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In reply to the discussion: 40 Armed Gun Advocates Intimidate Mothers Against Gun Violence In A Restaurant Parking Lot [View all]Deep13
(39,154 posts)It would be funny if what they did were not so deplorable.
Where to start with these guys?
First, what a cowardly, despicable thing to do. They object to these women talking to each other--something everyone has a perfect right to do--so they come to their meeting place with dangerous weapons to intimidate them. They were not protesters. They were an armed mob. Frankly, the police would would have been justified in assuming that the hooligans were there for a mass murder and to shoot them all to protect the lives of their hostages. And how is calling the lawful authorities "inciting a riot?" More cowards. Give the bullies anything and they will just keep taking more and more.
Anyway, at the very least under this state's law, what these guys did is called aggravated menacing, conduct designed to intimidate others. The aggravated part comes from the firearms. It's a misdemeanor, but that could still put them away for six months. Don't know the TX law.
post script.
Here's an idea. Why don't a few of you guys just ask those ladies why they feel the way they do. I don't mean crashing the meeting, but maybe send their contact person a polite e-mail asking to talk about it. You may find a lot of common ground. But probably you will simply lose your temper because someone has the never to disagree with you.