tonight A man is behind bars after police say he walked into a Monroe Walmart with several weapons and body armor lots of questions here but it happened at the Walmart on Roosevelt Boulevard around 1 yesterday afternoon police say they found 32-year-old moha Estep wearing a bulletproof vest carrying an assault rifle and at least two other guns thankfully no one was hurt as step is expected in court on May 1st in North Carolina open carry is legal without a permit if you legally own a firearm how
ever private property owners can restrict Guns by putting a sign on their door saying no guns are allowed yeah a man arrested at the minro Walmart as we said faces an unusual criminal charge going armed to the terror of the people but what exactly does that phrase mean we're taking a deeper look at that charge Megan brag is getting us the facts in this verify fact check Monroe police posted this picture they say this is what the suspect was carrying when he walked into the Walmart yesterday Walm
art does not allow people to bring guns into their stores but if the suspect was instead on public property carrying these weapons could he still face that charge of going armed to the terror of the people let's get the facts our source is attorney Gary Monty partner at Monty PLC North Carolina law and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill according to the UNCC School of government the charge going armed to the terror of the people is a common law offense meaning it's not in the crimin
al code but it's based on a legal precedent that has been established by courts Monty says this means a gunman can still be charged even if the person is carrying a weapon legally once you began to use that weapon that it's lawful to carry in a way to terrorize other people then your exercise of your second amend Amendment right is now infringing on other people's rights prosecutors must prove certain elements for a defendant to be found guilty of this offense according to UNCC the fundamental e
lements of the crime include a person armed with an unusual and dangerous weapon for the purpose of terrifying others and going about on public highways in a manner to cause Terror to the people when you venture out into a public area um whether that's a Walmart where members of the public are whether it's on the street or the highway as the law talks about um you can still get into trouble um under the law UNCC School of government says the crime is a Class one misdemeanor under North Carolina
statute that can result in a punishment of up to 4 months in jail with your verifi fact check I'm Megan Bragg and
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Walmart does allow guns into their store. Just depending on what state you're in . my state you can open carry, not a problem in their store. See it all the time. This sounds more like a political case if you have constitutional right and if your constitutional rights can affringe on other people's rights on public or private property.
Walmart doesn’t allow armed people? You sure about that? This is a bs charge and I’m not defending the guy.