Posted on 05/25/2023 9:13:57 AM PDT by CFW
From Burns v. State, decided today by the Florida Court of Appeal, in an opinion by Judge Ed Artau, joined by Judges Cory Ciklin and Burton Conner:
That a person's home is his or her "castle" is one of the most basic tenets of our jurisprudence. However, for Richard Burns …, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for openly carrying and loading his firearm in the yard of his own home, the "castle" our law entitled him to protect was relegated to a defenseless dungeon. We conclude that the trial court erred in denying his motion for immunity from prosecution pursuant to Florida's Stand Your Ground law. We therefore grant his petition for writ of prohibition because he is legally entitled to immunity from prosecution on the aggravated assault charge….
The State charged Burns with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for his response to a verbal confrontation with a five-man tree-cutting crew that occurred in the yard of the home he leases as a residence for himself and his family, which includes his fiancée and her son.
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Good read.
Open carry common in NV.
I open carry in my condo’s yard, and when I had my business and went into the nearby woods, I’d open carry my Kimber 1911 .45 ACP, and the Alexander Arms AR.50cal ‘Beowulf’.
Gee, the Second Amendment actually means something in Florida!
It is important to note that this occurred in possibly the only jurisdiction in Missouri where the couple would have been charged with any crime. After years of misconduct, the prosecutor finally resigned her office last week.
Naturally, the mob that broke into the couple’s private gated community were not charged. Even in conservative states like MO there are pockets of radicalism that happily elect and re-elect radicals. The woman who led the mob is now the congresswoman representing St. Louis.
Why carry the Beowulf in woods?
Expecting to encounter some aggressive engine blocks?
Rabid raccoons, sightings of gray wolf etc.
425gr HPs do the job nicely.
Woods carry would seem natural for the Beowulf. Would you limit .45-70 to engine blocks?
Totally agree but some do it anyway. Me? Nope.
Iconic picture of these two clowns. They made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Their house didn’t get burned down. I count that as a plus.
Yes, it is. Normally doesn't get a second glance. I do so on rare occasions, mostly going to and from some outdoor activitity, the range sometimes, etc. In all cases, if I open carry, I also have a concealed carry because I recognize that the open carry is a potential target and want back up if it is taken from me. Overall, I prefer and typically conceal carry everywhere.
Many a places the only ones to oppose concealed carry are the LEO. LEO can’t as easily act illegally if CCW are around.
Open carry is handy when backpacking where there are bears and Moose. I carry a 44mag Superblackhawk in the mountains. Not so much in a crowded city. You become a target. Heck, some punk would just bash you from behind and steal it
Woods carry of a Beowulf is as goofy as a Desert Eagle. Oddly enough engine blocks always seemed the no. 1 quarry for .45-70’s.
Still, the protesters were trespassing, they were within their rights and did not deserve to be prosecuted.
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