Category Archives: Open Carry

Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Bernadette Greenwald

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Dan Zimmerman

In a post yesterday, RF detailed some pretty good reasons why it’s not a good idea to hold someone at gunpoint. Unfortunately, Bernadette Greenwald doesn’t seem to be a member of the Armed Intelligentsia. The Long Islander was the subject … Continue reading →

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Question of the Day: What is It With Northerners and Guns?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Robert Farago

Back in the day, I relocated from Beantown to Hotlanta. Rolling into The City Too Busy To Hate was something of a culture shock. Especially when a gas station attendant strolled up to my RX-7 wearing a big ass Smith … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Cops Shoot Armed Homeowner

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Robert Farago

Thanks to decades of gun control, there are parts of America where legally-armed civilians are so rare that the boys in blue don’t consider the possibility that a man holding a gun could be a good guy. New York City, … Continue reading →

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California Open Carry Advocate’s Shotgun Protest

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Robert Farago

It’s now illegal for Californians to openly carry an unloaded handgun in a public place. The new law does not apply to unloaded long guns. As TTAG predicted, open carry advocates are there. “A man showed up at a Daly City … Continue reading →

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California Open Carry’s Catch-22—And Beyond!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Robert Farago

On January first, California’s AB 144 kicks in. As the new year begins, the Golden State’s city, county and or state police may arrest anyone openly carrying a handgun. Unless the citizen in questions is a police officer (duh). Otherwise, a … Continue reading →

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California Open Carry, Breathing its Last

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dan Zimmerman
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Annals of Open Carry: Death Wish Edition

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Dan Zimmerman

What are the odds that someone could walk into a Chicago police station holding a loaded AR, declare martial law and not be either repeatedly ventilated, billy-clubbed to a bloody pulp or even charged with a crime? Hold on. Hmm. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Law and Order, Open Carry, Police Procedure, Rifles | 11 Comments