Link Removed So what do you guys and gals think? Was he pushing the open carry law a bit too far or not?
Same thing has been, and still is, said about openly carrying a holstered pistol.Open carry of a long gun is merely a "look at me, look at my gun" stunt.
§ 97-37-19. Deadly weapons; exhibiting in threatening manner
If any person, having or carrying any dirk, dirk-knife, sword, sword-cane, or any deadly weapon, or other weapon the carrying of which concealed is prohibited by Section 97-37-1, shall, in the presence of another person, brandish or wield the same in a threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, or shall in any manner unlawfully use the same in any fight or quarrel, the person so offending, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($ 500.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding three (3) months, or both. In prosecutions under this section it shall not be necessary for the affidavit or indictment to aver, nor for the state to prove on the trial, that any gun, pistol, or other firearm was charged, loaded, or in condition to be discharged.
HISTORY: SOURCES: Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 9(9); 1857, ch. 64, art. 56; 1871, § 2699; 1880, § 2804; 1892, § 1031; 1906, § 1110; Hemingway's 1917, § 836; 1930, § 860; 1942, § 2086; Laws, 2013, ch. 308, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2013.
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Seems to me that the act of loading the weapon inside the store would fall under this statute. But, since the police did not charge him, I guess I would be wrong. Someone carrying a slung rifle or shotgun over the shoulder...fine with me - even a scary AK-47 with a 30-round magazine inserted. Someone takes the action of loading the gun while inside the store - I'm backing towards the door while maintaining ready to shoot them the second the gun gets pointed at someone. And I open carry every day - a handgun in a holster. Not saying anything wrong was done - but it would put me in condition orange.
I'm no fan of such mall ninjas but I don't think it should be illegal.Link Removed So what do you guys and gals think? Was he pushing the open carry law a bit too far or not?
100% bullcrap and ONLY YOUR PERSONAL BIAS, not a solitary word of fact in the entire statement....The long gun, look at me, tactic is harmful the open carry and 2nd amendment right movement. Look what happened in Texas. Backfired in many instances. But, I have to agree, it's his right. Chambering in public? I think that's simply stupid.
In Texas it got them OC of handguns. It didnt backfire, it worked like a charm.The long gun, look at me, tactic is harmful the open carry and 2nd amendment right movement. Look what happened in Texas. Backfired in many instances. But, I have to agree, it's his right. Chambering in public? I think that's simply stupid.
The long gun, look at me, tactic is harmful the open carry and 2nd amendment right movement. Look what happened in Texas.
Backfired in many instances.
It was the open carry of rifles that forced the politicians to act. Not by itself. But the carry was strong, symbolic, political, speech, an act that was the seed that grew into an army of activists. It was common for open carry marchers to be cheered by members of the public who saw them as a force standing for the Constitution. Their reach increased geometrically with YouTube videos and Facebook pages.
So what do you guys and gals think? Was he pushing the open carry law a bit too far or not?