I don't get this. I was raised by a cop, and I'm very comfortable with firearms. Flashing your concealed weapon in public is immature at best. I can think of zero reason to flash a concealed weapon in public (unless you intend to defend yourself with it, right there in that moment), even if someone is asking to see it the answer is, "It's not a toy". It's an object designed to kill, the threat is inherent in revealing it.
Not calling out you specifically, but the irreverent attitude of the loud pro-gun group has pushed me way further left on gun control than I used to be. Actions like OP tell me the leaders advocating for it do not have a healthy or mature view of firearms.
People do a lot of things a lot of other people view as cringy or immature. Flashing implies threatening, which in this context this doesn't seem like to me.
The vast majority of gun rights supporters do not condone this kind of behavior. The loud minority you speak of mostly only exist in dark corners of the Internet, and you're unlikely to ever come across one in person in your lifetime. On the other hand, you probably interact with multiple responsible gun owners who are carrying a concealed firearm every day and don't know it.
I don't get this. I was raised by a cop, and I'm very comfortable with firearms. Flashing your concealed weapon in public is immature at best. I can think of zero reason to flash a concealed weapon in public (unless you intend to defend yourself with it, right there in that moment), even if someone is asking to see it the answer is, "It's not a toy". It's an object designed to kill, the threat is inherent in revealing it.
Not calling out you specifically, but the irreverent attitude of the loud pro-gun group has pushed me way further left on gun control than I used to be. Actions like OP tell me the leaders advocating for it do not have a healthy or mature view of firearms.
People do a lot of things a lot of other people view as cringy or immature. Flashing implies threatening, which in this context this doesn't seem like to me.
The vast majority of gun rights supporters do not condone this kind of behavior. The loud minority you speak of mostly only exist in dark corners of the Internet, and you're unlikely to ever come across one in person in your lifetime. On the other hand, you probably interact with multiple responsible gun owners who are carrying a concealed firearm every day and don't know it.