Mike
Site Co-Founder
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20100909/OPINION/9090603
SNIP
. . .
AB&E, and Royal Oak's first turn as its host, after the annual festival moved from Pontiac, were the focus last month of an effort by open-carry advocates to make a statement about their right to walk around in public, without a special permit, wearing a holstered pistol. That's different from legally carrying a concealed pistol, which requires a minimum of training, a background check and a license.
The open-carry right was apparently not widely understood . . . [but] said Christopher Jahnke, the city's police chief, in Tuesday's Detroit Free Press. “It's been a nonissue.”
An open-carry fan on michiganopencarry.org agreed with Jahnke — albeit from a different perspective. Using the handle Small Arms Collect, he (or, less likely, she) expressed disappointment at not being noticed at AB&E.
. . .
SNIP
. . .
AB&E, and Royal Oak's first turn as its host, after the annual festival moved from Pontiac, were the focus last month of an effort by open-carry advocates to make a statement about their right to walk around in public, without a special permit, wearing a holstered pistol. That's different from legally carrying a concealed pistol, which requires a minimum of training, a background check and a license.
The open-carry right was apparently not widely understood . . . [but] said Christopher Jahnke, the city's police chief, in Tuesday's Detroit Free Press. “It's been a nonissue.”
An open-carry fan on michiganopencarry.org agreed with Jahnke — albeit from a different perspective. Using the handle Small Arms Collect, he (or, less likely, she) expressed disappointment at not being noticed at AB&E.
. . .