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Posted on 06/01/2009 7:04:18 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Gun-toting members of a firearms advocacy group took to Silverdale Waterfront Park on Sunday to protest a county ordinance that appears to be at odds with state law.
Kitsap County bans firearms from its parks, despite state law that allows gun owners to carry arms in the open in most public places.
County sheriff's deputies saw no reason to interfere with local members of the national organization Opencarry.org, which organized the Silverdale protest, Kitsap County Sheriff's Spokesman Scott Wilson said.
At Sunday's event, Opencarry.org members gathered for a picnic while wearing guns on their hips.
"We are aware of the provisions of state law with regard to right to carry," Wilson said. "And the group in support of this right generally knows the law surrounding these issues."
Opencarry.org's Kitsap members held a picnic a year ago at Long Lake Park in South Kitsap. Several deputies attended, and no arrests were made. Nor were any "criminal issues" reported, Wilson said.
That leaves some members of the organization wondering what purpose the ordinance serves.
"If they're going to not enforce it," asked Opencarry.org member Samuel Cadle, "then why have it on the books? It needs to go."
(Excerpt) Read more at kitsapsun.com ...
“Did you really think we want those laws observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We want them to be broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re up against... We’re after power and we mean it... There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that’s the system, Mr. Reardon, that’s the game, and once you understand it, you’ll be much easier to deal with.” - Ayn Rand, ‘Atlas Shrugged’ 1957
They weren’t breaking the law. They were observing a higher law the U.S. Constitution.
This proves the old adage that there is safety in numbers folks and why we should not sit around and mope but get together and ACT!!
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