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Old August 3, 2013, 01:35 PM   #117
Gary L. Griffiths
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I simply cannot understand how the majority found no infringement
It's called judicial activism -- the theory that judges know better than the legislature what's good for us sheeple. The most egregious example I can think of is in Mississippi, where the State Constitution very plainly says that a firearm may be carried openly, but not concealed. Obstructionist judges have ruled that if any part of the firearm is not visible to a law enforcement officer, the firearm is concealed. In other words, the only way to legally openly carry a firearm in Mississippi is to carry it by a pencil in the barrel. Even holding it between one's thumb and finger "conceals" part of the firearm, making it prohibited without a license.

That was changed by recent statutes defining "concealed" but that statute was overturned by some activist judge because it was "vague."
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