It is pretty clear that the Japanese never considered invading the US, period
I didn't mean to imply that they were planning it, the mans comments were probably off slight considerations.
I never saw anyone in the city openly wearing in all that time.
I've never seen anyone carrying in any city, something I consider a real tragedy.
Well by weird you mean uncommon, and I accept everything all you have said about what people feel but i'm going in circles in trying to explain why they think it, every reason I have been given as to why they think it is irrational IMO.
You might take your gun out to clean, and someone may interpret that as "brandishing"
I would never take a gun out to clean in a populated area especially if it's filled with people that don't know what is going on.
Saying that they don't deserve to feel that way, when it is the vast majority of the population, is pretty non-productive.
I don't see getting rid of guns in any way as being productive though, our species is no where near a level of safety from larger threats to even think about the idea, that's why I sometimes will call anti gun people "genocide enablers".
And sure your notions of being arrested are very real, that's why most people that open carry bring the laws with them and an audio recorder in order to record the encounters with the police because abuses of rights are so common, I heard of one guy that was arrested and held for two days when he was open carrying, the police seem to always get it wrong that you are able to carry loaded magazine clips and it does not matter how close they are to your gun.
