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Ok, here's the situation. NC law leaves the decision of whether or not to restrict firearms in city parks and buildings up to the city. Every 4th of July in New Bern, NC, the local Marine Band performs in the parkuntil dark, when the fireworks start. In years past, local police have had the park taped off, and have had "checkpoints" where they checked coolers and bags for alcohol and explosives. I don't know if they were checking for weapons, as I never passed through any of those checkpoints.
Anyway, since New Bern law says nothing about carrying on the grounds of their parks, it's obvious legal. I tested this during another celebration in the same park, however they didn't have any sort of "security" that time around.
So, I KNOW there is nothing illegal about carrying in that park, but I'm worried about passing through the checkpoint. I have a couple of options:
1.) Carry openly and pass through the checkpoint. I MAY be stopped, at which point I will either have to comply, or argue that since there is no law against it, they can't legally stop me.
2.) Carry openly and bypass the checkpoint. This isn't a hard thing to do, and every year a lot of people do it. Basically, if you park in the hotel parking lot that is next to the park, you'd have to walk all the way back up to the street to move through the checkpoint. Most people just walk under the cop tape with no issues. This would avoid an obvious confrontation, but it leaves the possibility of a worse confrontation if they decide to approach me while we're watching the show.
3.) Carry concealed. Normally I might just do this to avoid any possible fuss, especially since I'll have my family with me. But, this is the 4th of July we're talking about! I kinda feel like a coward for even considering this option.
So what do you guys think?
Ok, here's the situation. NC law leaves the decision of whether or not to restrict firearms in city parks and buildings up to the city. Every 4th of July in New Bern, NC, the local Marine Band performs in the parkuntil dark, when the fireworks start. In years past, local police have had the park taped off, and have had "checkpoints" where they checked coolers and bags for alcohol and explosives. I don't know if they were checking for weapons, as I never passed through any of those checkpoints.
Anyway, since New Bern law says nothing about carrying on the grounds of their parks, it's obvious legal. I tested this during another celebration in the same park, however they didn't have any sort of "security" that time around.
So, I KNOW there is nothing illegal about carrying in that park, but I'm worried about passing through the checkpoint. I have a couple of options:
1.) Carry openly and pass through the checkpoint. I MAY be stopped, at which point I will either have to comply, or argue that since there is no law against it, they can't legally stop me.
2.) Carry openly and bypass the checkpoint. This isn't a hard thing to do, and every year a lot of people do it. Basically, if you park in the hotel parking lot that is next to the park, you'd have to walk all the way back up to the street to move through the checkpoint. Most people just walk under the cop tape with no issues. This would avoid an obvious confrontation, but it leaves the possibility of a worse confrontation if they decide to approach me while we're watching the show.
3.) Carry concealed. Normally I might just do this to avoid any possible fuss, especially since I'll have my family with me. But, this is the 4th of July we're talking about! I kinda feel like a coward for even considering this option.
So what do you guys think?