Mr. Cooley was confronted several times by law enforcement, even though the Georgia legislature last year made it legal to carry properly licensed weapons at airports in the state.<\/p>\n
Cooley took affront to the attention, citing a common refrain among public-carry advocates: that he doesn\u2019t need to account for other people\u2019s feelings or fears when conducting lawful activity. He\u2019s correct, and he was not arrested.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
No one is more pro-2d Amendment than yours truly. I carry a handgun in my house and every time I leave the house (unless I find myself in a State that doesn’t allow my firearms – I usually avoid those places, though). I’ve even carried a firearm when I go to the airport, because airports seem to be favorite targets of those who want to create terror. But, no one stops me at the airport and questions my motivations because I carry my weapon concealed, because my motivation for carrying a weapon is personal safety, not being an exhibitionist.<\/p>\n
There is no good reason to carry a long gun in public. Self-defense engagements are usually at a distance of less than ten yards, well within the range of handguns. People like Mr. Cooley are just carrying long guns in public spaces because they like the attention, it has nothing to do with 2d Amendment or with personal defense. The article linked above says that Cooley “took affront to the attention” he garnered, but, actually, that’s what he was hoping would happen, so he could get his fifteen minutes in the media.<\/p>\n
Openly carrying a long gun is also going to make you the first target of someone with malfeasance on their mind giving me time to bring my concealed weapon to bear on the situation.<\/p>\n
Everyone is making a big deal of the new legislation in Texas that allows open carry, but, the law requires that anyone who openly carries their weapon in Texas, under the new law, would be required to attend training and get licensed – just like carrying a concealed weapon. So why not carry concealed? Unless, of course, you’re just a drama queen and looking for attention. Like Jim Cooley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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