From Georgia Carry:
Federal court in Wisconsin:
“No reasonable person would dispute that walking into a retail store openly carrying a firearm is highly disruptive conduct which is virtually certain to create a disturbance. This is so because when employees and shoppers in retail stores see a person carrying a lethal weapon, they are likely to be frightened and possibly even panicky. many employees and shoppers are likely to think that the person with the gun is either deranged or about to commit a felony or both. Further, it is almost certain that someone will call the police. And when police respond to a “man with a gun” call, they have no idea what the armed individual’s intentions are. The volatility in such a situation could easily lead to someone being seriously injured or killed.”
We better limit free speech too, you know what kind of trouble that can cause.
Question to the lawyers: Isn’t this prior restraint? I know that’s normally a 1st amendment thing but shouldn’t it apply to all civil rights?
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Yes, and when those cops respond, openly carrying, and likely brandishing firearms, nobody would consider that to be alarming or off putting, but the shopper with his wife and kids, smiling, laughing, talking about groceries, THAT is a point of concern. Idiots.
Funny, When I see people walking around with a lethal weapon — a tire iron — I think of a tool used to help people.
When I see people walking around with a lethal weapon — a kitchen knife — I wonder what they are cooking for dinner.
When I see people walking around with a lethal weapon — a hockey stick — I think — Hockey In TEXAS?? Seriously wrong.
Guess I’m just not thinking right and need to panic at the sight of inanimate objects.
Of course, we can just have some fun with some slight edits:
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“No reasonable person would dispute that a black man walking into a retail store is highly disruptive conduct which is virtually certain to create a disturbance. This is so because when employees and shoppers in retail stores see a black person, they are likely to be frightened and possibly even panicky. many employees and shoppers are likely to think that the black person is either deranged or about to commit a felony or both. Further, it is almost certain that someone will call the police. And when police respond to a “black man” call, they have no idea what the black individual’s intentions are. The volatility in such a situation could easily lead to someone being seriously injured or killed.”
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But you know, that sort of bigotry is different.
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What ever happened to trespass?
Unless the store owner trespassed the person carrying, and he refused to leave, then wtf are the police doing there?
The pantywaist who called needs to be fined for making false 911 complaints. And then encourgaged to move back to the Bos-Wash corridor, or Califonia.
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So Since WI does not allow concealed carry at all, and now open carry is considered disturbing the peace, then WI has become the first state to completely prohibit carrying guns in any form have they not?
This is a direct violation off the second amendment’s right to bear arms.
Chris, it’s not just a violation of the 2nd Amendment (which, after all, is yet to be incorporated) but of WI’s own Supreme Court ruling that in light of WI’s recently-adopted right-to-bear-arms clause in their state constitution, there has to be *some* method of legal carry–and if concealed is banned, then open must be allowed.