Open Carry Movement
This fool is David Walter, 30. When Walter went to the Walmart store in El Mirage, Ariz., he was "openly carrying" a semi-automatic pistol.
"Open carry" is legal in Arizona. A permit is required to carry a concealed weapon, but no permit is required for a non-felon to carry openly. The "open carry movement" is working to make a political statement by encouraging law-abiding citizens to make carrying guns more common, rather than unusual.
But Walter couldn't leave his gun alone, witnesses say. He "continually messed with" the gun inside the store on April 8, police say. He pulled his gun out of its holster and put it back, ejected its magazine and reinserted it, etc.
When he pulled it out at the electronics counter, the clerk naturally got nervous, thinking she was going to be robbed. She summoned the manager. By then Walter headed for the checkout line, and pulled it out again, and ejected the magazine onto the floor. When he re-inserted the magazine that time, he managed to fire a shot into the ceiling.
That was the last straw, and police were called. The manager detained Walter, and police arrested Walter and charged him with endangerment, disorderly conduct, and discharging a weapon within city limits.
Our favorite part? Walter lives in the Arizona town of ...Surprise.
Source: KTVK-TV
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Posted by Scott, Japan on April 27, 2010:
Tony, I think it was a 'premature' discharge....
Posted by Lynne, Wisconsin on May 15, 2010:
What an insecure idiot. This guy wanted to be noticed, unlike the majority of people who carry for protection.
The place to fondle your gun is at home, not in public. The pistol shouldn't even be out of its holster unless you're at the range, cleaning it, or defending yourself.
Posted by Mike from Dallas on May 31, 2010:
Bridget, I don't get your comment. I haven't heard any news about the concealed carry law in Arizona. I had to look it up. But then, does it matter whether the governor is a he, a she, or an it? Bottom line is that it got a large majority of both houses, so the specific mention of the governor's political affiliation is inconsequential.
Now, what reference about the Nazis' "Ve must see your papers" is applicable? The rescinding of papers to exercise the Second Amendment is not an homage to the Nazis. Or are you talking about the new immigration enforcement law, a subject completely unrelated to this topic? (And still the governor's gender is inconsequential to me, as it has no bearing on that topic, either.)