Martin O'Malley on Lafayette gun violence

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Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley 11m11 minutes ago

Movie theaters, schools, places of work & worship should be safe spaces, free from guns and gun violence. Praying for Lafayette today. -O’M


3 Fatally Shot and 7 Injured at Theater in Lafayette, La.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/us/shooting-at-lafayette-la-movie-theater.html

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1. So should shopping malls, homes and walking on sidewalks.

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2. Louisiana is a traditional open carry state

...localities there can still regulate the carrying of firearms in certain commercial establishments and public buildings.

You may not carry a firearm there:

in a firearm-free zone (within 1,000 feet of a school campus, or within a school bus)
into a law enforcement office or building
in jail or prison facilities
in a courtroom
at a polling place
in government offices or meeting places, including the state capitol building
in secured areas of airport facilities
in an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises
within a church or synagogue (or other similar place of worship), or
during a parade.

http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/open-and-concealed-gun-carry-laws-louisiana.htm


A business, by the very nature of being open, impliedly invites people in. However, that authorization can be revoked at which time it could be a violation of LSA 14:63 to remain. In the context of this discussion, if an individual was lawfully carrying a firearm openly, it would be legal to walk into the local grocery (as long as it didn’t violate some other law like being too close to a school or in a firearm-free zone). However, if the store rescinds whatever authorization that person had to enter the store, then it could be a violation of LSA 14:63 to remain on the property (or return later).
http://signal108.com/2013/01/28/open-carry-in-louisiana/

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3. More and more theaters around me are selling beer and wine. Wonder if that is

part of their strategy to keep guns out of their businesses?

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4. interesting question

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