NH: Furious Gun Owners Will Open Carry to State House

Let me pose an example. I'm not accusing you of being racist, but let's pretend you found members of a certain race, country, or ethnicity threatening (no, I'm not talking about myself - I'm trying to create a scenario that might be valid from your perspective).

Would you still feel safe seeing a group of such people open carrying in your neighborhood?

Because I've yet to be given a practical reason for open carry, I can safely assume the following:

1. Open carry is intended for other people to see the bared firearms.

2. The bared firearms are meant to intimidate and dissuade those who would act violently or unjustly.

3. Open carry is therefore equivalent to the threat of violent retaliation. That's not provoking violence, but it's still a threat of violence if circumstances permit.

4. Threats of violence are akin to terrorism.

"It's simply local terrorism and nothing more. "

With regard to the statement above, II suggest you take note of your own preceding observation:

"...that's a completely unsubstantiated statement with no logic or evidence behind it."


Regards.

Ah, so there we go - guns scare you and you wish to remove that fear. Seeing open carrying makes me feel more safe. I think if you familiarized yourself with guns you'd feel the same way. My feelings aren't any more valid than yours, but mine come from the stance of experience. If you take the time to learn about guns (your obligation under the Constitution) and you still feel afraid, then you're a contentious objector and that's valid. But to complain from ignorance isn't defensible.

Saudi Arabia ranks better than Japan on murder per capita. So I wonder if the reason Japan has such low numbers is because of the Lithium in the water supply? Some people just enjoy their slavery more....
My source for the murder stat is Nation Master they seem to line up with other results.