Is this good or bad? I think Bad...

Is it just me, or am I right in a sense than carrying an AK 47 pistol might be legal, but it's stupid, because it will get the bleeding hearts radar screen to blip.

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I think open carry of a rifle shortened into an oversized pistol, is stupid, especially if done for shock value, or compensating for a half-roll of nickels.

An AK is an offensive weapon, and when pressed into a defensive roll is overkill and counterproductive to RKBA.

I think it's unnecessary and ultimately foolish, even if legal. I don't think it's an image that goes with "responsible gun owner" who carries for defensive purposes. I don't know what other purpose he would have had, other than activism/shock value. If activism, there would be better ways and choices.

Sounds like a really good way to get people that didn't know it was legal to want to make it illegal. I could maybe understand if there had been like 15 murders in that park this year and for some reason he just had to be there, but otherwise it seems kinda ridiculous.

AK 47 pistol.....I didn't realize there was a AK 47 that was considered a pistol.

So yeah I would say its a dumb thing to do, may as well dress up in camo and belly crawl everywhere and just get all the bad PR done at once.

who cares? It's legal. The anti's can whine and moan, but the bottom line is that the BATF recognizes that weapon as a pistol. As long as he's able to lawfully open carry it, there's nothing wrong there. If he found a way to carry it concealed, that's even cooler. If we continue to shy away, things will be worse. Having an "offensive" or "defensive" TYPE weapon is a stupid argument. The weapon has no state of mind. You're either on the offensive or on the defensive, your gun doesn't decide for you.

I think you're all just anti's trolling, btw

He did dress in camo, funnily enough.

Yes, they make AK pistols. They also make AR pistols, and pistol versions of the the PLR-16. They meet all legal requirements as pistols, and leave the factory as pistols, and are purchased as pistols on the 4473.

The man, under the username "kwikrnu", has been banned from... Well, damn near everywhere but OpenCarry.org, and that's probably because they have more patience than everywhere else. Tennessee Gun Owners banned him, KOG banned him, and AIRSOFT FORUM banned him... And in the second news report about him vowing to carry in another park, it was noted that... Well, EVERYONE was calling him stupid. He then attempted to buy a suppressor from Guns For America, and then the owner called him and told him "no" after seeing the news. He claims he's going to sue Guns For America for breech of contract (which he would lose anyway). Please, no calls to Guns For America to congratulate him, he's apparently gotten a lot of them from all over the country.

highhorder got it right

Read the linked thread. The guy admitted that he painted the end of the barrel to make it look fake. He was looking for trouble.

http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=14381124&posted=1#post14381124

also, same guy

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=492845&page=2

I agree with you: just because you can doesn't mean you should.

He's created the perfect situation for the Anti's to grab ahold of and run with.

Read the linked thread. The guy admitted that he painted the end of the barrel to make it look fake. He was looking for trouble.

http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/show...1#post14381124

also, same guy

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=492845&page=2

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Yep, a troll in my opinion. Good catch, ljnowell!

I've never shot a pistol in 7.62x39 or 5.56 caliber, but my guess is they are pretty awkward to shoot effectively. Does anybody here have experience with them, and would you prefer them to a more standard handgun if you found yourself in a gunfight? Seems like follow up shots would be slow and aiming would be difficult. Kinda like a PGO shotgun.

Kinda sounds like the guy who was carrying the AR15 when barack was up in Phoenix a few months back. Dude was well within his legal rights, but all it did in the end was bring a bunch of negative light on him. Now, I do have a pistol length AK, 4473'd as a pistol. Completely legal and if I can find the right kind of rig to carry it in, I'd do it. I'd also be wearing some sort of hearing protection if I have to use the weapon because of the concussive blast of a rifle round going out a barrel about 7 inches in length. OUCH!

There is such a thing as tact. Just because you can say something doesn't mean it's the right time or place. Same with carry. There comes a point where it has less to do with personal protection and exercising your rights, and MORE to do with showing whose is bigger.

Yeah, it's like homosexuals kissing in public. Sure, homosexuality may be legal in some places, but they shouldn't force everyone to accommodate their beliefs and activities. Right?

Or maybe it's exactly what despised minority groups MUST do if they ever want to be accepted as normal. You go out and live, you sit in the front of the bus, you make news until it isn't news any more.

completely unnessessary, but I am not one to tell anyone its wrong, when its legal.

Or maybe it's exactly what despised minority groups MUST do if they ever want to be accepted as normal. You go out and live, you sit in the front of the bus, you make news until it isn't news any more.

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Let's be very clear about what this individual did. This individual painted his AK-47 pistol to resemble an airsoft toy, dressed up in his camo, and went out with the express purpose of getting the attention of the news. You can start here at post #84: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=341238&page=4


This person made it very clear on multiple forums that he was not doing this to further the right to keep and bear arms, but was doing it to get attention and his 15 minutes of fame. Comparing that to the Civil Rights movement is just asinine.

Yeah, it's like homosexuals kissing in public. Sure, homosexuality may be legal in some places, but they shouldn't force everyone to accommodate their beliefs and activities. Right?

Or maybe it's exactly what despised minority groups MUST do if they ever want to be accepted as normal. You go out and live, you sit in the front of the bus, you make news until it isn't news any more.

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did you read the links I posted? The guy was looking for trouble.

It is never good to scare your neighbors and bring suspicion and ridicule upon yourself is it?

Bovice

Do you really believe that all the people who responded negatively to what this guy did are antis trolling the forums looking to stir the pot? It is more likely that this guy is an anti looking to bring negative press down on "RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS". As much as I would like to open carry, in my state where it is perfectly legal to do so, I won't because it inevitably ends with a conversation with the police. If I ever do change my mind about that I sure as hell won't go around wearing cammo with a Glock on my hip, another strapped to my thigh and, a bandolier full of magazines around my waist. While it may perfectly legal to do so it is also blatantly stupid.

There have been several threads on this and other forums about the proposed upcoming March on Washington in the Spring. Several people have suggested that if you plan to attend that you don't wear cammo, and this has offended several other people. Like it or not, if you look like Larry the Cable Guy and you are carrying a gun, you are making a bad impression. The non gun owning public already has the idea that we are a bunch of Rambo wannabes. So, why does it matter what they think? It matters because they vote and, make no mistake, there are more of them than there are of us. So, while it may be perfectly legal to carry openly in your state today, it might not be next year if enough idiots pull stunts like this.

DFW1911 said it right. "Just because you can doesn't mean you should."

Read the linked thread. The guy admitted that he painted the end of the barrel to make it look fake. He was looking for trouble.

http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/show...1#post14381124

also, same guy

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=492845&page=2

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I had a bad feeling on that one. I'm hoping banned here also?

Kinda sounds like the guy who was carrying the AR15 when barack was up in Phoenix a few months back. Dude was well within his legal rights, but all it did in the end was bring a bunch of negative light on him.

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So different! I'm in Phoenix, and this was during a time when we wanted to take a stand and defend our rights. He did it in a respectful manner, and was not threatening. HE ALSO WAS NOT A MALL NINJA!

who cares? It's legal. The anti's can whine and moan,

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The Old Fuff does, and he isn't a troll. I would be a good idea to remember that the anti's (and more important, those that aren't committed to one side or the other) all have a right to vote, and in some if not most areas they outnumber us. If this kind of individual keeps kicking the wasp's nest we could all get stung by the general public's reaction. This dingbat was only trying to attract attention to himself, not promote RTKBA. Because of folks like him what is our legal right today may not be tomorrow.