Slate: Springfield Open Carrier is ‘America’s Best Gun Control Activist’

Recently, Walmart changed its corporate policy to effectively forbidding the open carry of firearms in their stores. Following Walmart’s lead, a number of other large retail chains did the same. Why the change? In part, because of so-called “activists” open carrying long guns in public spaces in order to “increase public awareness.” They increased public … Read more

Springfield, Missouri Walmart Open Carrier Explains Why He Did It

“It was foolish. I didn’t give it thought.” Those words rolled off the tongue of 20-year-old Dmitriy Andreychenko, the guy who donned a tactical vest and carried a braced AR pistol into a Springfield, Missouri Walmart just days after the El Paso Walmart shooting. He faces a litany of charges, and worst-case scenario, he could … Read more