Oh bother ...
You'll have to explain your comment ... as I'm pretty sure Mas Ayoob has neither the legal standing or personal desire to "require you to get permission to exercise a right [that] is yours"....
You may of course disagree with Ayoob's POV that "in your face open carrying" of a rifle is foolish and harmful to the 2A cause, but suggesting that he or any of us who agree with him are bowing down to the anti-gunners is just plain ole silly and without merit.
Ignoring the reality of what happened in California and businesses like Starbucks that previously allowed open carry, and no longer do because of zealots who behaved like angry children, is plain stupid. Keep up the good work.
Sadly no, its right on target. You are bowing down to them. At this point anything but turning in your guns will be "harmful to the 2A cause" with the anti-gunners. You're giving them an argument, a point that lets them wiggle in and push for more laws. For "common sense". For "the children". For "feelings of safety". You are letting yourselves be stereotyped as "just not as bad". Often while these same safety crusaders decry anyone who stereotypes their cherished groups or beliefs. "How dare you judge person or group x! You're a bigot! That incident was just an outlier, a freak crazy person! Not a trend!" Yet with each shooting incident... its a trend. However, don't mention the cases where a gun saved lives or that many shooters were on certain mental drugs widely prescribed today.
You're dancing to their tune. Once you've finished the circular firing squad on the open carry zealots for them, you'll be the only gun zealots left they'll see. Divide and conquer.
I happen to think in many circumstances that open carry is unwise and down right un-neighborly. But what has letting various gun laws be passed over the last 100 years shown us? Each law has ultimately been about making more laws and giving government more control, leading to banning them. It never seems to be enough to placate those who's feelings are hurt or who want more safety.
These anti-gun people and those who bankroll them are zealots themselves. You can not give them an inch. Lest you end up with more debates over the "shoulder things that go up" and whether or not a muzzle break is legal but a flash hider is not. Holding a "brace" to the cheek is ok but on your shoulder is illegal. Ten rounds today, seven rounds tomorrow.