fxdpntc Posted December 28, 2019 at 01:32 AM Posted December 28, 2019 at 01:32 AM U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- At about 2:30 in the morning of 28 June, 2014, Michael Hicks was at a convenience store in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Hicks had a valid concealed carry permit, and had a handgun in an outside the waistband holster, concealed by his shirt. Read more: https://www.ammoland.com/2019/12/carrying-concealed-not-legal-grounds-to-stop-and-search-a-person-in-pa/#ixzz69MQvto28Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Follow us: @Ammoland on Twitter | Ammoland on Facebook Open carry is generally legal in Pennsylvania, but it is not legal to open carry in a vehicle. This limits the practicality of open carry on a regular basis. Video surveillance of the scene showed Hicks adjusting his shirt, briefly allowing the handgun to be seen before approaching the convenience store. Hicks goes about his business, but minutes later is stopped by police. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania watched the surveillance video and described what happened:
Euler Posted December 28, 2019 at 03:31 AM Posted December 28, 2019 at 03:31 AM What the article omits is that he wasn't stopped for the firearm. He was stopped because he was intoxicated, but the police obsessed over the firearm once they found he had one.
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