Posted on 06/01/2007 1:26:08 PM PDT by em2vn
POST FALLS – Zach Doty typically wears a tie and dress shirt to church. But lately, a new accessory of his is raising alarm in Post Falls.
After turning 18 last month, the Post Falls teenager began strapping a loaded 9 mm Glock 19 handgun to his belt every day. He totes it in full view to Bible studies, the public library, city parks and neighborhood stores and on walks around town.
His 15-year-old brother, Stephen, has joined him, carrying a loaded Ruger .22-caliber rifle slung over his shoulder.
The brothers, who are home-schooled, say they're flexing their Second Amendment right, which allows citizens to bear arms. They say they're protecting themselves and others, deterring crime and making a statement about constitutional freedoms.
"If you don't exercise a right, eventually it will go away," Zach Doty said last week, a handgun tucked in a holster on his hip. "I'd like to raise people's awareness that it's a right, and I hope to encourage others to exercise that right."
The brothers are stirring up concern about citizen safety and gun responsibility.
Residents have alerted police and complained to the city. Police officers have stopped the boys on several occasions in the past six weeks.
And city officials say the brothers' action may lead to restrictions on carrying weapons on public property within city limits. At this time, the city doesn't have an ordinance that prohibits firearms in most public buildings.
"It obviously has created some controversy in the community. …We are fielding a significant number of calls from concerned citizens about how we're going to react to this and how we're going to ensure their safety is upheld," Post Falls City Administrator Eric Keck said. "It really is a matter of defining things very carefully and balancing maintaining one's rights and what has become the norm of society. It's something we're really going to have to examine."
How many teens have fought for our freedoms and defended their families since the pilgrims landed?
Place-marker bump for deliberately misunderstood.
The site above, recommended to you earlier, has become notorious for its socialistically slanted info about our Constitution.
I once posted a critique of the owners [Steve Mount] erroneous theories on our RKBA's - and invited him here to defend himself.
He scuttled away after a few feeble posts, never to return.
Not these two.
Teens like these two are perfect examples of those who go to the sound of the guns.
And we see here a perfect example of one who is a afraid of the sound of the guns.
I don't waste time fretting about others "feelings" about the exercise of my rights...never will....
QUESTION: You from San Francisco?
> Scaring criminals seems like a good thing to me.
Scaring criminals is a good way to get them to shoot first and ask questions later.
Thanks for the info Thomas... : )
Seems this guy robertpaulsen just enjoys getting the last word in and thinks he has won an argument by doing so. He makes stupid posts attempting to critique me and then continually responds even to the point of contradicting himself.
I don’t mind being in a discussion with a serious person willing to exchange ideas. In fact, I welcome it. I may (and have) learned many things by doing so. I came to realize that this robertpaulsen guy just has an agenda and wants to push it. He’s not worth it, I made my point and if he does not want to listen and give a reasoned debate of what I said. It’s his right to do so in a free society.
The site you mentioned that is socialist gargonzola must be his ideaology. I say move to Venezuala robertpaulsen. You have a lot of like minded people running that country right now.
Thank for the bump Thomas...
You are fairly new so you must not know the rule, you should ping someone when you speak about them...especially when in a negative light.
I would feel uncomfortable -- but not for the reasons you think.
"QUESTION: You from San Francisco?
ANSWER: No.
QUESTION: You?
Give it up Paulsen.... I know when I have been licked........................all over.
Three weeks on this forum and you know this already. Wow, you're good.
" I may (and have) learned many things by doing so."
And one of these days you'll look back and say, "Damn! robertpaulsen was right!"
"Seems this guy robertpaulsen just enjoys getting the last word in ..."
I do not!
Aaaaah. Now I understand why you wanted to know if I was from San Francisco. I'm sure you're a nice guy and all, but I like girls. Sorry.
A pity, isn't it?
It wasn't all that rare not so long ago (40 years).
I was hunting whitetail deer at the ripe old age of nine--in Maryland.
That'll happen the day after a troop of rabid howler monkeys fly out of my butt.
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Tag...your it....Pauly....
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