A guy just shot himself in the bathroom of the cyber cafe I am posting from (Open carry activist)

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227. Open Carry? (look for the laser dot)

I always wonder about the psychological needs that are being fulfilled by someone who has chosen to carry (concealed or open). Anyone who feels they are expressing a fundamental 'Right' needs to understand the risks they inherit by taking such action.

As a First Responder, we operate under very strict rules. Rule #1, self protection, never go where there is risk. If firearms are found to be present, back out of the zone and call law enforcement.

In this situation, the EMT's would not have gone in until the police had secured any weapons and taken them into custody. During a emergency, (declared or not) going for a stroll with your trusty AR-15 will get you stopped, the weapon confiscated and some quality time explaining who you are and what you were thinking.

The fantasies of the doomsday prepper, intent on having sufficient weapons to repel either the Walking Dead, the local police or a squad of Marines, is just that, an unhinged fragment of an episode of an imaginary conspiracy.