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Kyle Brown wrote:For instance, you cannot stand in a crowded theather and yell "Fire."

Can you cite the law that forbids you from doing so?

This gets thrown about a lot as if it's true. What's actually true is that you're responsible for your actions: inciting panic, lost revenue to the theater owner, injuries incurred in the evacuation, etc.

Kevin

I can give a personal example of why open carry can be a bad idea (although I do believe it should be legal).

In this case, I'd be carrying on my own property, so no laws would be violated. BUT... I've told the tale of the young hothead across the street. Even though we haven't had words other than the one incident, it's made me very cautious about him. There's no way I'm going to let him know I'm carrying. If I made a habit of open carrying in my yard, and if he should go off his meds again and lose his cool, he could easily claim I'd pulled a gun on him. He could describe it, tell the police where I wear it...

Not good.

I sometimes open carry in the house, but I always slip my cover shirt back on if my daughter's teenage friends are visiting. Same thing: they don't need to know.

Kevin

I don't know about Louisiana. It used to be legal in Arkansas, but you never saw it practiced, even before people started getting hinky about guns.

I'm with the camp that says concealed is better, but it's not a religious issue with me. But I do strongly feel that open carry should not be illegal, nor should failure to conceal (as opposed to brandishing) endanger your license.

Kevin