<Li> On September 11, 2008, Meleanie Hain had a handgun in plain view in a holster at her 5 - year - old daughter's soccer game in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, leading the county sheriff to revoke her weapons permit; a judge later reinstated it . About a year later, her estranged husband shot her dead in her home before killing himself . A second legal dispute with the sheriff continued after her death, but a federal judge dismissed that lawsuit on November 3, 2010 . </Li> <Li> On April 20, 2009, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen issued a memorandum to district attorneys stating that open carry was legal and in and of itself does not warrant a charge of disorderly conduct . Milwaukee police chief Ed Flynn instructed his officers to take down anyone with a firearm, take the gun away, and then determine if the individual could legally carry it until they could make sure the situation is safe . </Li> <Li> On May 31, 2009, Washington OpenCarry members held an open carry protest picnic at Silverdale's Waterfront Park, a county park . Attendees openly carried handguns in violation of posted regulations prohibiting firearms at the park . Washington state law allows the open carrying of firearms and specifically preempts local ordinances more restrictive than the state's, such as the one on the books for Kitsap county . Shortly after the protest Kitsap county commissioners voted to amend KCC10. 12.080 to remove the language that banned firearms being carried in county parks . KCC10. 12.080 Was amended on July 27, 2009 and as of May 31, 2012 most of the signs in the county still read that firearms are prohibited despite numerous attempts to get the county to update the signs . The amendment is listed as it reads in meeting minutes from July 2009 <P> KCC10. 12.080 Amendment: It is unlawful to shoot, fire or explode any firearm, firecracker, fireworks, torpedo or explosive of any kind or to carry any firearm or to shoot or fire any air gun, BB gun, bow and arrow or use any slingshot in any park, except the park director may authorize archery, slinging, fireworks and firing of small bore arms at designated times and places suitable for their use . </P> </Li> <P> KCC10. 12.080 Amendment: It is unlawful to shoot, fire or explode any firearm, firecracker, fireworks, torpedo or explosive of any kind or to carry any firearm or to shoot or fire any air gun, BB gun, bow and arrow or use any slingshot in any park, except the park director may authorize archery, slinging, fireworks and firing of small bore arms at designated times and places suitable for their use . </P>

List of states with open carry gun laws