Posted June 26, 2018 8:00 pm by Comments

By Dean Weingarten

Miami Beach Police Detain Legal Open Carriers, Chill First Amendment
Miami Beach Police Detain Legal Open Carriers, Chill First Amendment

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- On June 24, at about 10 a.m. citizens peacefully openly and legally carrying holstered pistols were detained by police for two hours. The police closed the pier where the Second Amendment activists were fishing.

The legal open carriers were eventually released and allowed to continue their activities. However, police remained at the scene and actively discouraged other members of the public from making contact with the Second Amendment activists. From miamiherald.com:

Police reopened the pier, but left a couple of officers there and stated, “We are encouraging visitors to use other portions of South Pointe Park.”

The men cited Florida Statute 790.25(3), the (h) subsection of which allows openly carrying a gun by “person engaged in fishing, camping, or lawful hunting or going to or returning from a fishing, camping, or lawful hunting expedition.” They came prepared with a print out of the statute.

The action is almost certain to result in a lawsuit or lawsuits against Miami Beach for numerous violations of Constitutional rights. From local10.com:

Eric Friday, general counsel for Florida Carry, said the men were held by police for two hours and had guns …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand

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