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I heard something i found quite troubling today. A good friend of mine was walking down the street to check his mail and one of his neighbors was outside and saw him with his springfield xd in it's holster. His neighbor said that he was committing an illegal act by open carrying his firearm. The US marshall also said that the next time he saw him if he was open carrying again he would shoot him. Being that they are neighbors and see eachother all the time my friend wanted to try to resolve this issue with the least amount of commotion as possible. Any suggestions as to handle this situation?
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I don't believe he told your friend that he would shoot him. Gotta be another side of the story. -
Check with an attorney regarding the law on open carry and then report the incident to local authorities and the marshals supervisor. Nothing beats a written record.Comment
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Keep in mind im not an LEO, but here is my two cents. If the area that your friend lives in allows for legal open carry, and he has a CCW which he can show its not illegal. If he can show his paperwork, and is comfortable, id recommend going to his neighbor and showing him this, minus his XD to be safe. On a side note, if open carry is allowed, I find it interesting that a US Marshall would react like that, wouldnt he know the law?Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far-Theodore Roosevelt
Snake Plissken:Got a Smoke?
Malloy:The United States is a non-smoking nation! No smoking, no drugs, no guns, no alcohol, no women-unless your married-no foul language-no red meat!
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Ironic how fiction slowly becomes reality, isnt it?Comment
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Disclaimer: I'm not an LEO.
However, your buddy should be standing down on open carry like the rest of the responsible Open Carry folks, myself included.
If he really wants to carry a gun, he should look at LUCC. Much more discrete, and not really likely to create problems for Calguns legal efforts in the future.Primary author of gunwiki.net - 'like' it on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Gunwiki/242578512591 to see whenever new content gets added!Comment
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And the fun keeps on coming...Originally posted by harmoniumsOriginally posted by bwieseComment
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Tell him to carry again, then his family can sue and own the US Marshalls.
Seriously... IF the officer said that he would shoot him, the incident should be reported. Even inside of a rights-free school zone, carrying openly is only a misdemeanor.- Rich
Originally posted by dantoddComment
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far-Theodore Roosevelt
Snake Plissken:Got a Smoke?
Malloy:The United States is a non-smoking nation! No smoking, no drugs, no guns, no alcohol, no women-unless your married-no foul language-no red meat!
Snake Plissken-(sarcastic)Land of the Free
Ironic how fiction slowly becomes reality, isnt it?Comment
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Why would anyone carry unloaded gun openly in a holster beats me. The reason for carrying a gun is to protect me or other people in immediate danger. What can an unloaded gun do?Comment
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Well Cuz... IF THIS IS TRUE,
I believe if someone threatened to shoot me, I'd trot right down the the courthouse and file a restraining order. Then I think I'd call their IAD and let them know that one of their marshals threatened to shoot me if he saw me in possession of a holstered firearm.
Then I'd try to avoid hypothetical situations.
"I don't like repeat offenders, I like DEAD offenders!" ~Ted Nugent
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." ~ Claire WolfeComment
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+10000000 on the RO!Comment
In which case it isnt ilegal in CA to carry an unloaded firearm. I still question why a US Marshall wouldnt know the law either way.
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