Carrying Weapons in Public

[Ricardo]

I have heard and seen pictures of members of the Black Panthers walking around neighborhoods holding weapons and following police.

Is it legal to have a weapon if it is not concealed?

[Guest]

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2006, 12:01 AM
Is it legal to have a weapon if it is not concealed?
Depends who you point it at.

[which doctor]

It depends on where you are and what kind of license you have. It is generally illegal to have a gun on you if it is concealed unless you have a concealed firearms license, which can be difficult to get. Carrying a pistol, visible, isn't always illegal. It all depends on the scenario.

My guess is that what these Black Panthers are doing is illegal.

[Ricardo]

alright thanks

[rioters bloc]

my mum says that i shouldn't carry my fruit knife around in case i get stopped and searched by cops because i wear offensive clothing (offensive to the status quo that is) and am black.

could they charge me if they find the knife?

i should know this, i was meant to have done it in class this semester.. too bad i stopped going to lectures in week 2 <_<

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2006, 12:01 AM
I have heard and seen pictures of members of the Black Panthers walking around neighborhoods holding weapons and following police.

Is it legal to have a weapon if it is not concealed?
At the time in whichever state it was (slipped my mind) it was legal to carry a firearm with you on the street so long as the bullet chamber was empty if I&#39;m correct...

Eventually a law got passed making carrying a firearm illegal altogether...

Depends what state you&#39;re in if you&#39;re in the USA... or what country you&#39;re in if you&#39;re elsewhere... I know about 3/5 venezeulans carry a handgun...

In flordia lots of people carry weapons as well...

so yeah, just depends mate

[Janus]

Before a lot of the gun restriction laws, it was legal to carry guns around in full view. I think it&#39;s still legal in Alaska and Vermont. However, people now have to settle for concealed firearms permits.


At the time in whichever state it was (slipped my mind) it was legal to carry a firearm with you on the street so long as the bullet chamber was empty if I&#39;m correct
Texas.

[guerillablack]

Originally posted by Kevis+May 12 2006, 08:48 AM--> (Kevis @ May 12 2006, 08:48 AM)
[email protected] 11 2006, 12:01 AM
I have heard and seen pictures of members of the Black Panthers walking around neighborhoods holding weapons and following police.

Is it legal to have a weapon if it is not concealed?
At the time in whichever state it was (slipped my mind) it was legal to carry a firearm with you on the street so long as the bullet chamber was empty if I&#39;m correct...

Eventually a law got passed making carrying a firearm illegal altogether...

Depends what state you&#39;re in if you&#39;re in the USA... or what country you&#39;re in if you&#39;re elsewhere... I know about 3/5 venezeulans carry a handgun...

In flordia lots of people carry weapons as well...

so yeah, just depends mate [/b]
Oakland California.

When they saw black men arming and protecting their neighborhoods from police brutality they quickly set up to outlaw this practice.

[the_last_straw]

What the black panthers did was legal at the time, but I don&#39;t think you could do it now.

[ahab]

hell no you can&#39;t any more, you cant even make a gun with your hand and point it at someone without getting suspended, its bullshit they are getting way to crazy

[Ander]

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2006, 08:19 PM
hell no you can&#39;t any more, you cant even make a gun with your hand and point it at someone without getting suspended, its bullshit they are getting way to crazy
Guns are not a good thing. Outlawing them makes a lot of sense.

[Janus]

Guns are not a good thing.
Yes, in the hands of a repressive state or fanatics, they are not.


Outlawing them makes a lot of sense.
banning them is a doube-edged sword. It may lessen violence but only givesthose who have guns more power.

[An archist]

If you really want to carry weapons, disguise them as clothes:
-A strong belt with a heavy buckle
-An iron chain as a belt
-Combat boots (preferably steel-tipped)
-Spikes (they&#39;re quite expenseive though)
-...

Chances are you may start to look like a punk ;)

[rouchambeau]

Guns are not a good thing. Outlawing them makes a lot of sense.

Okay, assume the state outlaws guns; do you think they would surrender their own as well? Fuck no&#33; What you propose is the relative strengthening of the state.

[Eoin Dubh]

Originally posted by rioters [email protected] 12 2006, 12:08 PM
my mum says that i shouldn&#39;t carry my fruit knife around in case i get stopped and searched by cops because i wear offensive clothing (offensive to the status quo that is) and am black.

could they charge me if they find the knife?

i should know this, i was meant to have done it in class this semester.. too bad i stopped going to lectures in week 2 <_<
I dont know what the law in Australia would be, and i dont know what you mean by fruit knife, but usually there is a length restriction and concealed carry restrictions.

That said, what you must not say is that you are carrying it for defense, especially if you have just used it for defense.
Call it a tool never a weapon, when talking to the cops, say it is for work etc.

Boxcutters are great. Legal, lethal, cheap and common they also have the psychological -clicking- noise which indicates that anyone who messes with you will soon be ugly.

Phillips , spike style screwdrivers are a good choice, and they make shoulder bags to carry baseball bats in, which are less suspicious than just brandishing it.

[bcbm]

Guns are not a good thing. Outlawing them makes a lot of sense.

I&#39;ll get rid of my guns as soon as the state does.

[Forward Union]

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2006, 11:19 PM
hell no you can&#39;t any more, you cant even make a gun with your hand and point it at someone without getting suspended, its bullshit they are getting way to crazy
And the funny thing is that this isn&#39;t even a joke.

[Ander]

Originally posted by [email protected] 12 2006, 03:44 PM

Guns are not a good thing. Outlawing them makes a lot of sense.

Okay, assume the state outlaws guns; do you think they would surrender their own as well? Fuck no&#33; What you propose is the relative strengthening of the state.
Look at America and how people are getting show down all the time. Guns have more negatives than positives, unfortunately.

[Eoin Dubh]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13 2006, 04:06 PM

Look at America and how people are getting show down all the time. Guns have more negatives than positives, unfortunately.
Some of those people getting shot deserved it.

It is better to have a gun and not need it than not have a gun and need it.