Just when you thought that shopping at Wal-Mart could not get any more surreal.

Courtesy of Think Progress:  

Beginning last week, Pastor Terry Holcomb started posting videos of himself wandering into local businesses with an AR-15 Bushmaster rifle — the same weapon used to kill 20 children and six adults in the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting. 

In one video, Holcomb wanders about a Walmart for several minutes before he is approached by two store employees and asked to leave. He argues briefly with those two employees until a manager approaches and threatens to call the police if he does not exit the store. Although Holcomb then agrees to leave the store, he refuses a request to stop videoing the engagement — at one point, his camera man claims the recording is for Holcomb’s “safety.” 

Holcomb told a local news station that the purpose of his conspicuously armed visits to Huntsville businesses is to protest a Texas law which permits gun owners to openly carry long rifles but not handguns, which must be concealed and can only be carried by individuals with valid concealed carry permits. 

Yet, while a legal regime that regulates handguns more strictly than assault rifles may seem counter-intuitive, it is entirely sensible to apply stricter regulations to handguns than to other firearms in light of the fact that handguns are so frequently used to commit homicides.

Okay now here's the thing, I DON'T think this is so muhc about trying to make a point about the 2nd Amendment is that it is simply an opportunity for this guy to feel like a bad ass and get some attention. 

And keep in mind that this is a PASTOR!

Usually when I think of pastors I think of officiating at funerals, performing marriage ceremonies, and offering grief counseling, NOT walking around Wal-Mart like a second rate Rambo daring anybody to challenge his "right" to walk around like a second rate Rambo. 

Not only that but you will notice that the guy also adds text to the video essentially insulting the store representative (Hot Rod) who asked him to leave and pretending that he has no idea why his behavior would make people uncomfortable or even frighten the shoppers.

I have seen a number of these videos depicting people walking around with automatic, or semi-automatic rifles, and video cameras, essentially waiting to be kicked out of a store or challenged by the police so that they can whine about their rights on video, and then post it to the internet.

My assumption is that they think this is helping their cause, but my feeling is quite the opposite.

And once again might I simply suggest that these gentlemen resist the urge to purchase these ridiculous weapons and save up their money for the penile enlargement surgery that they clearly all need to compensate for their inadequacies, and stop acting like assholes.