GEORGIA: Man Parades 100-Round Rifle Through Atlanta Airport Because "Something Might Happen"

[Axulus]

When I first saw the thread title, I thought it said 100 Pound rifle

 

[Nexus]

Scaring a lot of people by carrying a gun around is not just frowned upon by airport staff... it's fucking illegal... regardless of the direction the weapon is pointed at.

No its not. However filling a false police report and claiming someone brandished a weapon at you is illegal and hopefully you would be prosecuted for it after an investigation and review of security tapes.

Minutes later the doorman was arrested on charges of brandishing a weapon. He was found guilty and served time, with no dispute of the facts of the matter. The law (in NY, at least) is that if someone sees a gun and fears for their life, you brandished it.

This is because NYC is a bastion of anti-gun fear and legislation in America. And a side effect of this fear based foolishness you get things like the NYPD stop and frisk policy and other assorted oppressive measures against the public.

 

[Bronzeage]

Since he was a possible threat to shoot someone sometime, why wasn't he killed by the police?

The picture seems to show a rifle slung across his back. An open-carry protester, not a threat.

Here's hypothetical situation:

Suppose Mr. 100rounds has his rifle slung across his back, in accordance with universal gun etiquette, which as everyone knows, states clearly that a gun is not a threat until it is pointed at someone.

A person with a concealed carry permit sees Mr. 100rounds, but this person is unfamiliar with the "no point-no threat" rule. He draws his Beretta M9 with the standard 15 round clip and orders Mr. 100rounds to put down the weapon. Mr. 100rounds raises the rifle and is no longer in "no point-no threat" mode.

An armed police officer walks out of the men's room and sees two men pointing (brandishing) weapons at each other.

Which person should the police officer shoot first?

 

[Arctish]

The picture seems to show a rifle slung across his back. An open-carry protester, not a threat.

Here's hypothetical situation:

Suppose Mr. 100rounds has his rifle slung across his back, in accordance with universal gun etiquette, which as everyone knows, states clearly that a gun is not a threat until it is pointed at someone.

A person with a concealed carry permit sees Mr. 100rounds, but this person is unfamiliar with the "no point-no threat" rule. He draws his Beretta M9 with the standard 15 round clip and orders Mr. 100rounds to put down the weapon. Mr. 100rounds raises the rifle and is no longer in "no point-no threat" mode.

An armed police officer walks out of the men's room and sees two men pointing (brandishing) weapons at each other.

Which person should the police officer shoot first?

Oh, oh, I know!!

The black guy.

 

[beero1000]

When I first saw the thread title, I thought it said 100 Pound rifle

+1

Then I realized that even Rambo had his M2s mounted...

 

[zorq]

Since he was a possible threat to shoot someone sometime, why wasn't he killed by the police?

The picture seems to show a rifle slung across his back. An open-carry protester, not a threat.

Are you blind?

The picture show a rifle slung across his FRONT. He is literally 0.5 seconds away from potentially murdering 50 people.

Not that the extra 1 second it would take to swing the rifle from back to front would really make a difference.

 

[Bronzeage]

Here's hypothetical situation:

Suppose Mr. 100rounds has his rifle slung across his back, in accordance with universal gun etiquette, which as everyone knows, states clearly that a gun is not a threat until it is pointed at someone.

A person with a concealed carry permit sees Mr. 100rounds, but this person is unfamiliar with the "no point-no threat" rule. He draws his Beretta M9 with the standard 15 round clip and orders Mr. 100rounds to put down the weapon. Mr. 100rounds raises the rifle and is no longer in "no point-no threat" mode.

An armed police officer walks out of the men's room and sees two men pointing (brandishing) weapons at each other.

Which person should the police officer shoot first?

Oh, oh, I know!!

The black guy.

Okay, for the purposes of this scenario, the police officer is black.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

people who really wanted to shoot up an airport wouldn't just walk around with their gun out in the open?

I would.

Seems this guy just demonstrated that you can.

It would probably be easier than trying to sneak a weapon that large into the airport.

If all you plan is to shoot a lot of people in the unsecured area then open carry would be the easiest way to achieve that in Atlanta.

I doubt it would work very well. If you're planning on any large strike you need an element of surprise. A guy like this is going to be watched by security, he's going to get taken down pretty quickly if he starts something. (That is, assuming there's any real security that can take him down, not potemkin guards with empty guns or the like--what we had in the early days after 9/11. All those guys standing around with military rifles had no ammo.)

 

[Loren Pechtel]

I would.

Seems this guy just demonstrated that you can.

It would probably be easier than trying to sneak a weapon that large into the airport.

If all you plan is to shoot a lot of people in the unsecured area then open carry would be the easiest way to achieve that in Atlanta.

It's the perfect plan for a suicidal spree killer. This guy as revealed a critical flaw in airport security. One active shooter would pull all armed security to his location and leave the actual loading gates unprotected. Other people who have concealed weapons can easily board a plane and hijack it.

It's bizarre to see people defend this kind of thing, but is shows how precious the right to bear arms is in the US.

No. Even if they storm TSA they still have quite a distance to the gates themselves. A mass of people storm TSA after an active shooter, think the pilots are just going to sit around?? It doesn't take very long to close an airliner door. While it's generally not considered acceptable for a jet to back out under it's own power they are capable of doing so albeit at a slight risk of engine damage. Close the doors, back up. No hijacks.

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When I first saw the thread title, I thought it said 100 Pound rifle

That's a pretty cheap gun!

 

[Loren Pechtel]

The picture seems to show a rifle slung across his back. An open-carry protester, not a threat.

Here's hypothetical situation:

Suppose Mr. 100rounds has his rifle slung across his back, in accordance with universal gun etiquette, which as everyone knows, states clearly that a gun is not a threat until it is pointed at someone.

A person with a concealed carry permit sees Mr. 100rounds, but this person is unfamiliar with the "no point-no threat" rule. He draws his Beretta M9 with the standard 15 round clip and orders Mr. 100rounds to put down the weapon. Mr. 100rounds raises the rifle and is no longer in "no point-no threat" mode.

An armed police officer walks out of the men's room and sees two men pointing (brandishing) weapons at each other.

Which person should the police officer shoot first?

Mr. Concealed Carry is going to jail in this situation. Ignorance of the law is not a justification for his actions.

 

[Bronzeage]

Here's hypothetical situation:

Suppose Mr. 100rounds has his rifle slung across his back, in accordance with universal gun etiquette, which as everyone knows, states clearly that a gun is not a threat until it is pointed at someone.

A person with a concealed carry permit sees Mr. 100rounds, but this person is unfamiliar with the "no point-no threat" rule. He draws his Beretta M9 with the standard 15 round clip and orders Mr. 100rounds to put down the weapon. Mr. 100rounds raises the rifle and is no longer in "no point-no threat" mode.

An armed police officer walks out of the men's room and sees two men pointing (brandishing) weapons at each other.

Which person should the police officer shoot first?

Mr. Concealed Carry is going to jail in this situation. Ignorance of the law is not a justification for his actions.

We really don't have that kind of time. Does this mean the police officer waits until someone fires? If Mr. 100rounds fires, should the Police officer hold his fire and hope for the best?

 

[Crazy Eddie]

The picture seems to show a rifle slung across his back. An open-carry protester, not a threat.

If I posted a rolling eyes smilie large enough that your response deserved, it'd crash the Internet.

You've ranted about stones being dangerous, naked men being dangerous, fleeing men are dangerous. All of a sudden having a large gun, but is slung over your back, makes you not dangerous?

Not as long as you're A) White and B) Male

people who really wanted to shoot up an airport wouldn't just walk around with their gun out in the open?

I would.

Seems this guy just demonstrated that you can.

Again, this is another glowing example of "Shit white people somehow manage to get away with."

Similar case. White law student manages to stand up to a police officer, refuse to give ID, refuse to be searched, refuse to cooperate in any meaningful way; the cop GIVES HIM HIS GUN BACK and lets him go.

If all you plan is to shoot a lot of people in the unsecured area then open carry would be the easiest way to achieve that in Atlanta.

Especially if you're planning on shooting a SPECIFIC group of people in the unsecured area. Open carry advocate could be a perfectly law-abiding citizen until the Duggar Family gets off the plane and suddenly those open-carry is a "crazed loner" and those 100 bullets all have names on them.