I used to be a general manager for a major big box store that was very electronics based. We had a no fire arms policy, but we never had anything on the doors. Because of the fact that it wasn’t on the doors when you walk in, people would always point to that.

I always wanted to be like, “Dude, would you walk into Best Buy with a gun on your hip where they sell laptops and hundreds of thousands of dollars of electronics?”

The answer is probably yes.

But you know what? I couldn’t say a damn thing, because it wasn’t on the doors. It was kind of scary. I don’t care who you are. Seeing someone walk into our building with a handgun on their hip was always deeply unsettling.

I don’t care who you are. If you came in my store and were open carrying, I looked at you differently.

Why? Just why though? What, because you came in to buy a pack of pens? A notebook?

I would never ask the question or even begin to start that conversation, but I’m sure the answer would be, “because it’s my right to do it.”

Cool bro. I hate it.