(California) Bigotry against gun owners on display at street fair

[Kodiak]

“Now we are not here to debate their second amendment rights,” Thin Ice lead singer Russ Lesser announced to his Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair audience. “However, we are here to exercise our first amendment rights of free speech to ridicule this group for incredible bad taste and stupidity.”

Ridicule who?

Members of South Bay Open Carry, a group that promotes the right to carry handguns openly, in compliance with California law. Some, not used to seeing people exercising even a bit of freedom in this regard, reacted as bigots typically do when confronted with ideas that intrude on their provincial biases: with hostility, ignorance and arrogance.

Weighing in on the first count, Lesser's narrow-mindedness was particularly telling, especially considering his influence in the beach community (and beyond). In addition to being in a popular local band, he is also a long-time Manhattan Beach councilman and former mayor, and president of Body Glove International. A fellow-band and family member is a U.S. Attorney, someone who presumably took an oath as a condition to assuming power. So, naturally, they abused their leadership positions and the advantage of a stage to gin up hostility and intolerance.

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Im thinking boycott Body Glove.....hows that sound?

[Connal]

Ok, so a guy who has enough money to just start up a band, that I for one have never heard of doesn't think it is in good taste to carry a firearm?

Well, I'm using my first amendment to say obviously, if the band was any good, someone would have heard about them. All they are doing, is using a hot ticket item to drum up publicity.

I would boycott them, but I never purchased their stuff to begin with.

[phill]

Easiest boycott ever for me. What is body glove anyway? Who is this clown that he thinks the world cares about his opinion. Wait family band like in nobody else thinks that we are good?
We need to get the message across that just because you think that you are somebody the world will not necessarily listen to you. Actors, musicians and other hollywood types place way too much importance in their opinions.

[Sandcut]

I don't think I'll be buying any Body Glove stuff any time soon. But, then again, not a whole lot of surfing going on up here on the Plateau. Also, never saw the benefit of spending my money to be some products billboard.

I think Connal is right upthread. No talent band attempting to gain publicity w/ hot button topic. Genocide, starvation and earthquake victims were so "last year."

[Kodiak]

I was looking at a Body Glove case for my Droid2.....not anymore.

Body Glove makes more then surfing apparel.

[mmcallister]

nvm. bodyglove sucks

[Kodiak]

body glove? ahhh that surfer gear stuff that we need for the AWESOME jersey shore.........................anyone else hoping that state falls into the ocean along with its (neighboring states largest city) so that we can have a shore thats not covered in dirty needles and aborted fetus'

Was that really necessary?

What are you 12?

[charlie505]

body glove? ahhh that surfer gear stuff that we need for the AWESOME jersey shore.........................anyone else hoping that state falls into the ocean along with its (neighboring states largest city) so that we can have a shore thats not covered in dirty needles and aborted fetus'

I love open minded people that don't lump the population of a whole state or city into one group that they hate!
Just like anti-gunners do - they too are so open minded and sincere – and do care about individuals (please note the sarcasm!)

[mmcallister]

sorry, bourbon moment....ignore everything i wrote last night