must cry for Australia
My home state constitution Section 26:
That the citizens of this state have a right to keep and to
bear arms for their common defense; but the Legislature shall
have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms with a
view to prevent crime.
That text was finalized in 1870.
The state courts and attorney generals have ruled that the constitution
protects individual ownership for self-defense and the state courts have
ruled that this protection extends to possession for other common, lawful
purposes, including hunting and livestock protection. And on the wearing:
we have shall-issue handgun carry permits (open or concealed).
What happened in N.O. La. violated the Louisiana State Constitution as
well, irregardless how people want to read the federal Second Amendment.
Patricia Konie DID NOT treaten the CHiPS with her gun as has been posted.
She told them she had a gun, they asked to see it, she showed it in a
nonthreatening manner and they tackled her. Blue state cops tend to be
trigger happy over citizens with guns, so I guess she's lucky they only
dislocated her shoulder. I have handled firearms in the presence of local
police without them acting threatened, but us red staters are just not as
soo-fist-a-cated as CA, IL, MA, NY--Thank God!!!