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Permitless carry laws raise new dilemmas for police officers

In majority of states, it’s legal to have a loaded gun in public places

By Associated Press
Published: October 29, 2022, 6:12pm
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FILE - Michael Taylor, also known as "The Armed Fisherman", walks along Pier 60 in Clearwater Beach, Fla., with his 2-year-old daughter Ocean and his assault rifle and fishing gear, on July 3, 2021. Advocates say permitless carry makes people safer. Opponents say it makes it more dangerous for ordinary people, and for police officers.
FILE - Michael Taylor, also known as "The Armed Fisherman", walks along Pier 60 in Clearwater Beach, Fla., with his 2-year-old daughter Ocean and his assault rifle and fishing gear, on July 3, 2021. Advocates say permitless carry makes people safer. Opponents say it makes it more dangerous for ordinary people, and for police officers. (Octavio Jones/Tampa Bay Times via AP, File) Photo Gallery

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police saw Carmon Tussey walking briskly toward a crowded Louisville bar carrying a semi-automatic weapon.

With people running away, officers moved in, service weapons drawn. They put the 26-year-old in handcuffs and confiscated his gun. Tussey was later charged with terroristic threatening, wanton endangerment and disorderly conduct, prosecutors said, and could face 20 years in prison.

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