Residents Fumed Over Weekend Alcohol, Firearm Ban
Residents in King were fumed over the weekend after a state of emergency declaration restricted the sale of alcohol and the carrying of firearms in vehicles.
King Police Chief Paula May said she’s received hundreds of threats related to the restrictions, which banned driving from 12 a.m. Sunday to 5 a.m.
The state of emergency for King was declared by members of the City Council after Stokes County authorities also declared a state of emergency. Under North Carolina law, May said, when a state of emergency is put into place that includes a ban on driving, the sale of alcohol and carrying of firearms in vehicles is also banned.
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Florida has the same law.
I would this it’s enforcement is pretty much at the discretion of a law officer on the scene.
WOW, is this stupid, or what!? It’s during an emergency that drunks need to drive around, shooting-off their guns. Else what’s the point of having an emergency?
My understanding is that this is a NC state law. If there’s a state of emergency called, these restrictions follow automatically. Anyway, it’s good for North Carolinians to find out about it now when it’s just snow that’s the problem. Hoping the NRA can take it from here, since the ACLU sure isn’t likely to.
odd laws…