Mike
Site Co-Founder
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-guns-20110917,0,6149742.story?track=lat-pick
SNIP
Open-carry proponents say that the practice is harmless and that California lawmakers are pursuing an agenda to disarm the public.
"There is no reason to do this other than a general dislike of gun rights," said John Pierce, a spokesman for OpenCarry.org, an online clearinghouse for the movement.
He said no crimes have been committed in the name of open-carry advocacy in recent years as the movement has gained national attention. And he noted that activists have enshrined the right to openly carry firearms in Alaska, Arizona and Wyoming.
If California prohibits the practice, he said, it will be going against the grain. "The national trend is exactly the opposite direction."
SNIP
Open-carry proponents say that the practice is harmless and that California lawmakers are pursuing an agenda to disarm the public.
"There is no reason to do this other than a general dislike of gun rights," said John Pierce, a spokesman for OpenCarry.org, an online clearinghouse for the movement.
He said no crimes have been committed in the name of open-carry advocacy in recent years as the movement has gained national attention. And he noted that activists have enshrined the right to openly carry firearms in Alaska, Arizona and Wyoming.
If California prohibits the practice, he said, it will be going against the grain. "The national trend is exactly the opposite direction."
