homerfire232
Regular Member
Everything is legal, until there is a law making it illegal. Read that statement again...There is NO LAW in the NY penal code stating that if you openly carry your weapon, you are guilty of a ______________. (Enter your text here) Open carry is not a common practice in NY due to the quagmire of laws regarding guns, hence creating fear with people who own guns. They fear being arrested, having their permits revoked, or spending tons of money staying out of jail. Police in NY have the ability to arrest you for whatever they come up with, hell they can even make stuff up and arrest you. But that doesn't mean its right or that the charges will be prosecuted or they will stick in court. Also, I'm sure with all the liberal left wing paranoid soccer mom's in NY, if you do open carry, you most likely will have a visit from your local police department. What can they arrest you for? Menacing, NO read the penal law on menacing. Violating the terms of your permit, I don't even know what that means, I don't believe that is an arrestable offense if it is an offense. Disorderly conduct, perhaps if you intended to put people in fear for their lives or caused mass panic, but proving intent is not easy. Bottom line is, it is not illegal to open carry in NY! Penal code section 400.0 (f) ...to have and carry concealed, TO HAVE AND carry concealed. In NY prior to the issuance of concealed weapons permits, it was ILLEGAL to conceal ANY weapon. When conceal carry was allowed, that old law didn't magically disapear, it just enabled permit holders to now begin to conceal their weapons, legally. Also, the 2nd amendment of the US constitution says..."to keep and BARE arms". Look up the word BARE in that context. The LEO's and law makers play on our fears of the unknown and radically complex and confusing penal laws to keep us guessing and afraid of arrest, right or wrong.
Someone, prove me wrong...case law, permit revoked for open carry or arrest for open carry. There is no such thing.
Someone, prove me wrong...case law, permit revoked for open carry or arrest for open carry. There is no such thing.