It is outrageous for a religious leader to attempt to subvert Constitutional rights by twisting already heavy infringements into whatever they want them to mean. This already falls under conspiracy to deny Constitutional rights as far as I can see. The whole idea that rights can be denied because someone is merely within a thousand feet of a school is insane.
Glad to see this happening in a liberal stronghold like Manhattan Beach.
So, how many are going to get mugged for their gun since it can be assume that the guns are unloaded? Bad law.
IMO, this kind of "in your face" demonstration does more harm than good compared to the occasional non-chalant appearance of a sidearm. In this political environment, it will only take one insane goofball to get the law changed to banning open carry entirely. Then what will they do?
Further, although they are training law-enforcement in the law (which is a good thing), from the perspective of the LEO, these groups are using the law to throw their weight around. They are thus alienating individual LEOs even further than they already are. These activists need to develop the kind of patient persistence that it takes to win in an culture like this one or they will have taken us a giant step backwards.
From what I've seen, the individual cases in which one guy is arrested for legal carry in what would appear to the average person to be reasonable circumstances and purposes do more good for this cause than this sort of public demonstration.
I guess we know where the porta-potties will be located.
Open-carry gun debate surrounds Hometown Fair
by Carley Dryden
September 29, 2010
USC, TITLE 18, PART I, CHAPTER 13, § 241. Conspiracy against rights.
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or
If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured
They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.
Now, if the open-carry people are arrested and held against their will does that count as “kidnap” or an attempt? If so, then the arresting officers could be sentenced to DEATH!!
Can't have the little ones learn about rights that make the libtards afraid.
Public school instruction about homosexual acts and "safe sex" practices are OK though.