Meridian Star  April 8, 2013  Open carry law worries law
enforcement officials  By Brian Livingston / The Meridian Star
MERIDIAN —     Just to be clear, there aren't many law
enforcement officers or officials who are against the second
amendment.      Most of them, after all, own guns and shoot them
regularly away from their professional careers whether it be for
sport or for hunting. But bring up the new open carry law Gov.
Phil Bryant signed into law March 4, and that will go into
effect July 1 of this year, law enforcement officers get a
little nervous.           "I would never prohibit a law abiding
citizen their right to have a gun but I'd be lying if I said I'm
not concerned about this," said James Sharpe, acting chief for
the Meridian Police Department. "We are talking with the State
Attorney General's Office to get some clarification on some
things we as police officers might be faced with during the
course of our duties."      House Bill 2, as it was originally
written, was to address a loophole in