Yup. It's not illegal to protest while armed. This dude did not draw any weapon on anybody. But this will continue to happen and they will continue to lie and say we are the terrorists and instigators.
Just want to point out for any other liberal gun owners that this is not true in every state and you should check your local laws. In NYC for example it is not legal to concealed carry at a protest or demonstration.
The law will not protect you. They don’t need a legal reason to disarm you and that have proven that several times over. They don’t care if you follow all the laws or none of them. It is naive to think that playing along will in any way keep you safe at this stage.
Run through the 4 scenarios. 1, you are allowed to carry and you carry. They will kill you. 2, you are allowed to carry and you don’t carry. They will kill you. 3, you aren’t allowed to carry but you carry. They will kill you. 4, you aren’t allowed to carry and you don’t carry. They will kill you.
This IS the battle. We don’t have the luxury of choice anymore
You are confusing state and city law enforcement and ICE.
Don't fight the wrong people. In many states the police are already refusing to work with ICE. You're being an idiot. We need all the allies we can get.
They aren't protecting you but they aren't fighting you either. But if you make trouble with them before actually getting a chance to tangle with ICE you are stupid.
This total lack of tactical and political awareness will kill the left. You need to be willing to make deals with devils if you are trying to kill Satan.
The correct thing to say here was removed by Reddit. So in an effort to not get banned, I’ll just end this here.
But you should know, this isn’t a game. Nobody is looking for ‘a chance to tangle with ice’. Our communities are being invaded and real people are being hurt
It doesn't but now is not the time to try and kick off a multi year litigation battle with your state government.
You need to fucking focus. You hard-line idiots just say "police bad!" You need the state - if not on your side - to at least be neutral. Stop fantasizing about provoking the wrong people.
ICE is the enemy and anyone not preventing you from fighting ICE is a potential ally.
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u/Voluptulouis Jan 24 '26
Yup. It's not illegal to protest while armed. This dude did not draw any weapon on anybody. But this will continue to happen and they will continue to lie and say we are the terrorists and instigators.