“Which is why is was right for the judge to say not guilty, otherwise EVERYONE who open carries is automatically guilty of disorderly conduct because they are armed.”
Which to me makes it an open and shut case. That would seem to make all the mental gymnastics to avoid being overturned unnecessary. But WTH do I know about being a judge.
You are right that it is an open and shut case. If the open carrying of a firearm inherently was disorderly conduct, then the law enforcement officers would themselves be guilty of the offense, and so would every hunter. Of course anyone would see that to be an irrational result, so mere open carry of a firearm can't possibly be disorderly conduct.