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In reply to the discussion: Sheriff: Ban On Open Carrying At Polls Not Enforceable [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,817 posts)72. But people open carrying, and waving their guns at people
who are unarmed and sometimes shooting them is apparently supported by case law. I will say I know very little about case law.
That just shows how totally fucked up this country is in terms of guns.
Other countries have exactly one mass shooting and get rid of guns. Here we shrug our shoulders, offer thoughts and prayers, have people come forward who claim it never happened, and then the next mass shooting occurs.
However, I will say that one genuine upside to the pandemic is that we haven't had a school shooting since it started.
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Then we get to call saying we are afraid to vote cause of the people with guns and want a cop to
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#2
Everyone should have the closest FBI office number handy, that would be the first call I would make
yaesu
Oct 2020
#16
Aparrently some may need to carry a gun to vote in order to defend themselves from armed terrorists
hadEnuf
Oct 2020
#56
In the town where I live in NC, if the town decides to issue a rule for any particular event, the
BComplex
Oct 2020
#21
Can they not pass law quickly to cover this issue, since Barney Fife is making noise?
SheltieLover
Oct 2020
#29
Bulls**t. The sheriff is obligated to enforce the election rules set by the SOS.
sinkingfeeling
Oct 2020
#34
Police could order such persons to leave the vicinity if they won't put their guns away ...
mr_lebowski
Oct 2020
#59
My polling place is inside a school, so firearms are prohibited, whether ...
JustABozoOnThisBus
Oct 2020
#36
The locals are the ones that voted him in so I doubt they want to vote him out. nt
dware
Oct 2020
#41
Nessel: State police will enforce voting laws on Election Day if sheriffs won't
MichMan
Oct 2020
#65
Kind of a dumb rule anyway. No firearms on display within 100 feet, or 5 car lengths.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Oct 2020
#73