demonstrations it asked customers around the country to leave their guns at home when they went on burrito runs. the statement noted while unlicensed open carry of long guns is typically legal in most places a rare sight to see some one saddle up in line for lunch with a 762 point rifle slung across his chest. not only is it rare it s downright weird. open carry texas didn t like that. and responded saying if the nra wouldn t detract their disgusting, disrespectful comments, oct will have no choice but to with dradraw its support of the nra and establish relationships with other gun organizations. what did the nra do? backed down. the lobbyists went on a radio show, nra show, the statement they posted was the view of one staffer expressing a personal opinion. the truth is, an alert went out that referred to this type of behavior as weird. or somehow not normal. and that was a mistake. it shouldn t have happened.
guns into restaurants? the jack in the box story is incorrect. the truth of what happened that day actually has come out in a different release. there was no employees hiding inside the freezer. actually jack in the box head of security came out and confirmed that in a public statement. with that being said going back to my original point, our methods in which we look to achieve open carry legislation has changed since those events. but the nra put out a statement yesterday. i want to read you part of it. they say while unlicensed open carry of gun laws is typically legal in most places, it is a rare sight to see someone saddle up next to you in line for lunch with a 7.62 rifle slung across his chest much less people with similar arms. let s not mince words. not only is it rare, it s downright weird and not a practical way to go about your business while being prepared to
combat boots. and he looked like a large guy. i don t know if that s because of what he was wearing. did he appear to have a protective vest on? it looked like it. i wouldn t have identified it as such. but he was head-to-toe in the black garb. did you see anything in his hands? a handgun? he had a rifle that he was holding on to. there was a rifle slung around his back and one he held on to? i didn t see anything on his back. it looked like he was holding a rifle with two hands across his chest. oh, i see. then you went down and hid in the radio station? right. and when you came out, you did see somebody that fit that description? right. yeah. they took us out of the building, and as we were walking towards pearl street, it appeared there was a dead body there on the sidewalk. and it matched the description of the guy that i saw. that you stau? yeah. based on what he was wearing. because i didn t get a clear look at his face. how can you be sure he was dead?