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10 Things to Know About Local Gun LawsHermosa Beach resident and gun rights activist Harley Green answers questions about the organization he founded and his plan to bear arms while picking up trash.
By Jacqueline Howard | Email the author | 6:37am Close new
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Add Cities across the country are now taking a closer look at local gun-control laws after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all law must adhere to an individual's right to bear arms, in a 5-to-4 decision on Monday. Community gun rights activist group South Bay Open Carry applauded the verdict.
The case, McDonald vs. City of Chicago, mirrored when the court ruled that the Second Amendment fully protects an individual's right to own guns in District of Columbia v. Heller two years ago. But with this week's new decision, the court said that strict local ordinances could be seen as unconstitutional and challenging the Second Amendment.
Currently in Hermosa Beach, residents follow the state law, which allows anybody to publicly carry an unloaded gun. Members of South Bay Open Carry plan to demonstrate this allowance by carrying unloaded weapons as they clean up trash around Hermosa Beach on July 10.
Harley Green, the organization's 24-year-old founder, met with police chief Greg Savelli last week to inform officers of the upcoming event. Green explained in an interview what the organization hopes the city and police will learn from the upcoming demonstration and his sentiments toward local gun-control laws:
Patch: Next month members of your organization plan to carry unloaded guns while picking up trash around town. Can you tell me more about this and how the event even came about?
HG: The event came about based on my and others take on the need to educate the public about responsible gun ownership and the rights all Californians have to defend themselves. Additionally, regular citizens have become frustrated with government leaders who continually infringe on law-abiding citizens rights to defend themselves.
Since open carrying of a firearm has always been legal in California it seemed like a great legal way to demonstrate our rights while easing the general public back into the notion of respecting the second amendment.
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The South Bay Open Carry cleanup event will begin at 11 a.m. on the corner of 8th Street and Valley Drive, moving toward The Strand.
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See also more news coverage at http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_15395425
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10 Things to Know About Local Gun LawsHermosa Beach resident and gun rights activist Harley Green answers questions about the organization he founded and his plan to bear arms while picking up trash.
By Jacqueline Howard | Email the author | 6:37am Close new
. . .
Add Cities across the country are now taking a closer look at local gun-control laws after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all law must adhere to an individual's right to bear arms, in a 5-to-4 decision on Monday. Community gun rights activist group South Bay Open Carry applauded the verdict.
The case, McDonald vs. City of Chicago, mirrored when the court ruled that the Second Amendment fully protects an individual's right to own guns in District of Columbia v. Heller two years ago. But with this week's new decision, the court said that strict local ordinances could be seen as unconstitutional and challenging the Second Amendment.
Currently in Hermosa Beach, residents follow the state law, which allows anybody to publicly carry an unloaded gun. Members of South Bay Open Carry plan to demonstrate this allowance by carrying unloaded weapons as they clean up trash around Hermosa Beach on July 10.
Harley Green, the organization's 24-year-old founder, met with police chief Greg Savelli last week to inform officers of the upcoming event. Green explained in an interview what the organization hopes the city and police will learn from the upcoming demonstration and his sentiments toward local gun-control laws:
Patch: Next month members of your organization plan to carry unloaded guns while picking up trash around town. Can you tell me more about this and how the event even came about?
HG: The event came about based on my and others take on the need to educate the public about responsible gun ownership and the rights all Californians have to defend themselves. Additionally, regular citizens have become frustrated with government leaders who continually infringe on law-abiding citizens rights to defend themselves.
Since open carrying of a firearm has always been legal in California it seemed like a great legal way to demonstrate our rights while easing the general public back into the notion of respecting the second amendment.
. . .
The South Bay Open Carry cleanup event will begin at 11 a.m. on the corner of 8th Street and Valley Drive, moving toward The Strand.
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See also more news coverage at http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_15395425
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