Yeah, but that's how all the cool kids carry their rifles…ready to execute a takedown. Ready to light 'em up. In a moment's notice, BAM, just like that.
I'm going to assume that the use of "cool kids" is an example of sarcasm, because the only people who think this is "cool" are the idiots who do it...and maybe a few other idiots who also don't have, in my Dad's words, "the sense God gave a pissant".
Life is full of things we CAN do but SHOULDN'T do, and knowing the difference is a mark of wisdom and maturity that is supposed to accompany adulthood. There is nothing cool, wise, or mature about walking into any place of business with firearms displayed at the ready like this.
I don't think the type of firearm matters at all. Simply put it's not a normal occurrence in a modern day city.
Sorry I didn't include the rest of your comment above; it was good, but I wanted to address just this part.
We need to be careful about how we broadly label such things as "not a normal occurrence in a modern day city" in such a context, because when we make such sweeping generalizations we open the door to equating "abnormal" behavior with "illegal" or "not allowed" behavior. They should not be the same, especially in cases involving firearms because we're talking about the RKBA.
The RKBA is exactly that...a RIGHT. It should be OK for any person to keep and bear arms if they choosek, commensurate with the rights of other people. (Let's not delve off into the exceptions, such as convicted felons and such.)
In many places, ANY individual carrying ANY firearm in ANY fashion (concealed or otherwise) is not "normal"...and in many cases very difficult to legally do so. There are plenty of well discussed examples here in the states, like NYC, California, and such. And there are plenty of countries like the UK were "normal" became "law" resulting in people being disarmed by their own government.
Abnormal should raise eyebrows...it is, after all, out of the ordinary by definition. And it should be dealt with accordingly, with the appropriate level of attention. Abnormal to the point of dangerous behavior should likewise be dealt with accordingly, with the appropriate level of attention.
A couple guys come into a fast food joint with holstered handguns, either concealed or open carried. In many places, this would be "not normal". But it should be dealt with accordingly, at the appropriate level. This can take many forms, from no action taken at all to a manager asking them to leave, but should not require ANY government intervention because it's a legal right under the Second Amendment.
A couple guys come into a fast food joint with unholstered/unslung long guns would probably be at a rather more highly elevated level of "not normal". but this, too, should be dealt with accordingly, at the appropriate level slao without requiring ANY government intervention.
People who do not wish to comply with the requests of property owners and such are a problem...and THIS is when action is required by law enforcement.
LEO: "What's the problem?"
MANAGER: "I do not want this individual in my establishment carrying a rifle and he will not leave when I ask him to."
LEO: "Sir, you are to take your weapon and leave or I will arrest you for criminal trespassing. Do you understand?"
End of story.
