I wore my NRA hat today and was given the evil eye multiple times

[WhoWeBePart1]

It is your basic NRA hat, the black one with yellow letters. It was raining and I had to pick up a few things from the grocery store so I threw on the NRA hat because it needs to be broken in.

Maine has been dealing with a lot of firearm topics in the media lately but I didn't give that much thought. Hat looks nice, fits me well and keeps my head dry. That is what I was thinking and nothing more.

I had 5 people give me the evil eye. One older lady even threw in the extra evil stink eye and another man would not take his eyes off of me while I was standing in line. Being that I keep my head on a swivel each time I viewed him he was staring at me with that evil eye.

I never thought wearing an NRA hat would draw that much attention but it did. Maybe it is because of all the recent media attention in Maine about firearms. I know there are people that hate the NRA so maybe I found 5 of them tonight.

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[WHEC724]

LOL. That's one of my favorite hats.

I guess it's where you live? I usually get smiles and nods.

[Blownsvt]

My dad wears his all the time and i have never noticed anything out of the ordinary.

[AzB]

It wasn't the hat. Put your pants back on.

[Realfriend]

I wear the NRA hat with the eagle logo on the front, and I don't think most people realize there are guns involved...



...but I support your decision to "open carry" your NRA hat :-)

[oneshot]

Where in Gods name did you go, a orientation rally for the million mom march??

[jumpwing]

AzB: You owe me a new keyboard, pal.

[WhoWeBePart1]

Where in Gods name did you go, a orientation rally for the million mom march??

I went to my local Hannaford's but it was during a very busy time. There has been a lot of heated debate in Maine lately about firearms and Maine is pretty much 50/50 when it comes to liberals and conservatives.

I wish I was only seeing things that didn't exist but I could feel the dislike from these people. They truly did not enjoy my NRA hat. It was weird but it won't stop me from wearing it.

[Bark'n]

I live in farm and Amish country... No evil eye for NRA here!

[Bfunk]

maybe they were just "slow" and couldnt figure out what "Nn-ERR-A" spelled??

edit - please excuse my poor attempt at spelling NRA phonetically lol

[fastk9dad]

This is the NRA hat I have.



It's actually waxed cotton so it stays dry in the rain/snow. I actually only wear it in the rain/snow, especially when walking the dogs. It's pretty much the reason I bought it since I'm really not one to advertise.

I never had any strange looks when wearing it though, probably because it's pretty subtle more so than the picture shows (it's brown on brown)

[retsupt99]

I live in the South...those that can spell do not care what it says...

[9mm Lassiter]

I saw a guy with an NRA Lifetime Member sweater. My first thought was "Don't mess with this guy."

[SIXTO]

I wear the NRA hat with the eagle logo on the front, and I don't think most people realize there are guns involved...



...but I support your decision to "open carry" your NRA hat :-)

Thats a good lookin hat right there.

[DIXIETWISTER]

Yep....you definitely dont live in Georgia