Police ticket man who wore gun in store.Visible handgun alarmed someone, police say

The Columbian ^ | March 19, 2010 | John Branton

[magslinger]

Vancouver, WA ping.

[DariusBane]

What kind of officer spews out this garbage???

Your joking right? You still under the illusion that the Police work for you?

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Had you read the entire article, you would have realized it is in the United States, as Vancouver is in WA state.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

I do not live in this neighborhood and if you had read the article, or went to the link you would have realized it was in the United States. Please do not “blame” me for your laziness.

[Obama_h8tr]

I wonder how “comfortable” he’d feel if someone came in to rob the store and the guy with the weapon foiled the crime!

[Popman]

Bump

[Lady Jag]

That’s why some states require CCW. People can be frightened at the site of a gun on a civilian stranger and that can be considered assault.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Yes I still like to believe this, I know hope springs eternal.

[Oldpuppymax]

This is, of course, utterly absurd. Welcome to Canada. Thirty five years ago I drove to Toronto with some friends. We were stopped by a cop who told me I MUST wear my seat belt. I’ve never been back.

[darkside321]

Was the store robbed while the dude was there? No? Then the store should be thankful by what he might have deterred.

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Hm i have to disagree. Open carry law or not but a fact is
many people will feel uncomfortable if someone they don´t know in personal does open carry in a store. (So who knows
how many people may have left the store because of that).
So it could have been bad for business of the store owner.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

This is NOT Canada. It is in the United States, in WA State.

[john in springfield]

This is BS. And it’s NOT Canada. It’s Washington.

[Still Thinking]

That law says: “It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, exhibit, display, or draw any firearm, dagger, sword, knife or other cutting or stabbing instrument, club, or any other weapon apparently capable of producing bodily harm, in a manner, under circumstances, and at a time and place that either manifests an intent to intimidate another or that warrants alarm for the safety of other persons.”

Sounds like he's innocent. Just cause there's a wussy little hoplophobe in the room who gets his very, very pretty lace panties in a bunch, doesn't mean you're in violation. The law requires either "intent to intimidate" or "warranted" alarm, neither of which seems to have been present.

[Still Thinking]

Vancouver, BC, or Vancouver, Wash?

[paul51]

What kind of officer spews out this garbage???

A good little comrade

[steve86]

Canada doesn’t have Albertsons or legal handguns.

[Still Thinking]

Good God!

[paul51]

many people will feel uncomfortable if someone they don´t know in personal does open carry in a store

When I read stuff like this it only reminds me how far we have to go.

[marktwain]

“That’s why some states require CCW. People can be frightened at the site of a gun on a civilian stranger and that can be considered assault.”

I think you forgot the /S sarcasm tag.

[familyop]

"He added, 'Most responsible people don’t display their firearm in public.'"

"In that event, however, the gun would have been considered concealed, which is illegal unless the person had a concealed weapons permit, Botvinnik said."

Support "shall issue" concealed carry, so rich chickens and local favorites can have their firearms registered and kill popular political support for carrying at all.

Too many people are politically correct and easily spooked by healthy men.