07-17-2016, 06:11 PM
(07-17-2016, 04:14 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote:(07-17-2016, 03:55 PM)Duchess Wrote: It's happened again, more police officers killed in cold blood. Many of the reports are saying they were ambushed. More & more I feel like the whole world has gone mad.
Sure seems everybody has a gun too.
Now it's being reported that the killer was a lone gunman, 29-year-old Gavin Eugene Long from Missouri. Today is Long's birthday, and deathday.
That asshole Steve Loomis from the Cleveland Police Union (the one who lied and disparaged a 12-year-old who was wrongly approached by police and shot to death with a toy gun in the park) is asking for open carry to be suspended at the Republican convention next week. This time though, I think Loomis' intentions are good and sincere.
People are being shot to death and labeled violent suspects by police due only to "the presence of a gun", even in open carry areas and with permits. And, police are being shot to death in open carry spaces as well. I don't want to see more gun violence by or against anyone at the convention either.
How do gun enthusiasts feel about it? It's not a federal constitutional right to be able to open carry in public spaces, but it's part of some states' (like Ohio's) constitutions. Would it be a 'slippery slope' to ban open carry for a while, or would it be a wise move to better ensure public safety?