LAST EDITED ON Feb-01-12 AT 05:32PM (MST)[p]76-9-102 : Disorderly conduct
(b) intending to cause public inconvenience , annoyance , or alarm , or recklessly creating a risk thereof .
It's very sad that which ever prosucting agency in Utah County didn't have the nutz to follow up and seek a conviction on the nut job at the mall . Then again I'm not surprised with Utah County after they failed to seek the death penalty when Officer Adams was killed in the line of duty .
I have no issue with people that choose to carry in a manner that doesn't create a alarm or a scene , but in cases similar to the mall deal , charges should be persued . For me the question should be what would a resonable person do ?
The guy thats at McDonalds with his open carry hog leg will probably get checked out by the local authorites , and after every thing is found to be on the up and up , no charges should be sought . On the flip side if a mental midget wants to strap on a few assault rifles and stand around outside a mall or on the sidewalk of your kids school , he should be charged since its outside of what a normal and resonable person would do .
In the mean time I hope all these extreme , push it to the limit folks , like having several other guns pointed out them by uniformed officers , then getting proned out on the hot or wet ground , and then having a little knee pressure on the back while they are getting handcuffed until every thing can be checked out .
Because bottom line the folks in uniform are not going to take any chances , and they are going to go home every night . There is a obligation for police to check out any and all of the complaints that make the rest of the society feel unsafe .
I'm a strong supporter of the 2 nd amendment , however I feel there is a time and a place for every thing , and carryin my AR around the mall is not one of those times .
