I have had trouble with the “yelling fire” argument for years. If open carry is legal in the state, the worst that should happen is he should have been civilly kicked out of the store, or contacted by the police to assure he is not a nutcase. If a manager panicked, and pulled the alarm, he was the one yelling fire. Did the firefighter who pulled a weapon on the guy commit an assault or was he reacting to the alarm the manager pulled? Will anyone defend this moron like the ACLU is supposed to? The fear over weapons just because they exist is a media driven fear, not a rational one...though it should cause an awareness level increase and a behavior change especially if not armed.
DK
Open carry is legal in this state. So are there any other legal actions you think should result in expulsion or police harassment?
He should have tried harder to get shot and showed up with a deep tan , a turban, and shouting “Allahu Ackbar” to test everyone’s tolerance level for his 1st & 2nd amendment rights.
Some police departments try to get around open carry by making arrests for disturbing the peace. Usually I am against such arrests but this guy was trying to provoke panic and was truly disturbing the peace.