Now let me preface this post by saying that I believe in States' Rights, and I do not necessarily agree with this perspective as of the time of the writing of this post. I guess I am just entertaining ideas. I would love to hear others' thoughts on the following post I copy+pasted from a comment section on another site, especially that of practicing lawyers/judges.
"Supreme Court Ruling –
Nunn v. State, 1 Ga. (1 Kel.) 243 (1846)
“The right of the whole people, old and young, men, women and boys, and not militia only, to keep and bear arms of every description, and not such as are used by the militia, shall not be infringed.”
Ruling –
The Nunn court ruled that while the legislature could prohibit the concealed carry of weapons, it could not prohibit the open carry of weapons. To do so would be a violation of the Second Amendment right to carry weapons for self-defense. As there was no proof that Nunn had been carrying his pistol concealed, the conviction was overturned.
Conclusion –
No matter what State you live in they can’t stop you from carrying your gun openly!! They can only make you get a permit to have a CCW permit. Cops hate open carry but love CCW. Why!?!? If I was a cop and coming up to someone I’d sure like to see and know he is armed before I interact with him. That way I know right away that I could get shot. If they CCW I have no idea that they do have a gun and can shoot me anytime! I also wouldn’t know they had a gun before I start interacting with the person. Is it better to KNOW someone has a grenade and has pulled the pin or is it better for me to NOT KNOW someone has a grenade and has pulled the pin?"
Source: http://www.ncgunblog.com/2013/03/19/fourth-circuit-gets-it-right-on-open-carry/
"Supreme Court Ruling –
Nunn v. State, 1 Ga. (1 Kel.) 243 (1846)
“The right of the whole people, old and young, men, women and boys, and not militia only, to keep and bear arms of every description, and not such as are used by the militia, shall not be infringed.”
Ruling –
The Nunn court ruled that while the legislature could prohibit the concealed carry of weapons, it could not prohibit the open carry of weapons. To do so would be a violation of the Second Amendment right to carry weapons for self-defense. As there was no proof that Nunn had been carrying his pistol concealed, the conviction was overturned.
Conclusion –
No matter what State you live in they can’t stop you from carrying your gun openly!! They can only make you get a permit to have a CCW permit. Cops hate open carry but love CCW. Why!?!? If I was a cop and coming up to someone I’d sure like to see and know he is armed before I interact with him. That way I know right away that I could get shot. If they CCW I have no idea that they do have a gun and can shoot me anytime! I also wouldn’t know they had a gun before I start interacting with the person. Is it better to KNOW someone has a grenade and has pulled the pin or is it better for me to NOT KNOW someone has a grenade and has pulled the pin?"
Source: http://www.ncgunblog.com/2013/03/19/fourth-circuit-gets-it-right-on-open-carry/
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