Posted on 10/06/2016 4:38:54 AM PDT by marktwain
There are riots in Charlotte, North Carolina, sparked by the shooting of an armed black man by a black police officer.
A motorist caught by rioters blocking the street, briefly displayed what appears to be a handgun.
A video of the alarming moment was posted on social media by writer Heather Head in the midst of the chaos.
‘White dude drives into crowd of peaceful protesters, draws gun, allowed to drive away alive. With my own eyes. #CharlotteProtest,’ she wrote alongside the shocking clip.
The man was surrounded by protesters who were marching against the deadly shooting of black man Keith Lamont Scott by a cop on Tuesday afternoon.”
It is legal to openly carry a firearm in North Carolina, but not in a riot or organized protest, if the carry is intended to further the civil disorder.
From the UK Daily Mail:
The law states: ‘You may not carry a weapon at a parade, funeral procession, picket line, or other demonstration, except for guns carried on a rack in a pickup truck.
‘You may not carry a weapon during civil disorder, riot, or other disturbance involving three or more people.’
The Daily Mail is using a shorthand version of the law, found on the Internet. Their source appears to be criminaldefenselawyer.com. The full statute shows that more is required to make the carry illegal. The law referenced is statute 14-288.20.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Heather Head...stupid lying #####.
the protests are ALWAYS peaceful if it works for them in the narrative.
I don’t see what is shocking about this, other than to demonstrate how effective a gun is at neutralizing the power of a group trying to block the road.
Open display peacefully makes passage past the rioters much more peaceful
Yet another example of the old principle, “nobody wants to be shot...”
Interesting choice of words.
As if the act of drawing a gun when surrounded by "protestors" automatically deserved a death penalty.
Given recent events, this man had every reason to expect that the "peaceful protestors" would not remain peaceful for long.
BLM = Black Lynch Mob
Maybe should have read: ...he allowed the protesters to walk away alive.
No Reginald Denny he.
Sticking your firearm out of the car window creates the opportunity to separate you from it. Bad idea.
“Open carry is legal in NC, even in a riot, if you are not furthering the riot or protest.”.......
There Ms Head, is what you have so obviously overlooked. The individual holding the firearm WAS NOT part of the protest, he was merely attempting to pass through the “protest” and most importantly, prepared to protect himself should the need arise.
You will notice that the peaceful protestors remained peaceful while in the proximity of the firearm PLUS in North Carolina your vehicle is considered “part of your castle” where lethal force is authorized and you have no duty to retreat.
“Sticking your firearm out of the car window creates the opportunity to separate you from it. Bad idea.”
I thought similar, really a dumb idea. I could easily be taken away from the rear. While in the car one cannot react fast enough, movements are severely restricted. At least on foot one can pivot to the rear.
It could have been taken away and he could have been shot with it.
My take was that, because he was carrying, he was allowed to drive away alive.
Is this a week or 2 old, or another story of a white guy driving thru a crowd of protesters with a gun?
Are there still riots going on in Charlotte?
They haven’t made the news lately.
Same event. Other story claimed the open carry was illegal during a riot.
The actual law differs from what was reported early.
Are there still riots going on in Charlotte?
No, the event is several days old.
The fact that the open carry was legal is news.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.