Bakers Beach is one of my favorite beaches in San Francisco on a sunny day.  Of course, it’s famous as a nudist hangout.

I guess yesterday, when the tsunami warnings were in San Fran, some gun rights activists came out of nowhere to carry their guns visibly in Bakers Beach:

The men – and some women – are part of an ad hoc group trying to increase awareness of gun rights by visibly holstering them in public.

They’ve had more controversial events, such as at a Starbucks, which allows the open carrying of guns. But Saturday marked the first time they’d come to San Francisco.

They chose Baker Beach because it’s part of the National Park system, where as of last week, it is legal to openly carry a handgun.

While I have no problems with Gun Rights activists, I think they should really go somewhere else to get their message across and Baker Beach should be left alone for nudists and families.

Use common sense, go where you are going to protest against your enemy, not against people relaxing at the beach.  I would probably hold a protest in front of City Hall with signs instead seriously.

Don’t do things you wouldn’t others would do to you, karma baby.

Seriously, I don’t need my 2 year old child seeing any guns when we are at the beach, THAT is my point folks.  Go far away from kids first and don’t ruin other people’s weekend at the beach relaxing, not watching people with guns, even if it’s legal and unloaded.

Don’t you think so?

Also, personally, I don’t believe in guns unless there’s a national threat. Even then, we have came way too technologically advanced to have any reasons to use guns period.  The percentage of people who die every year in the U.S.  from accidental gun shots is very high, the percentage of people who die every year from accidental gunshots in South Korea is ZERO!  Why?  No one is allowed to have guns in South Korea, there’s ZERO chance of anyone getting shot by accidents.  Gangsters use knifes to kill each other, they physically fight.  Yes, it takes longer but that’s just more lives saved.

Let us learn from history of other parts of the world too.  Perhaps guns are okay to have still but really, do people need to use them other than emergencies or hunting?   Think about that.

via sfgate

Tags: bakers beach, gun rights activists

This entry was posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 2:24 pm and is filed under Beaches, News.