I believe they were from Oklahoma, and in order to legally “open carry” in Oklahoma, you must have a “concealed carry” permit. Thus, you must have that and you will be ID-ed.
If you “open carry” in another state under laws that allow you to do it from another state (like Oklahoma) you better have that permit, or else you’re breaking the law!!
They are called 'Constitutional Carry' states.
/johnny
They seem to have been from Oklahoma.
But (per the FIRST sentence of the article) they were in Missouri.
I referred to the Missouri open-carry statute that I looked up, which does not seem to mention any special out-of-state exclusions to its basic open-carry principles.
I'm not a lawyer, nor am I one who open carries in public. In addition I live in a place where law enforcement officers are almost universally public servants, first and foremost.
But I think it is a grave mistake to assume that one must look to the government for permission to assemble, walk the streets, worship, bear arms and so on.
The Constitution tells us specifically what the government cannot demand of us; further it tells us that what it does not mention is left for us freely to decide.
I am stunned when I see conservatives passively accepting the premise that we must be "permitted" or "licensed" or given some special nod in order to live our lives.