Heavily armed open carry advocates show up at Texas police station to protest police chief's criticism of open carry bill. Yeah, that should put his mind at ease.

Courtesy of Raw Story:  

Kilt-wearing, gun-toting activists mobbed a Texas police station to protest comments made by the chief against proposed open carry legislation. 

Austin police Chief Art Acevado recently criticized a bill that appears likely to pass the GOP legislature to allow the open carry of firearms, saying the legislation sounds like something drafted by “criminals, drug cartels, and extremists.” 

About 30 activists, including Open Carry Texas members, carried shotguns, AR-15 rifles, and other long guns Wednesday afternoon to the Austin police headquarters.

By the way that police station was where an officer shot and killed a domestic terrorist, with anti-government sentiments, in November of last year. 

Gee can't imagine why the police chief might be a little wary of increasing the ability for people to walk around with weapons strapped to their backs. Can you?

Here were the chief's exact words: 

“If criminals, drug cartels and extremists had a seat at the policy writing table they couldn’t have come up with a better amendment,” Acevedo wrote. “Through this amendment we are facilitating the victimization of people we are sworn to serve, protect and lead.”

Okay clearly this gentleman is correct in his assessment, but for the life of me I cannot understand how he was able to become the chief of police in Texas. 

I was under the impression that they had some kind of screening process where they held up inkblots and if you did not say that each one reminded you of either the 2nd Amendment, freedom, or Ronald Reagan on horseback they wouldn't hire you.