Anyone showing up to “challenge them” would be acting unlawfully. Any violence that broke out as a result would be on them and so it would take a bunch of fools to do so.
“Stone Mountain Memorial Association spokesman John Bankhead said there were between 100 and 200 protesters. He said the protesters, many of whom carried large rifles, were peaceful.”
See no takeover, just a peaceful Sunday afternoon protest.
Indeed. And we’re also seeing the nervous twittering of “escalation” and “takeover” and expressions of the likelihood it will turn to violence. So often there is some distinguishing characteristic that has to be expressed when black Americans are the ones legally bearing Arms. It’s a frequent strain and calls out the credibility of many defenses of the second amendment, because there are so many that elevate its value only when certain populations exercise it.
I’ve been on Sean’s board since 2005. If you want to see scrupulous and consistent application of a defense of the second amendment regardless of race or population, look to sneaky’s posts.
If you want to see relativism, there are other viewpoints that get frequent expression.