Only 2 People Showed Up To July 4 Richmond Open Carry Demonstration

[DonViejo]

CAITLIN MACNEAL – JULY 6, 2014, 5:13 PM EDT

Two Richmond, Va. open carry advocates organized a demonstration in the city's Carytown neighborhood on July 4, but they were the only two people to attend.

They invited more than 300 people on Facebook to walk down one of the city's main streets openly carrying handguns, rifles and long guns, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Organizer Jason Spitzer, a Chesterfield County steel mill worker, was unable to explain the low turnout.

"I don’t know why," he told the Times-Dispatch.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/poor-attendance-richmond-open-carry

[muntrv]

1. They couldn't get these morans out of their grandma's basements?

[tosh]

2. The gun nutz like to believe

that they are a majority when clearly they are not.

[herding cats]

3. They were missing the big three for the occasion.

Fireworks, BBQ and beer. Not necessarily in that order.

[samsingh]

4. did they have a duel?

[Thinkingabout]

5. Whoever shows up with their weapons should go on the lack of sensibility line.

[arcane1]

6. "I don’t know why," he said. Hmm, maybe because TV makes them think they are LEGION?

I didn't even realize this was legal in VA. Good to know, since I'll be visiting this year

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

7. "I don’t know why,"

I'm surprised he didn't blame Obama.

[jmowreader]

8. 298 of them decided to play softball and eat hot dogs instead?

Very few people, even folks who believe in RKBA, want to march down the street going "woo! woo! Look at me! I have a gun! I'm carrying it openly! Aren't I special?"

[Eleanors38]

10. The truth. ^^^

[Mnemosyne]

9. Dumb and dumberer. No wonder I'm a recluse. nt

[hack89]

11. Open carry is a tiny fringe movement

This is no surprise.