Constitution Takes a Snow Day in North Carolina
February 8th, 2010 by Syd
I must have missed the memo about North Carolina becoming a police state. Apparently, the police chief in King, NC, believes that she has the authority to write her own laws and suspend the federal constitution when it suits her. I know that North Carolina has shall issue concealed carry, and I assume that some of the licensees live in King, so some folks civil rights have been severely violated, and for what? A snow storm?
Alcohol Restrictions, Curfew Lifted In King
Police Chief: King Remains Under State Of Emergency Until Monday
KING, N.C. — Authorities lifted a curfew and alcohol restrictions in King on Sunday, but said a state of emergency declaration remained in effect until Monday.
Authorities said the state of emergency declaration would continue until Monday 9 a.m., barring any unforeseen circumstances or severe changes.
Effective Sunday afternoon, alcohol restrictions and a curfew were lifted. All other remaining restrictions would continue until Monday, said Paula May, King police chief.
Other restrictions include a ban on the sale or purchase of any type of firearm, ammunition, explosive or any possession of such items off a person’s own premises.
Also on Sunday, the emergency shelter established by the American red Cross at West Stokes High School was closed.
"We appreciate the support and cooperation of everyone with our efforts to keep the citizens of King safe," May said.
The state of emergency was declared Friday due to severe weather.
Source: WXII12.com.
I don’t know about NC, but Florida has a law explicitly allowing a local gov’t or chief LEO to do this sort of thing. However, it is only supposed to be used in the event of riots/civil unrest, not snow storms.
I’m willing to be NC has a similar law. To my knowledge, the firearms-related provisions of Florida’s law have never been tested in court, but I’d be willing to bet that our concealed carry language overrules the state-of-emergency language.
Sounds to me like a good issue to attack legislatively, because I seriously doubt anyone will have standing to sue in court.
I wonder if there will be a lawsuit over this…
It would be nice to get this issue straightened out once and for all.
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Same goes for Georgia, but hopefully the tow recently introduced bills, HB615 and SB308 will change that. For liberty isn’t just for when are at peace, but in times of trials as well.
Back to the primary question: Is the Second Amendment (1) a pre-existing right protected by the government, or (2) is it a right granted by the government as they see fit?
The correct answer is (1)