Re: Did the South Portland Maine police overreact or not?

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 11/1/06, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 Blanchard_Michael () emc com wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, Brian Loe wrote:
> >
> > > On 11/1/06, Richard M. Smith <rms () computerbytesman com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I suspect that the fake gun is what bothered the South Portland
> > police and
> > > > not the Bin Laden costume.
> > >
> > >
> > > Could have swore that all toy guns were to have an orange muzzle for
> > > just this reason. If his did have an orange muzzle, a lawsuit is in
> > > order.
> >
> > My understanding was that all USians have the right to bear arms. The
> > Constitution doesn't say anything about the colour of the muzzle. Surely
> >
> > he has a case anyway?
> >
> > --->  Yes we do, but there is also the matter of "brandishing a
> > firearm".  Which is what this idiot was doing, even though it was fake.
> > There are robberies that take place often enough with toy guns that look
> > real, it's still "armed robbery" regardless if it was real or not.  Same
> > as brandishing a firearm.
>
> OK, so carrying a firearm is legal, but brandishing it isn't. OK, got it
> now.
>
> Brandishing is when you wave something, right? So you're allowed to carry
> firearms, but you mustn't wave them.

I never got that either,

As long as its not concealed, arent you allowed to walk around with a gun?

-JP
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