Open-carry activist charged with intimidation after bringing gun to Alabama polling place

[demmiblue]

Source: Raw Story

An open-carry activist was arrested Tuesday after trying to bring his handgun into an Alabama polling place.

Robert Kennedy Jr., a founding member of the gun-rights group BamaCarry, was charged with a voting violation after wearing a loaded .357 Magnum Taurus revolver into a church in Pelham, reported AL.com.

Kennedy spoke briefly to a Shelby County sheriff’s deputy he encountered in the church lobby before voluntarily handing over his pistol and consenting to a pat-down search.

Alabama state law allows for the open carry of firearms unless otherwise posted – as each polling place in Shelby County did in asking voters to leave their guns outside.

“Our goal is to allow every registered voter in Shelby County the right to vote in an influence-free environment,” said Sheriff Chris Curry in a statement last week. “Voting is a constitutional right and it is our job to facilitate the process effectively and efficiently.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/open-carry-activist-charged-with-intimidation-after-bringing-gun-to-alabama-polling-place/

[shenmue]

1. Douchebag

[demmiblue]

3. Indeed.

I would be intimidated if I saw someone carrying.

Yesterday, there was a dust-up in my precinct... the first thing I thought was, "I hope he doesn't have a gun."

[jillan]

2. You think faux is going to report on this thug?

Nope - it's only okay if your white.