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

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 11/1/06, Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> wrote:
> > 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?

Constitutionally or legally? By law, it depends. Some jurisdictions
have laws against open carry - some don't. Either way, carrying openly
is not brandishing. Proper use of a firearm does not include waving it
around.

As for your last statement, I believe the count is now something like
47 states that have concealed carry laws in place, allowing citizens
to carry their firearms concealed.
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