Suppose those two men with assault weapons, walking down the street, were Arabs??

[kentuck]

Would people still rush to defend their 2nd Amendment rights?

There was a story a couple of days ago about two men in Oregon or Washington walking down the street with their assault weapons just to make a point.

Would two Arab men be able to make the same point? I wonder?

I would say to the NRA and the paranoid gun owners to be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.

[LonePirate]

1. I suspect in some states, they would be shot on sight.

[Walk away]

24. In some states they would be shot on sight without carrying guns! nt

[Bonobo]

2. Or an Arab carrying a holstered pistol in a mall.

What if he had a big ol' Arab-lookin" beard?

Hell, what about an orthodox Jew in a Denny's in Kansas?

[libdem4life]

3. The entire conversation is thus: "Us against Them", only now we're uncertain as a country to

know how to explain or respond appropriately to when "Them" becomes "Us".

The US is now King of the Global Empire...few left to vanquish. We now face the solution of the mighty gun/weaponry that has worked so well on our enemies. It doesn't work as well as social policy at home. Reference the Roman Empire for historical equivalence. They did not fall by outer enemy, but social and economic rot from within.

[GP6971]

4. It was Portland, OR

And no the reaction / response would have been MUCH different

[Arctic Dave]

5. Sounds like a good experiment

Have them walk around with signs about overthrowing the government if they take away their right to enforce Sharia Law in the US. LOL

[kentuck]

8. So long as they didn't have their traditional head dress...

Maybe a beret? But I think Ronald Reagan signed some sort of law in California in the 1960's to prevent the Black Panthers from openly carrying firearms?? Seems I heard that somewhere?

[Ken Burch]

13. I thought you were gonna say Reagan instituted beret-control. n/t.

[WillyT]

6. Or Black...

[Scuba]

7. Their funerals would be tomorrow.

[GP6971]

11. It happened the other

day so they already would have been buried

[Scuba]

16. Maybe in your culture. My cousin died January 4th. His funeral is June 15.

[GP6971]

27. As was my wife's

died in December and was interred the following June. Arab and Israel cultures usually bury their dead within 24 hours

[malaise]

9. They'd be in Gitmo about now n/t

[JI7]

10. the law abiding partriotic whatever who shot and killed them would be celebrated

as a hero .

[kentuck]

15. But have you noticed?

The loudness of the gun owner is directly proportional to his level of cowardice? For example, Ted Nugent. He shit on himself to keep from going to Vietnam. He was and is a coward. And look at his big mouth.

[ileus]

12. Why wouldn't you afford Arab American citizens

their right to OC?

All Americans should be welcome to exercise their progressive 2A rights.

[bullwinkle428]

14. "Assassination via drone" would then become our patriotic duty.

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. They'd be in an interrogation room

before the knew what happened.

Bet on it.

[kentuck]

18. Could they then sue the US Government?

For violation of their constitutional right as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment?

[kestrel91316]

19. Arabs don't have rights, silly. Only Amurkan-born

TRUE Christians have rights.

[kentuck]

20. Of course!

How silly of me to think of such a thing! It would be obvious that they are not American Christians.

[FedUpChick]

21. My sister

open carries all the time and no one does anything to her about it! We can't go camping without her violent gun being seen by all. I am just waiting for that gun to one day kill someone and that will teach her.

Even though it's legal, it does not mean the gun wont kill someone!

[jpak]

22. White republican vigilantes would have gunned them down

and hid behind Stand Your Ground and Castle Laws.

yup

[samsingh]

23. kick

[gollygee]

25. What if they were black teenagers in hoodies with Skittles and iced tea?

Someone would have "Stood Their Ground."

[graham4anything]

26. +zillion. Zimmerman is the poster guy for the NRA.And don't forget Danzinger Bridge in New O.

[Ilsa]

28. Or Black Panthers. Suddenly, tighter control

Laws were passed in CA by R Reagan when the BP took firearms to carry in the streets.