Open Carry Gun Walk Attracts Attention Downtown
October 26, 2014 10:36 AM
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ST. LOUIS (KMOX)- About three dozen gun owners turned out Saturday afternoon, with their firearms, for what they called an “educational walk” in downtown St. Louis.
They strolled from the CityGarden to the Gateway Arch
Organizer Jeffry Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio had a rifle slung on his shoulder and a holstered handgun on his hip, “At this moment, the state of Missouri has, among the 50 states, the strongest constitutional amendment (the recently enacted Amendment 5) regarding the right to keep and bear arms.”
Missouri changed its firearms laws to allow citizens with concealed carry permits to also openly carry rifles and handguns.
Sierra Lewis had a handgun at her side, and her young daughter brought a toy Nerf gun to Saturday’s walk. Lewis wanted to show support for the open carry provision, “I think it’s going to help around the streets. Make sure they are safe. I think people are going to be apt to do so much more if they know people are here protecting others.”
More:
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/10/26/open-carry-gun-walk-attracts-attention-downtown/
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Open carry supporters walk through downtown St. Louis
Jennifer Meckles, KSDK 2:08 a.m. CDT October 26, 2014
ST. LOUIS - Downtown St. Louis once again served as the backdrop to a group of people meeting for a cause.
Saturday, dozens walked toward the Gateway Arch with their firearms in tow.
Ohio man, Jeffry Smith, organized the Open Carry/Firearms Educational Walk. He planned the event to recognize recent changes to Missouri's constitution and gun laws.
"It is to exercise those rights, it is to put them to the test, and it is to educate the public that sees this going on and asks questions of us," Smith said.
More:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/10/25/open-carry-supporters-walk-through-downtown-st-louis/17926379/
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Gun Rights Supporters Head to Gateway Arch, Citygarden to Test Missouri's New Gun Laws
By Danny Wicentowski Mon., Oct. 20 2014 at 10:25 AM
Courtesy of Jeffry Smith
Who wants to get strapped for a stroll?
The current landscape of Missouri gun law is confusing.
Last month, state legislators overrode Governor Jay Nixon's veto on a bill that instantly erased all regional bans on open carrying firearms. Then, add the passing of Amendment 5, which enshrined all Missouri gun laws as "unalienable," and it would appear that gun rights in the Show Me state have never been stronger.
But nobody in Missouri -- including law enforcement and St. Louis city officials -- seems to understand the true scope of these new gun laws, says Jeffry Smith, a firearms activist and instructor from Ohio. Smith is leading an "Open Carry/Firearms Educational Walk" this weekend in downtown St. Louis, saying he wants Missourians to know their constitution provides a fundamental right to open carry firearms, even without a concealed carry permit. He and potentially dozens of local and out-of-state activists want to prove their point by taking a "friendly" jaunt with their guns through Citygarden and the Gateway Arch on October 25.
More:
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/10/open_carry_walk_through_gateway_arch_and_citygarden.php
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