(05-11-2020, 02:25 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(05-11-2020, 02:07 PM)B2hibry Wrote: Except it was not aimed at anyone. Open carry is legal in the State of Georgia with a permit. And FYI, this bill came about, like the Florida bill, because folks were being arrested for brandishing/improper exhibition during concealed carry. It also removes the limitation imposed on an individual that brandishes a firearm to avoid deadly conflict.

Open carry laws are a red herring to this discussion.  By their own admission, the shooters were attempting a citizen's arrest, and they did not have enough knowledge of the man they were chasing.  Even if they had seen him trespassing on a construction site.  Unless they saw him take something valuable, that they knew he had no claim to, they did not witness a felony, so they could not legally attempt a citizen's arrest.