[Dr.Zoidberg]

...I believe like driving a car they should have to produce a permit when requested in public by a police officer or the owner of an establishment.

That's the thing, in some states, open carry allows you to do exactly that without needing a permit.

How can you produce a permit when none is issued nor required by law?

The guy may have erred when identification was demanded, but that's exactly as far as I'll go in the defense of police handling of this matter. Everything else was escalation, perhaps in an attempt to provoke some sort of incident to bring about pressure to outlaw open carry entirely.

Besides, requiring a drivers license to operate a motor vehicle is not covered under The Constitution, however the Second Amendment is there to cover this very sort of thing.

[TLEIBY308]

It doen’t mention in the article that Mr. Banks holds a FFl.

[ClayinVA]

The whole driving as a privilege thing is out of hand, there is a right to travel, so why are there so many rules on it. As far as requiring a licence to be on the public roads, do you need a licence to be on public land? It is all about controlling peoples movement. Recently, there has been a big push here in Virginia about the DMV being a gatekeeper for other things. Don’t pay child support, no license, didn’t pay any type of fine or fee, no license, didn’t pay your local property taxes, no license.