Open carry law suspended

Open carry law suspended

JACKSON AND WANTS IT OVERTURNEDSTATEWIDE.IT'S A MOVE HE IS MAKING IN THEMIDST OFTHE PANDEMIC THAT HE SAYS GIVESHIM THEAUTHORIT16 WAPT'S SCOTT SIMMONSEXPLAINS MAYOR CHOKWE ANTARLUMUMBA/JACKSON : MANY OF THESEKILLING COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDEDIF WE HAD STATE LAW THAT BETTERENABLED US TO BETTER HELP USCONTROL THE PRESENCE OFFIREARMS ON OUR STREETS..

THEJACKSON MAYORDROPPED THE GUN CONTROL BOMBSHELLOVER THE WEEKEND CLAIMING THEPANDEMICEMERGENCY GAVE HIM THE AUTHORITYTOSUSPEND THE STATE'S OPEN CARRYLAW INSIDETHE CITY LIMITS.THAT MEASURE WAS APPROVED BYSTATELAWMAKERS IN 20-13 DEFINING APERSON'SRIGHTS TO CARRY A FIREARM INPUBLIC...ALONG AS IT IS IN PLAIN VIEW.

THEMAYOR CLAIMS THAT PROTECTION HASOPENED THE DOOR FOR MOREVIOLENCE IN THCAPITAL CITY.THE OPEN CARRY LAW NOT ONLYPROVIDES PROTECTION TOINDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ARMED WIILLEGAL WEAPONS IT CREATES ANATMOSPHERE OF FEAR ANDINTIMIDATION IN THE COMMUNITY.WE CAN NOT TURN A BLIND EYE TOTHE FACT THAT THE OPEN CARRY LAWHAS CAUSED AN INCREASE IN GUVIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

THEN-R-A SAYS WHATTHE MAYOR IS DOING IS ILLEGAL.TARA MICA THE STATE DIRECTOR FORTHE N-R-ATOLD ME ..." HE IS USING COVID19 AS A WAYPUSHING A GUN CONTROL AGENDA"SHE WENT ON TO SAY, "ACCORDINGTO STATELAW NO COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITYCAN ADOPAN ORDINANCE THAT RESTRICTS THEPOSSESSION OR CARRYING OFFIREARMS AND AMMUNITION" ANDTHAT INCLUDES DURING ANATURAL DISASTER.SCOTT SIMMONS, 16 WAPT NEWS.

THE MAYOR SAYS HIS OPEN CARRYSUSPENSION WILL END THISTHURSDAY UNLESHE DECIDES TO EXTEND IT.