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Originally Posted by Manta49
You find it strange that some people might be alarmed seeing someone walking down the street carrying a mp5.
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No, I find it predictable, but unfortunate. That a person is armed should not,
in itself, alarm anyone. In fact, we see LEOs armed routinely, and this doesn't cause alarm. We are accustomed to it.
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Originally Posted by Manta49
If you have the right to conceal a firearm why would you carry it openly.
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Difficulty in concealment is a common reason. I've been stopped with a .22 rifle on my shoulder. I think it might have been more alarming if I tried to conceal it under my clothing.
Why don't POs conceal their arms?
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Originally Posted by Manta49
They were doing it deliberately to provoke a reaction ...
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I agree. The PO was responding to a complaint. The complaint is the problemmatic action.
How would you change the common sense (the sense of the community) of what behaviors are normal, not to be viewed with alarm and suspicion, without engaging in them?