If the law allows open carry, why did this individual take it upon himself to call the police if those who were carrying were not causing any problems?
Just because he was “disturbed”?
Just asking.
Not everyone knows what the law says, which is why the 911 operator explained it to the old lady.
Who? Is there someone beside Phyllis?
From the portion of the article that was posted here:
After the dispatcher explained that open carry was legal unless they are threatening or disturbing people, Micke declared thatJust answering.“there’s no problem and it’s no emergency . . . I feel bad then, if they’re not doing anything wrong then it’s my mistake.”
Wisconsin Carry Inc. (WCO) President Nik Clark is not surprised by the tenor of the 911 call. Clark said that “every time somebody has called the police about open carriers it has essentially been to ask if open carry was legal, not to report a disturbance.”
“If the law allows open carry, why did this individual take it upon himself to call the police if those who were carrying were not causing any problems?”
Remember this is Madison we’re talking about...
“If the law allows open carry, why did this individual take it upon himself to call the police if those who were carrying were not causing any problems?”
He probably called because people don’t know that it’s legal. From what I’ve read, it was standard practice for years in WI, especially in liberal towns like Madison, to arrest anyone carrying on a trumped up charge of “disturbing the peace”. If anyone carried, they were locked up, so the public never saw people carrying, and assumed it was illegal.
It was a she and she just wanted to let the cops know there were 5 men carrying guns openly, not doing anything, relaxed, not bothering anyone.....because she didn’t know if what they were doing (openly carrying) was legal or nor. She’s 62 years old.
The cops had NO LEGAL RIGHT TO DEMAND IDENTIFICATION.
He may have suspected that it was illegal. After all, WI is one of the most restrictive states in the Union, and when told it wasn't against the law, he backed off. What's the problem?
Here is the latest on the open carry incident in Madison.
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2596695/posts