“HOPEWELL – Protesting for First and Second Amendment rights led to run-ins with local police for members of the Tri-Cities Liberty Alliance this week. The protests – which involved members of the alliance holding large signs on interstate overpasses for motorists to see while openly carrying guns – caused at least two people to be detained by police.

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Howard said that he complied as the officers removed his firearms, then searched and detained him at the station for more than an hour. They then released him without charges and returned his weapons.

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Keohane stated that public fear and safety were concerns because of the potential for the gun to alarm passersby.

“There is a fine line between public safety and individual rights and I will wait until I have all the facts and information together to see if we acted reasonably and in good faith,” he said. “It’s not normal in a case where you receive a call about a man with an assault rifle on an overpass. In anyone’s mind it leaves a serious public safety concern.”
Source: http://progress-index.com/news/group-stages-gun-rights-protest-1.1544672

There is also a fine line between freedom and tyranny.