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Last night Jon Stewart's Daily Show featured a lengthy segment comparing open carry advocates to gay rights advocates.
Open carry advocates argue that the second amendment guarantees the right of individuals to openly carry a firearm in public. This would include, as the video demonstrates, having a firearm in the open as one goes to the bank, or Starbucks, or grocery stores. On the other hand gay rights advocates argue that the Constitution guarantees their right to marry, adopt, and protection against discriminatory practices. While the two groups likely do not have much overlap in their population they do share many traits as the video below demonstrates. These traits include:
(1) Both argue their rights are rooted in the U.S. Constitution though both would likely disagree with the other side's claim.
(2) Both face discrimination from others. Both groups claim that this discrimination comes from uneducated and hateful opposition groups.
(3) Both groups struggle with some who do not want to be "open" in the advocacy for their beliefs.
The humorous segment does a great job of demonstrating how two groups who probably dislike each other actually have a lot in common.
Ryan Witt @'examiner.com'
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