# Let's Occupy Wall Street -- with guns! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 22, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704 "2014-04-22T18:30:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/1 "2014-04-22T18:30:13Z")
I’ve got an idea! Since Cliven Bundy’s backers have proven it is kosher to come armed to a public political demonstration, let’s Occupy Wall Street again – but this time, let’s bring guns! 🙂 What could go wrong?! ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/2 "2014-04-22T18:34:36Z")
Do you actually have a gun? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/3 "2014-04-22T18:40:54Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > Do you actually have a gun? Me? I don’t even have a way to get to NYC for more than a weekend. But I’ll be with you in spirit! ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/4 "2014-04-22T18:46:49Z")
That’s what I thought, and I see a little problem with your plan since many/most of the Occupy crowd are not going to own guns either. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/5 "2014-04-22T18:49:08Z")
I can’t even occupy myself. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/6 "2014-04-22T18:52:40Z")
You may find that gun laws are slightly different between Nevada and New York. Slightly. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/7 "2014-04-22T19:04:19Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > You may find that gun laws are slightly different between Nevada and New York. Slightly. **Second Amendment, dammit!** ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/8 "2014-04-22T19:05:24Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > **Second Amendment, dammit!** Cuomo (either): “Never heard of it.” ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/9 "2014-04-22T19:06:01Z")
Also, the Bureau of Land Management and the NYPD might have different short-term goals and processes for dispute resolution. ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/10 "2014-04-22T19:07:35Z")
Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/11 "2014-04-22T19:07:36Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > That’s what I thought, and I see a little problem with your plan since many/most of the Occupy crowd are not going to own guns either. [shrug] They can take up a collection to buy some. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/12 "2014-04-22T19:08:39Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Cuomo (either): “Never heard of it.” Sure he has. He’s trying to keep things well regulated. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/13 "2014-04-22T19:37:44Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Sure he has. He’s trying to keep things well regulated. Just trying to keep it on the same well thought out and accurate level as others. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/14 "2014-04-22T19:43:26Z")
Huey Newton did it in Sacramento years ago. Scared a bunch of rural, white Republicans to pass gun control laws in California. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/15 "2014-04-22T19:44:35Z")
What’s Wall Street got to do with this? We should set up a counter-protest outside the Bundy Ranch, and bring our own guns, of course. Two armed mobs, at odds with each other, under the hot sun, standing up for… well, I’m not sure what, but goddammit if that’s not patriotism. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/16 "2014-04-22T20:01:21Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > That’s what I thought, and I see a little problem with your plan since many/most of the Occupy crowd are not going to own guns either. No, because that would involve taking a stand and having an opinion. They could all stand around looking mean and making finger-guns at each other, though. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/17 "2014-04-22T20:52:06Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [shrug] They can take up a collection to buy some. > [@Algher](#): > > Huey Newton did it in Sacramento years ago. Scared a bunch of rural, white Republicans to pass gun control laws in California. Which led to revolt in the NRA to stop the rural, white Republicans from ever doing that again. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/18 "2014-04-22T20:57:56Z")
The government consistently cracks down much harder on left wing dissent than right wing dissent. There’s no way they’d get away with the thuggery that the Right does. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/19 "2014-04-22T22:15:08Z")
Well, in the same decade as Ruby Ridge and Waco, the Feds never bothered with that collective of anarchist in Portland who turned WTO Seattle into a riot by smashing windows and giving the cops an excuse to wade in. Anyway, how about _pre_occupy Wall Street: not guns - titties! ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704/20 "2014-04-22T22:29:15Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > Do you actually have a gun? Do you even gun? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704.md?page=2)