Another Asshole from Texas

Of course everybody is talking about the shooting of police officers in Dallas and how the state's  'open carry' law effected how those police reacted during the time the sniper was shooting.  Now I know Texans really love toting around their deadly phallic symbols, but when I saw that 20 to 30 of those peaceful protesters showed up with AR-15's I did a bit of a jump back.  And, when the shooting started, all of those armed people started running around screaming like 12 year old little girls, well, maybe that's not totally accurate, let's just say they were over taken by mass panic.  As a result, the Dallas police were dropped into a totally alien situation: lots of hysteria, lots of guns, and police officers being murdered.  Now the mayor of Dallas says that perhaps 'open carry' doesn't quite work when there's a peaceful protest because, well, if something happens the result might be mass confusion.  And then this asshole opens his mouth.

CJ Grisham, asshole at large

CJ Grisham is president of the OCT (Open Carry Texas).  He says the police should know who the good guys are and who the bad guys are because the bad guys are the ones shooting.  Since Grisham was not in that crowd he is farting out his mouth.  I really get irritated when people who have not gone through the experience suddenly become experts.  This guy is more concerned with his ability to carry his weapon in public then he is the lives of police officers.  He says even his 14 year old daughter could tell the difference between a good guy and a bad guy.  The truth is that had Grisham been wearing a police officer uniform he would have been dead or  just as confused as confused as the police, and had he just been part of the protest, he'd have been one of those running like a 12 year old girl.  Of course in his mind that would never have happened because he an 'expert,' which is what makes him another asshole from Texas.

Banging Away in Cleveland

No one should be surprised to find out that there is a petition circulating, and getting many, many signatures, in an attempt to force The Quicken Loan Arena to allow Republican Delegates to carry their firearms inside... during the convention.  Their policy, however, does not allow this, even though Cleveland is an 'Open Carry' city.  Me?  I think they should set the policy aside for this one event.  Republicans have long been staunch advocates of very liberal gun laws and this is their chance to put their money where their mouth is and prove they are correct.  In fact, I'm waiting for the Republican candidates to jump on board, sign their names, and demand their followers be allowed to enter the arena fully armed.
That'll never happen.  The last thing the GOP wants is for Trumplodites to be seen brandishing weapons as they force delegates to vote for their man.  In fact, having a war break out between the
Trumplodites and Cruzidopes would be the final nail in the Republican coffin.  Which is why I think we should all sign this petition.  What was it my granny used to say?  The proof is in the pudding.

A chum of mine who was in the war with me said he thought this would be a very safe convention.  I countered by saying the odds are it was going to end up worse then the Chicago convention of '68, except this time with guns.  He pondered this for about a minute and then nodded, "yeah" he said, "you're probably right."  Which is why the arena will maintain it's policy.  Keep the rioting outside.  Besides, do you have any idea how much it would cost to dome the stage with bullet proof glass?