Rep. Stephen Handy, R-Layton, voted against the measure because of worries that it would take a key mechanism from the quiver of law enforcement tools. [More]Really? This ****head equates peaceable open carry with disorderly conduct, and wants criminal penalties to apply--not to mention real jeopardy to life in the encounter to effect an arrest on an armed citizen?
Don't they vet these oath-breaking punks before they rate them?
"She said societal norms suggest the open carry of a weapon in an urban area is going to make some people nervous."
ReplyDeleteYep. Bad guys will quiver uncontrollably. Damn it!