Another really good way is by mockery. Mocking self-important a**holes can also be rather effective.

On a more serious note, one of the key things of the a**holery is that it involves physical intimidation – the whole foot in the door what are you going to do, etc. bit. This is just punk kid stuff, but sadly with live ammo close at hand.

Lol – thanks and perhaps you can explain that to armed antagonist as I have been in the post before this.

I agree with your post and laughed out loud and I find the ones who talk the loudest or feel the need to get a big ole boner by having people stare at them at Starbucks will be the ones who have there weapon taken from them and then shot with it. I see these guys at public ranges doing mag dumps and i just shake my head and move a bit further away but that is why I joined a private club. These are the guys the that shoots their balls off practicing their quick draw.

Thanks for the laugh and the accurate portray of some of our gun loving brethren.

Sad fact is because of these fucktards we are all painted with that crazy gun loving brush.

Lol. So please explain to me which part was moronic and why do you have such a hard on for Chris? I do not always agree with him but for the most part I find his positions reasonable and he is willing to discuss and explain why he feels the way he does. The question is why are you so condescending towards him as it really makes you look like the extremist you profess not to be.

In regards to me doing commando rolls in my garage I am not entirely sure how to do one but I suspect you do! I have been accused of many things but being a mall ninja is not one of them. I am not big on over arching government control but there has to be laws and a person needs to be reasonable about things. I have a great idea, if you find the rule of law so burdensome then I am sure you can find some land for cheap in Somalia as you can live out your dream.

Do police over step, yes. Does the government have too much info on all of us, yes. I am all for dialing back warrant less searches and many other government programs. To make the assumption that because some one is in law enforcement or served in the military that are authoritarian in nature is very small minded. I served 4 years and was injured and discharged and I am the last person to advocate using indiscriminate force as I know what it looks like. I knew some total shit heels in the military and some of the best people and the same can be said for any field. I have friends who are federal LE and they are very professional and people I would trust my life to and who do not overstep. Stop with the generalizations already. Geesh… Lol

Please do not paint him / us with that brush and I will not assume you are one of the sovereign citizen types. If you do not know what it is look it up.

You are welcome to your perspective but there is no need to be nasty especially if you want your opinions to be taken seriously.

Garage commando, that is some funny shit! Thanks for the laugh. Lol lol my wife found that humorous also. Lol My wife could not be more liberal….

You sound moronic. Do you fantasize about doing commando rolls in your garage? I’m a realist. Nothing about this hit a nerve with me. The world is full of Chris Hernandez/Authoritarian types that want control over other people and put on a badge and a gun or BDU’s and a rifle to get it. The scary thought for these types is its not so easy to cow someone with a rifle slung over his back.

It’s awesome you realize how illegitimate the war on drugs is and how many countless INNOCENT lives it has ruined. Wake up and smell the coffee.

You don’t have to support OCTC but you are actively attacking their means. It would be like if I said, “I agree with the first amendment but …” and then say how I believe the first amendment is great but groups like the WBC should be silenced. You don’t like the way they are doing things but you’re missing the fundamental point that it doesn’t matter. Rights aren’t based on feelings or fears and they aren’t subject to the prevailing whimsy of the day.

Ron Paul actually said it best when he recently stated we are having secession right now, bloodless and silent as states choose to simply ignore federal laws. So to one day you may find we have had a bloodless and silent revolution to return to a state of freedom and liberty as more and more people opt out of the systems of control from yesterday. Only time will tell. I think you probably mean well in your own right but Iyou I feel like you are deeply misguided and still have a long way to go.

lol wow think Chris hit a nerve? Umm yea just because a person feels the mall ninjas need to dial it down a bit does not make someone a shill for the man! lol Someone dressing up in camo and wearing patches does not hurt anyone but carrying your rifle at low ready with your thigh holster does. It is unfortunate you cannot see that because he is not furthering the cause of gun rights at all but makes all gun owners look like some whacked out survivalist when they parade around like that. not helpful at all. nope not at all!

Ok are you sure you do not fantasize at least a little bit about a second revolution? not even one tiny bit? lol lol

I don’t have to support people’s right to be dumbasses either. I have to grudgingly accept that it’s legal. Read all the essays I’ve written about OC; I’ve never advocated making OC illegal. Those who do want to make it illegal don’t have to advocate for it, because OC extremists do it for them. There is no moral requirement to support blatant stupidity in the name of freedom.

On a separate note, I support drug legalization. I wrote about it in an essay titled “Healing the rift between the police and public”.