Black man with 5 guns walks into a grocery store

Ironhold · Mar 30, 2021

Trogdor the Burninator said:
Plastic cutlery, cheap food, worn-out reception halls (or weddings in someone's backyard)...

I have to wonder - what is it about western people and cheap weddings - ugh!

It's case-by-case, such as a backyard wedding wherein the "backyard" is 10 acres on a scenic lake, allowing for a picturesque wedding that doesn't cost a lot.

That being said, many people go for lower-cost options due to a mix of "modesty" and "financial means".

For example, some years ago a relative of mine got married. Because my relative is from here in Texas and his wife's family hails from another state, two receptions were planned, one in each location.

Her family spared no expense on the fanciest event they could muster, and since her father was an alumnus of a local university he was able to secure one of the university's event facilities, complete with high-end catering and whatnot. It was suit and tie - level formal, and the whole atmosphere was about as stiff as the ankle I'd injured rough-housing with some kin on my side of the family.

The reception we put on was held at church, and was a casual affair meant to resemble a community gathering. Cookies, cake, soda, pizza (which the groom specifically requested as part of a long-running joke), and so on. The whole affair was genuinely casual, and everyone was allowed to get to know one another at a greatly relaxed pace.

While the first reception was a show of power from the wife's side of the family, the second reception ended up actually being about community and the union of a new family.

Aldebaran · Mar 30, 2021

Here's what he had to supposedly "do nothing wrong" at a grocery store.

98cwitr · Mar 31, 2021

Aldebaran said:
Once he concealed all those guns while in the restroom, and then walked out the door where the police apprehended him, what do you believe his intentions were with all those guns? Do you think he was just there to pick up a gallon of milk?

idk...but I'm not going to just jump to a conclusion that it was malicious without evidence.

98cwitr · Mar 31, 2021

Aldebaran said:
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Here's what he had to supposedly "do nothing wrong" at a grocery store.

So? 4 pistols, a shotgun, and a rifle is what I'd call a decent load-out

Nithavela · Mar 31, 2021

98cwitr said:
So? 4 pistols, a shotgun, and a rifle is what I'd call a decent load-out

I don't know. At that amount of weapons you don't really get a lot of utility and lose a lot of mobility. I'd pare the pistols down to two at most, one with high stopping power like a revolver or a desert eagle and one with a large magazine, like a glock.

The long arms would depend on what scenarios you imagine encountering. A rifle is mostly good for medium to long range engagements you don't really encounter in urban settings and a shotgun is useless against armored targets. Both are pretty unwieldy. I'd go for a good machine pistol like an mp 5 with a collapsible stock that still has good accuracy in single fire and can spray without weighing you down with spare magazines. Maybe one-two magazines with armor piercing bullets against targets in cover or with body armor.

The additional carrying capacity could be used for other usefull things. I'm talking smoke grenades, flashbangs, a combat knife, and obviously a medkit if you need to patch yourself or someone else up. After all, if you imagine yourself being in a life or death situation where people might get severely hurt, you should also be prepared for rendering first aid. It might even be used on yourself and save your life.

Aldebaran · Mar 31, 2021

98cwitr said:
So? 4 pistols, a shotgun, and a rifle is what I'd call a decent load-out

Not pictured is the ski mask he also had.
Even a member of a SWAT team wouldn't be equipped with such a load-out.

Aldebaran · Mar 31, 2021

98cwitr said:
idk...but I'm not going to just jump to a conclusion that it was malicious without evidence.

Post #62 shows you some evidence.
But if that's not enough, would such a "load-out" in the possession of a kid walking into a school be evidence of anything? Or would it be just something to ignore?

98cwitr · Apr 1, 2021

Aldebaran said:
Post #62 shows you some evidence.
But if that's not enough, would such a "load-out" in the possession of a kid walking into a school be evidence of anything? Or would it be just something to ignore?

I replied to that...as you saw. Unless he pointed one of those guns at someone or committed another crime, it's his right to keep and bear arms. If this is JUST the firearms, then we don't have a problem.

Aldebaran said:
Not pictured is the ski mask he also had.
Even a member of a SWAT team wouldn't be equipped with such a load-out.

You're right. SWAT has full-auto made after 1986. Do we?

98cwitr · Apr 1, 2021

Nithavela said:
I don't know. At that amount of weapons you don't really get a lot of utility and lose a lot of mobility. I'd pare the pistols down to two at most, one with high stopping power like a revolver or a desert eagle and one with a large magazine, like a glock.

The long arms would depend on what scenarios you imagine encountering. A rifle is mostly good for medium to long range engagements you don't really encounter in urban settings and a shotgun is useless against armored targets. Both are pretty unwieldy. I'd go for a good machine pistol like an mp 5 with a collapsible stock that still has good accuracy in single fire and can spray without weighing you down with spare magazines. Maybe one-two magazines with armor piercing bullets against targets in cover or with body armor.

The additional carrying capacity could be used for other usefull things. I'm talking smoke grenades, flashbangs, a combat knife, and obviously a medkit if you need to patch yourself or someone else up. After all, if you imagine yourself being in a life or death situation where people might get severely hurt, you should also be prepared for rendering first aid. It might even be used on yourself and save your life.

While I agree with all your points, what this guy wants to carry to defend himself (assuming he's not a felon and is in legal possession of those firearms) is really none of my business, and as I'm doing right now, defend his right to keep and bear arms same as I want my right to do the same (and yours too).

Gun control in America is rooted in racism. People see a black face with a gun and automatically assume the worst. That's gotta stop.

Aldebaran · Apr 1, 2021

98cwitr said:
Gun control in America is rooted in racism. People see a black face with a gun and automatically assume the worst. That's gotta stop.

In this case, it's a black face with 6 guns, with 2 of them being long guns. People don't carry multiple long guns into a grocery store to defend themselves, regardless of their skin color.
But since you want to bring racism into the picture, how do you explain the cops not shooting him? It's been pointed out several times that white gunmen get captured, but black gunmen get shot and killed. This one was captured.

Nithavela · Apr 1, 2021

98cwitr said:
While I agree with all your points, what this guy wants to carry to defend himself (assuming he's not a felon and is in legal possession of those firearms) is really none of my business, and as I'm doing right now, defend his right to keep and bear arms same as I want my right to do the same (and yours too).

Gun control in America is rooted in racism. People see a black face with a gun and automatically assume the worst. That's gotta stop.

I've seen a hidden camera video of two people legally open carrying an AR 15 in a city, just walking on the sidewalk. Both encountered a cop.

One was white. He got a nice chat.

One was black. He got ordered onto the pavement at gunpoint.

Aldebaran · Apr 1, 2021

Nithavela said:
I've seen a hidden camera video of two people legally open carrying an AR 15 in a city, just walking on the sidewalk. Both encountered a cop.

One was white. He got a nice chat.

One was black. He got ordered onto the pavement at gunpoint.

And it was 2 different cops. Cops aren't all the same, no matter how they're portrayed.

I'm white, and I've been treated in various ways by cops over my lifetime. Sometimes very pleasantly, and sometimes I was treated as if I was presumed to be guilty of something, even though they wouldn't always tell me what it was I was even suspected of.

Erik Nelson · Apr 2, 2021

Nithavela said:
One was white. He got a nice chat.

One was black. He got ordered onto the pavement at gunpoint.

Links?
One data point is how statistically significant?

Pommer · Apr 2, 2021

Erik Nelson said:
Links?

One data point is how statistically significant?

YouTube link, (didn’t look on rumble[dot]com)

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