than whine about the cruel injustice of our victimization, and (3) We don't particularly care what folks say about us anyway.

I think the guy with the AR was within his rights, but I also think he was clearly looking for a confrontation; as evidenced by the fact that he was prepared to video the encounter. On the one hand, I like the idea of educating narrow-minded and/or ignorant people about gun rights, but on the other, I think doing it that way is more likely than not to be counter-productive. Most lessons are lost on people if you pissed them off when delivering them.

As a side issue, I am intrigued by the issue of someone coming into a place of business and filming against the wishes of the management. We've had signs posted at work prohibiting the taking of photographs for decades. Lots of good reasons for that. I'm kind of surprised Walmart doesn't have similar signs.

This is one of the better responses I have read. Agree 100%

[dorminWS]

@dorminWS, How many signs you got posted around that establishment anyway?

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As many as we need. You can always ignore your own sign if it suits you. But you can't point to it and use it for an excuse to pitch some azzole out into the street if it ain't there.
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I pretty much agree with Taggure. Dissension within the ranks is counterproductive, and mirroring the anti sentiments for one form of carry is one step in their direction of no carry.

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I agree with Taggure most of the time. But I would argue that if "counterproductive" is a bad thing to be within the ranks, then surely it is a worse thing to be with respect to maintaining a positive image; not so much with the "antis" (who seldom see us in a positive light; although one can sometimes convert them through non-confrontational reasoning and kindness) but with the vast group of "undecideds" out there. Reinforcing the "redneck" stereotype with those "undecided" is not a good thing, IMO. Basically, my attitude on this is, "that guy had a right to do what he did, but I would not have done it that way. So I think that's more a case of a differing opinion than dissention.

[WRW]

@dorminWS, How many signs you got posted around that establishment anyway?

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As many as we need. You can always ignore your own sign if it suits you. But you can't point to it and use it for an excuse to pitch some azzole out into the street if it ain't there.
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I pretty much agree with Taggure. Dissension within the ranks is counterproductive, and mirroring the anti sentiments for one form of carry is one step in their direction of no carry.

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I agree with Taggure most of the time. But I would argue that if "counterproductive" is a bad thing to be within the ranks, then surely it is a worse thing to be with respect to maintaining a positive image; not so much with the "antis" (who seldom see us in a positive light; although one can sometimes convert them through non-confrontational reasoning and kindness) but with the vast group of "undecideds" out there. Reinforcing the "redneck" stereotype with those "undecided" is not a good thing, IMO. Basically, my attitude on this is, "that guy had a right to do what he did, but I would not have done it that way. So I think that's more a case of a differing opinion than dissention.

Yeah, I could have been clearer. The dissension of which I spoke was the stereotyping of the OP. I had hoped the new paragraph would separate that comment from the question directed toward you.

On that note, that man carrying probably opened the door for those meaningful discussions more effectively than waiting for the proper break in the conversation ever would...and it did show that all carriers are not necessarily people with bad intent.

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