[Mabuz]

Ok guys, I've been follwing the PA-Patriot stuff since it happened, and have been reading that thread (as I'm sure just about everyone else here has been doing), and had a thought on something.

One of the posts talks about how the manager or someone called 911 to report a bunch of customers with weapons I believe. (Note: I may have missed something leading up to that post, as that thread has been getting exponentially larger by the minute, and is hard to keep up with while at work.)

Anyways, this alleged 911 call brings me to my thought regarding the public's and some LEO's misconception about OC laws...it may be a dumb thought, but maybe not...so please bare with me:

So, what's the first thing that a LEO says to someone regarding OCing if the LEO doesn't support our right to do so here in PA. From what I've read, it's something along the lines of:

"Cover that up, you're going to scare someone...you don't have to do it just because it's not illegal."

or

"Having that thing out in the open will cause unnecessary calls to the police and 911, put it away or I'll cite you for DC."

It's always some remark similar to these right?

Well my question then, is if 911 is being flooded with calls from sheeple due to a law abiding citizen whom is choosing to OC and not breaking any laws, shouldn't the person who made a false call to 911 be held accountable for their actions? I mean, whatever happened to "ignorance of the law is no excuse"? You make a false and unneeded call to 911, when no emergency or law breaking is taking place, you should be held accountable for doing so. The person who called should at least be warned that nothing illegal was happening...they do it again, they get a fine.

People who OC and are NOT breaking any laws are always questioned about the legality of what they're doing.

People who call 911 because of an OCer are actually the ones breaking a law am I correct? The last time I checked, it was illegal to call 911 unless it is for an emergency. These people who cause the unnecessary police action don't ever get reprimanded for not knowing the law.

I know that if a person was carrying somewhere that they shouldn't be, even if they thought they could, ignorance of the law is no excuse would apply...so why doesn't it apply to all of these unnecessary 911 and police calls for OCing citizens?