IA_farmboy
Regular Member
I happened across this news story while doing a search on the recent Oklahoma open carry bill.
http://www.wmtw.com/news/police-remind-gun-owners-about-duty-to-inform-law/38660894
Is this a problem? Are people failing to inform when required? How many people have been charged with violating this law since it has been passed?
This is a stupid provision in the law, either you have the right to carry or you don't. If you must inform then it fails on the "constitutional carry" that it claims to be. We have the right to remain silent, or so I thought, but this law requires you surrender your right to silence or your right to keep and bear arms.
To me "constitutional carry" means the law is silent on the keeping and bearing of arms since anything not prohibited is permitted. This law in Maine fits the definition of "permitless carry" since it has a provision to carry without a permit but places restrictions upon that carry. It seems to me that enforcement of this duty to inform is nearly impossible to enforce. If someone has been fined under this law then I'd like to know the circumstances on how that someone got caught.
Here's something in that article that caught my attention:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/police-remind-gun-owners-about-duty-to-inform-law/38660894
It’s been nearly six months since Maine’s Constitutional Carry law took effect, and police officers are reminding gun owners of an important part of the law, that if broken, could cost up to $100.
Is this a problem? Are people failing to inform when required? How many people have been charged with violating this law since it has been passed?
This is a stupid provision in the law, either you have the right to carry or you don't. If you must inform then it fails on the "constitutional carry" that it claims to be. We have the right to remain silent, or so I thought, but this law requires you surrender your right to silence or your right to keep and bear arms.
To me "constitutional carry" means the law is silent on the keeping and bearing of arms since anything not prohibited is permitted. This law in Maine fits the definition of "permitless carry" since it has a provision to carry without a permit but places restrictions upon that carry. It seems to me that enforcement of this duty to inform is nearly impossible to enforce. If someone has been fined under this law then I'd like to know the circumstances on how that someone got caught.
Here's something in that article that caught my attention:
Perhaps I am mistaken but nothing in the law requires a person to state where the weapon is being kept, but then asking the police on how a law should be read is generally a bad idea.Police said anyone who is pulled over should stop, turn the car’s dome light on, put their hands on the steering wheel and calmly tell the officer they are carrying a concealed weapon and where they are keeping it.