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Gun Control Reform Activism

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billh58

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Sat Feb 15, 2014, 11:31 AM Feb 2014

Another self-proclaimed responsible (vigilante) gun owner [View all]

Open-Carry" poster boy arrested on gun-related charges

by Sharon WraightFollow .

"Four days ago, Dereck J. Simonsmeier, 24, of Wisconsin whined in an op-ed that he was asked to leave a Pick 'N Save store (owned by Roundy’s Inc.) for openly carrying a .45 caliber pistol on his belt. Another customer felt uncomfortable by him and complained to the manager, who asked him to cover up the gun. He refused, even though he does have a concealed carry permit, and was escorted outside. His op-ed repeated some of the usual GOA/SAF talking-points, e.g.:

I carry it because it is my right and to protect the ones I love. Yet even with the welfare of others in mind, I am scrutinized and mocked for exercising my Second Amendment right. [...]

The experience has only made me more determined to familiarize myself with state laws and company policies, so that I will be prepared to confront those who would violate my Second Amendment rights.

I am an American citizen, a college graduate, an Iraq War veteran, a brother, a friend, a role model and very soon I will be an uncle. For each of these people that I am, there is always one constant: I carry a firearm, concealed or open, legally, for the protection of myself, my family and my friends
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"Just four days later he was arrested and jailed on gun-related charges, including endangering safety. Apparently, a friend called him to help in a dispute with her roommate. Simonsmeier (in mug shot) showed up with two friends, also armed, and threatened the male roommate with their guns."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/14/1277521/--Open-Carry-poster-boy-arrested-on-gun-related-charges?detail=email

Because the Second Amendment and a GUN can solve ANY problem without the pesky intervention of law enforcement. Vigilante justice is the real American way...
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