ZOMG! A man is carrying a gun legally!
A sign posted in a front yard brings an interesting debate. At the center of it, your constitutional rights. In the past few weeks there’s been a number of stories involving guns on school property in Olmsted County. The issue Friday is a gun near school property and the way one woman is voicing her concern.
Matthew Halleck brings his two girls to and from the outskirts of Harriet Bishop Elementary in Rochester every day. “I’m going to protect my children anyway I can,” said Halleck.
For Matthew, that means carrying a concealed gun that he has a permit for, while adhering to all legal boundaries. “It’s not crossing the street here, where the crosswalk is, it’s making sure it’s concealed so the kids can’t see it,” he said.
But Matthew is no longer the only one who knows he’s carrying a gun. Recently a sign went up in a front yard across the street from the school. It has Matthew’s picture on it and reads, “This man carries a loaded gun around your children every day.
via KAALtv.com – UPDATE: Gun Control Issue Sparks Controversy in Rochester’s Harriet Bishop Neighborhood.
So Mr. Halleck is carrying legally even though he may had an accidental display of the firearm which is not illegal since Minnesota is an Open Carry State and the world is about to come to an end?
“Since we don’t have a way to stop him, we felt it was important to notify the neighborhood and the parents that there is an armed man in their presence,” said Kimberly Edson, a Rochester resident who put the sign up. “The first couple days of school he had it very visible, we saw it and were quite concerned,” she said.
Ms. Edson who works as Head of Readers Services at the Rochester Public Library (and apparent hardcore Vikings fan) thinks “outing” Mr. Halleck & trying to shame him will make things safer in this world of ours.
Oh well, to each their little hysterical tragedies.
