There’s Some Dissension in the Ranks

The Houston Chronicle reports of a brewing conflict between open carry enthusiasts in North Texas.  Open Carry Texas apparently has issues with two Tarrant County groups that have taken to recording police actions.

“A group known for its controversial stance on gun owners’ rights to carry weapons in public says it can’t condone the in-your-face tactics of a suburban Dallas cop-watching group. Open Carry Texas, part of a nationwide movement to promote the right to openly carry firearms, takes issue with new Arlington groups known as Open Carry Tarrant County and Cop Block[.]  Those groups have been busy not only promoting the right to carry firearms but also filming officers at work and posting Cop Block videos on YouTube.”

Arlington has been a focal point for the groups where they have confronted police officers as many as 20 times in one day.  The more aggressive and heavily armed Tarrant County groups have been arriving at the scene of police actions, recording them, hurling insults at the police and  shouting “Hands up, don’t shoot” and “I can’t breath.”

Does anyone else see a bad ending to this?

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