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by RPBrown
Wed Apr 18, 2018 1:09 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Benbrook PD Called for Gun Tshirt in Park
Replies: 66
Views: 14019

Re: Benbrook PD Called for Gun Tshirt in Park

Charles L. Cotton wrote:
apostate wrote:I don't know where you live, but around here a T-shirt is far more common attire than a suit at parks.
It's not a matter of T-shirt v. suit, it's the provocative nature of some shirts. I wear a lot of T-shirts that have NRA or other gun/shooting related printing and I've never had anyone say a word. To my knowledge, no one even gave me a second look because of my shirt. However, if I were to wear some of the T-shirts we see at gun shows, it would likely be a different story. If I were to take my grandkids to the park wearing a "Kill Them All and Let God Sort It Out" T-shirt, I should expect a negative response from other parents. So too if I wear one of the T-shirts that have a yellow smiley face with a bullet hole in the forehead and the back of the shirt has a huge and bloody exit wound.

To anti-gunners, anything that relates to guns will be provocative, but not to the general public. When the message of the shirt states or implies violent or misuse of a gun, then one can expect a negative reaction. An "NRA Sports" T-shirt or "PSC IDPA" polo shirt are not in the same league with a "Kill Them All and Let God Sort It Out" T-shirt or the bloody smiley face shirt. The "You Control Your Kids and I'll Control My Guns" T-shirt falls somewhere in the middle, especially when you wear it to a park with kids playing. Most people will simply chuckle at it, some will find it provocative but not respond, but some will prove themselves to be malicious idiots like the woman in this story. You know which person the media will focus on, if they have the opportunity.

We win the undecided to our side of the Second Amendment issue by making people feel comfortable and view us as normal people, rather than dangerous "gun nuts" as our opponents falsely claim. We achieve this goal by being ambassadors for all gun owners.

Chas.
I somewhat agree with Charles on this, however, I have had 3 instances where something has been said loud enough for me to hear about a shirt I was wearing. The first was an NRA tshirt and a lady made the comment"there goes one of those gun nuts" . The second was as a member of a motorcycle ministry, we were riding to pray over a man we all knew that was in the hospital. We all had t-shirts with our logo which is similar to a Celtic cross with a motorcycle in it. Now, we were no where near our motorcycles but on the 3rd floor of the hospital and a woman made the comment about how we were a "bunch of filthy bikers and God would punish us for our misdoings". The 3rd time is I guess the one that probably upset me the most. As you probably know by my signature, I am a Mason. Our lodge contributes to and does work for the "Fantastic Teeth" program. This is where we get toothbrushes, tooth paste, floss and comic style pamphlets and go to the schools to give them to the nurse to distribute to the less fortunate kids. A couple of years ago, we did this for 2 schools close to our lodge. The principle was so moved by it that she had us come to the next program so they could present us with a "thank you certificate". Rather than have all of us go, our 3 main officers, of which I am one, went to receive the certificate. We wore t-shirts with our masonic emblem on them. I noticed as we entered the auditorium that a lady was really staring at us but I just figured that she didn't know why 3 men not affiliated with the school were there. After the program as we were leaving she made it a point to come up us and say " I wouldn't let my child have one of those kits. I'd be afraid you devil worshipers had put poison or drugs on them". As much as I wanted to say something, I was a good boy and laughed it off.
It just goes to show that no matter what, you will run into people that will not agree with you views and won't even try.
by RPBrown
Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:52 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Benbrook PD Called for Gun Tshirt in Park
Replies: 66
Views: 14019

Re: Benbrook PD Called for Gun Tshirt in Park

"Johnston said that, as he spoke with police, the woman looked on from 25 or 30 feet away.

He said she began cautioning everyone who walked near her to avoid the park, because “there’s a man with a gun.”

“She was highly ticked off,” Johnston said."

Couldn't this be a charge for trying to (a) cause alarm or (b) incite a riot?
At the very least she should have been cited for a false report. With all of the media attention over OC, I doubt that she didn't know it was legal. What if he had been LEO either off duty or a detective at lunch with his kids?

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