Blog Stage 4

Harold Cook’s article talking about the open carry legislation and its’ opponents was great at letting the public see both sides of the story. On one hand he talked about how the NRA have been fighting for the open carry activism, and on the other hand he mentioned anti open carry groups such as the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.  What I liked best about his article was his ability to show why people with opposing ideologies are both right in their arguments. While the NRA is supposed to be an organization filled with admiration and respect, they failed incredibly when they decided to call the MDAGSA (Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America) “thugs with jugs” simply because they don’t believe in open carry policy.  Cook clearly is not very supportive to the NRA since he calls them the  Penis Compensation Caucus so I imagine it was refreshing to some people who are also non-supportive to open carry policy , to read his article, especially  coming from a Texas man. I really respected his way of calling out the careless members of the NRA who resorted to name calling when defending their beliefs. Although it is very easy to see who he identifies himself with, he made a clear point to treat both groups of believers equally. A group of women should not be referred to as “wenches” simply because they don’t share the same ideologies as the organization. Overall I think Harold Cook did a great job at setting equal grounds for both arguments.