Your first mistake was ass-um-ing I have never been in a natural disaster, which unfortunatley I have.
Your second mistake was not reading the law which pertained to both emegencies and riots, both of which may or may not involve hurricanes.
If there is a disaster or riot I believe I should have the right to leave my property to go help those who may need help such as friends and relatives. Hurricanes do not always track exactly as prepared for and may turn and go from one area to the another. I’m a big boy and I think I can make up my own mind as to where I want to be when and emergency strikes, be it in my abode or that of someone else who may be better or less prepared than I am.
Again it is a “shotgun” law trying to curtail anyone from carrying weapons instead of coming down on those that use weapons to commit crimes. Its almost like a thought crime, carrying a weapon becomes illegal no matter your intent, the government doesn’t want you to be able to think and defend yourself, they want to do it even if they cant. Police just minutes away when seconds count.
Sorry I assumed you had never been in a natural disaster. Your post just sounded so frantic, “where can I get food”, etc.
I Posted the N. Carolina law pertaining to this at Post #149 It was used as recently as February 2010 in another North Carolina city.
“By N.C. law, statute 14-288.7 automatically went into effect. And that law which goes into effect when there’s a state of emergency prohibits the transportation, purchase sale and possession of firearms other than on one’s own premises.”
I doubt many will obey it, doubt they should and expecially those with CC permits. I stated that I would carry my gun with me no matter what.
We are talking about a Hurricane here, not a riot.
If you had ever been in an evacuation such as the ones out of the Galveston - Houston area, you would find that you are directed to ONE route and are not allowed to leave it to turn right or left even if your Mother lives two blocks away to the right! The streets and ramps are blocked off.