Sounds like a trump card to me!
Indeed so; I think *many* people would be surprised if they a) read their state constitutions AND b) [logically] considered the implications thereof.
I am considering “making an issue” of things using my own State’s Constitution; to wit:
New Mexico State Constitution
Art II, Sec 6 — [Right to bear arms.]
No law shall abridge the right of the citizen
to keep and bear arms for security and
defense, for lawful hunting and recreational
use and for other lawful purposes, but nothing
herein shall be held to permit the carrying
of concealed weapons. No municipality
or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident
of the right to keep and bear arms.
There are two options that I’m considering for my “opening salvo”:
1) NMSA 30-7-2.4. Unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises — http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=FifLink&t=document-frame.htm&l=query&iid=6c1804dd.55b72e94.0.0&q=%5BGroup%20%2730-7-2.4%27%5D
2) Municipal- & County- courthouses with “NO WEAPONS” signs posted.
The former option offers the very appealing “safety-net” of, should my appeal be overridden by emotionalism, a misdemeanor charge.
The second, however, would give me immense satisfaction if I were successful because it would [in that case] prove that the state-Judiciary *IS* bound by the State Constitution.
A third and nationally-impactful idea I have is going up to the local Army-base while open carrying and attempt to courteously walk onto the base. When the base entrance-guards deny that entry due to the base’s policy demand to see their supervisor. This I will keep pushing until [hopefully] I get to the base commander, at which point I can reveal the Trump Card of the UCMJ [that is ‘lawful orders’] any order which is contrary to the Constitution must needs be an unlawful order and therefore cannot be legitimately enforced — furthermore, all solders have the DUTY to refuse to enforce such orders... even should they deny that, there is the federal law Conspiracy Against Rights [ http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000241——000-.html ] which only requires “two or more persons conspir[ing] to [...] oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person [...] 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.”
Yes, I intend to legally disembowel people and governmental-institutions for their disregard of laws.
I swore an oath to defend the Constitution, from all enemies both foreign and domestic, and I intend to do so.