When It Snows, No Concealed Carry...

By Drew Zahn/World Net Daily ~ Residents of King, N.C., were startled earlier this month when a declared snow emergency triggered a law forbidding the possession of firearms in public.

Furthermore, North Carolina isn't the only state where authorities can ban gun sales, or even possession, upon declaration of "emergency," even though what constitutes an "emergency" might be deemed questionable.

According to North Carolina statute 14-288.7, when a municipality declares a state of emergency in which "public safety authorities are unable to … afford adequate protection for lives or property" – such as during the recent East Coast record snowfall – "it is unlawful for any person to transport or possess off his own premises any dangerous weapon."

In other words, when the cops can't get through on the roads, the citizens can't take guns off their own property.

Read the entire story at http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=125245.

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