September 2nd 2015

Gun control groups accused of 'swatting'
open-carry permit holders, putting lives at risk

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Here it would seem is a further typical kind of approach suggested by the anti-freedom movement. It is in effect encouraging members of the public to call in false reports just because they see a carried firearm -- itself in theory at least, leaving them open to being charged for that offense most times. Criminals and felons are, it might be said, more than unlikely to be displaying their carry weapon carelessly and be spotted anyways.

By Perry Chiaramonte. Published September 1st, 2015

Second Amendment groups are accusing the gun control lobby of putting law-abiding owners of firearms in danger by urging people to call the police on anyone carrying a gun in public.

As more states relax rules about open-carrying of guns, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has taken to social media to urge the public to assume gun-toters are trouble, and to call the cops on anyone they feel may be a threat.

"If you see someone carrying a firearm in public -- openly or concealed -- and have ANY doubts about their intent, call 911 immediately and ask police to come to the scene," the group wrote on its widely followed Facebook page. "Never put your safety, or the safety of your loved ones, at the mercy of weak gun laws that arm individuals in public with little or no criminal and/or mental health screening."

That approach, according to a blog post by Ohio-based Buckeye Firearms Association, could give rise to needless, tense confrontations between police and gun owners ...... -->

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