"Permissive gun laws and ubiquitous open carry are more than a challenge to law enforcement; they’re a challenge to the very possibility of an open, democratic society."Thank you, Mr. Bouie.Let me give a concrete example of how all those guns quell discourse:I spend a lot of my time out in rural eastern Oregon, camping in my van and hiking, usually by myself.I don't let any signs of my liberal politics show, as I travel through Oregon Militia territory. No bumper stickers (I really want one that says "With Liberty and Justice For ALL"). No RBG T-shirts. No Black Lives Matter sweatshirt (one of my favorite).Nope. I go full incognito, because I'm afraid of being shot. I am also aware that immigrants and people of color do not have the luxury of "blending in" and laying low out in the far reaches of Oregon. I feel like a coward.Welcome to the NRAs America.

"Permissive gun laws and ubiquitous open carry are more than a challenge to law enforcement; they’re a challenge to the very possibility of an open, democratic society."Thank you, Mr. Bouie.Let me give a concrete example of how all those guns quell discourse:I spend a lot of my time out in rural eastern Oregon, camping in my van and hiking, usually by myself.I don't let any signs of my liberal politics show, as I travel through Oregon Militia territory. No bumper stickers (I really want one that says "With Liberty and Justice For ALL"). No RBG T-shirts. No Black Lives Matter sweatshirt (one of my favorite).Nope. I go full incognito, because I'm afraid of being shot. I am also aware that immigrants and people of color do not have the luxury of "blending in" and laying low out in the far reaches of Oregon. I feel like a coward.Welcome to the NRAs America.

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