Sunday, September 15, 2013

Three Men ‘Illegally’ Arrested for Openly Carrying ‘Black Powder’ Pistols in Texas

Three people were reportedly arrested on Friday for openly carrying Civil War-era pistols during a pro-gun protest outside the Texas Capitol. Gun rights activists tell TheBlaze the arrests were unlawful as it is legal in Texas to openly carry a pre-1899 antique firearm.

Terry Louis Holcomb, 44, identified as a Huntsville-area pastor, and Scott Douglas Smith, 50, a military veteran from San Antonio, and Gary Hayes, a quadriplegic, were reportedly arrested by state troopers in Austin and charged with disorderly conduct, which is defined, by law, as an action with a firearm “calculated to alarm.”

1 comment:

Wireless.Phil said...

"disorderly conduct" is a catch-all for anything the law wants it to mean.

The same for "criminal tools", which most of us normally own for work or used in a hobby.