Reply #58: What evidence is there the shooter was carrying in the bar?

[Euromutt]

Sounds to me like the shooter didn't have the firearm on his person, but retrieved it from his vehicle, perhaps even his office.

The bar where the argument took place, the Underground, is at 316 Sherman Ave. According to this article http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/27/2-men-shot-downtown-coeur-dalene/ the shooting occurred at the intersection of 3rd St and Sherman Ave, after the victims had visited another bar, apparently on 3rd St. The shooter's business is at 1111 Sherman Ave (http://www.convertecsolutions.com/component/option,com_contact/Itemid,3/), half a mile from the scene of the shooting. If the vics spent more than 20 minutes in the other bar, that would have given Johnson all the time he needed to walk to his office, retrieve his gun, and walk back to the 300 block of Sherman looking for them.

At the very least, the passage of time indicates Johnson didn't have the firearm on his person at the Underground. If so, the problem isn't allowing licensed carry in bars, but rather, that Johnson is an asshole with a massive chip on his shoulder.