MrTuffPaws
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Excellent. You did gun owners a great thing by not coming back with assinine comment. Thank you
There is no state law under which that ignorant cop could have charged you. A judge would certainly not uphold any related charge of illegally pointing it at someone since it was in a holster on your belt.
There isn't even any "gray area" to debate on this one. There is no way that the open carry by a licensed citizen could be construed as illegal.
In the past 8 months I've been pulled over three times...
When any LEO "makes up the law as they go along" they make themselves into felons.TX LEOs make up the gun laws as they go along.
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 13--CIVIL RIGHTS
Sec. 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or
custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory,
Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights,
privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or
laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or
penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his
color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or
both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation
of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or
threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both;
and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this
section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap,
aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual
abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or
imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be
sentenced to death.
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We've all read the Wal-Mart story about the guy in Newnan. I wonder how much it's cost him.
This "we" hasn't read this. Do you have a link?
There are lots of stories on here about less than positive open carry experiences
Yep, I agree, that may well have been the motivation behind asking for the business card.She probably wanted to call your boss and make trouble for you.
That ice cream is tactical- high speed low drag!
I've noticed much the same thing up here in Idaho. Some days, it's a wonder that we actually preserve our own culture...Byron Quick said:Something I've noticed about folks who move to Georgia from other states. They seem to assume that Georgia's laws are the same as where they're from. This is not so. Neither is the culture, friends.