Man went into Kroger with AK 47

[69360]

While I support your right to do this, I think you are stupid to do it.

 

[sirgonzo420]

While I support your right to do this, I think you are stupid to do it.

What's wrong with shopping at Kroger?

Or are you one of those "Whole Foods" folks?

 

[AFPVet]

I'm pretty sure the second amendment was never about having the constabulary deputize people.
I'd settle for that, but it's not the ideal.

No... it was called upon in the service of the militia. We were already deputized... didn't need to be formally deputized. Granted, you could argue that we were only "deputized" during an invasion, but I still think we were responsible for national security beyond this. Reference: Article I [8] (15) U.S. Constitution

 

[shane77m]

What's wrong with shopping at Kroger?

Or are you one of those "Whole Foods" folks?

Piggly Wiggly?

 

[loveshiscountry]

Guys, guys......it's just me. Getting some organics and stuff for the house. Carry on!

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[shane77m]

Went to the Texas Hunting forum to post my Kroger picture. Wow, I am shocked at how many 50%ers there are..... Check all these "2nd amendment supporters" bash me and my OC at Kroger. It's insane!

http://www.texashuntingforum.com/fo...623620/gonew/1/Man_in_Kroger_with_AK47#UNREAD

Went there and read through the thread. The majority of those commenting would probably vote for John MacCain over Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Justin Amash.

 

[fr33]

Went to the Texas Hunting forum to post my Kroger picture. Wow, I am shocked at how many 50%ers there are..... Check all these "2nd amendment supporters" bash me and my OC at Kroger. It's insane!

http://www.texashuntingforum.com/fo...623620/gonew/1/Man_in_Kroger_with_AK47#UNREAD

I'm not surprised. The majority of them probably like to brag about how many hunting licenses they've bought and how their local game warden is their buddy.

Texas gun laws are not very good and Texas "conservatives" like it that way.

*edit: my advice is to not call them liberals like you've been doing but instead call them statists and maybe even make the case that they are all infected with Stockholm Syndrome.

 

[Mini-Me]

The real problem with this is your arm must be getting tired with no strap or anything to help hold onto it.

 

[KMX]

Huh? I have a strap.

 

[Mini-Me]

Huh? I have a strap.

OH, okay, I see it now. It's on your other shoulder. I was expecting a darker color, and I overlooked it. (I think I mistook you for being skinnier or something, and mistook the strap for being empty space on the shelf behind you, and the part of your shirt below that as something on the shelf, and didn't see that wasn't consistent with the uppermost skin on your arm being occluded...or something.)

Anyway, after thinking about it though, I do have some constructive criticism: I know little about the strengths and weaknesses of various firearms, but my gut tells me an AK-47 might not be a practical choice for defending a crowded grocery store. I understand the point is to get people more accustomed to open carrying and to serve as a deterrent to would-be armed robbers, and the size of that thing probably works well on both counts...but in an actual armed robbery scenario, would you be able to realistically defend the place with an AK-47 without endangering bystanders? If the answer is no, a savvy robber might realize, "LOL, he can't fire that thing in here anyway." A more volatile adversary might continue that thought with, "...but I can...and I kind of want to...and he doesn't know I'm a threat yet."

In general, it seems like the smartest grocery store carry would be something with a strong emphasis on accuracy and control. In the specific climate we're dealing with, where almost nobody carries anything at all (open or concealed), something less flashy might also help you avoid becoming a blitz attack target, even if it diminishes the "desensitization" aspect. That won't be important in the future as open carrying becomes more popular and widespread, but it's probably an important consideration for the time being.

 

[RickyJ]

I'm with 69360 on this, you have the right to do this, but it isn't the smartest thing in the world, that's for sure.

 

[sirgonzo420]

Huh? I have a strap.

In vernacular parlance, you have two straps.

 

[phill4paul]

Look at the handwringing nancies in this thread. Did any of you read the part where his open carry is educating both the public and the police?

Tip o the hat to you, sir, for exercising your natural rights.

 

[Seraphim]

Ya, this.

Look at the handwringing nancies in this thread. Did any of you read the part where his open carry is educating both the public and the police?

Tip o the hat to you, sir, for exercising your natural rights.

 

[angelatc]

Look at the handwringing nancies in this thread. Did any of you read the part where his open carry is educating both the public and the police?

Tip o the hat to you, sir, for exercising your natural rights.

But but but someone might get upset!

 

[MRK]

I'm with 69360 on this, you have the right to do this, but it isn't the smartest thing in the world, that's for sure.

Ya'll are slowly getting domesticated.

 

[KMX]

OH, okay, I see it now. It's on your other shoulder. I was expecting a darker color, and I overlooked it. (I think I mistook you for being skinnier or something, and mistook the strap for being empty space on the shelf behind you, and the part of your shirt below that as something on the shelf, and didn't see that wasn't consistent with the uppermost skin on your arm being occluded...or something.)

Anyway, after thinking about it though, I do have some constructive criticism: I know little about the strengths and weaknesses of various firearms, but my gut tells me an AK-47 might not be a practical choice for defending a crowded grocery store. I understand the point is to get people more accustomed to open carrying and to serve as a deterrent to would-be armed robbers, and the size of that thing probably works well on both counts...but in an actual armed robbery scenario, would you be able to realistically defend the place with an AK-47 without endangering bystanders? If the answer is no, a savvy robber might realize, "LOL, he can't fire that thing in here anyway." A more volatile adversary might continue that thought with, "...but I can...and I kind of want to...and he doesn't know I'm a threat yet."

In general, it seems like the smartest grocery store carry would be something with a strong emphasis on accuracy and control. In the specific climate we're dealing with, where almost nobody carries anything at all (open or concealed), something less flashy might also help you avoid becoming a blitz attack target, even if it diminishes the "desensitization" aspect. That won't be important in the future as open carrying becomes more popular and widespread, but it's probably an important consideration for the time being.

If a bad guy sees a good guy, armed with a AK and 40 round mag, bad guy is making an exit.

 

[RickyJ]

If a bad guy sees a good guy, armed with a AK and 40 round mag, bad guy is making an exit.

Or maybe a good guy thinks you are a bad guy, maybe like the shooter at the theater in Aurora Colorado. Anyway, that weapon is overkill for supermarket protection. A concealed pistol would work better in such a situation. Oh and a bad guy isn't necessarily going to be scared of a guy walking around a supermarket with a weapon like that, he might make you his first target and then take your AK-47 as well as rob the store.

 

[Danke]

Or maybe a good guy thinks you are a bad guy, maybe like the shooter at the theater in Aurora Colorado. Anyway, that weapon is overkill for supermarket protection. A concealed pistol would work better in such a situation. Oh and a bad guy isn't necessarily going to be scared of a guy walking around a supermarket with a weapon like that, he might make you his first target and then take your AK-47 as well as rob the store.

I'd wager if more were walking around as KMX, there would be be less robbers in the first place. But that is just me.

 

[Mini-Me]

If a bad guy sees a good guy, armed with a AK and 40 round mag, bad guy is making an exit.

Not all bad guys will think the way you expect them to think. You're thinking in terms of the typical convenience store robber archetype: He'll bring a gun (a peashooter), but he'll run from a real fight and pick a better target, because self-preservation is a top priority, and he probably doesn't want to shoot anyone to begin with. I on the other hand am considering the homicidal maniac archetype. Maybe he's a psychopath, maybe he's going through a psychotic break, or maybe he's cracked out or on PCP. Either way, if I see a vulnerability here, so might this guy.

If an insane bad guy armed with a concealed pistol sees a *singular* good guy, armed with an AK-47 and 40 round mag, the well-armed good guy just became a more attractive target than the cash register up front. Given the right amount of crazy, the insane bad guy just might casually sneak up on the well-armed good guy in the produce aisle when he's looking for the freshest oranges (or near the Lucky Charms for irony?) and cap him in the back of the head at point-blank range to acquire his AK-47. He couldn't do this if a bunch of good guys were armed with AK-47's - which is hopefully the end result of the educational effort - but in the current situation, where you're the only one, a wise man will factor this scenario into his thinking.

I'm sure you operate at a higher-than-usual level of vigilance when you're carrying something like an AK-47, but just how vigilant can one person be in a crowded supermarket when your primary focus is buying some groceries...especially when you've already demonstrated a latent assumption that nobody will dare attempt what I'm suggesting they might?