We've come full circle

For Mark Marchiafava, it all started with a pair of socks.

His is a story I'd been covering on and off for two years, so I won't rehash it here. Just take a look at some of the links to get the full story. Mark had gone into a store to buy some socks. He was carrying his gun openly, as is legal in Gonzales, La.

Two years after this fateful trip to Tanger Factory Outlet, Mark has been through an arrest, confiscation of his property, its return, a battle through the legal system, and an eventual resolution... sort of... of his case.

I'm pretty happy to have been the one to bring his ordeal to the attention of thousands of people. The story was featured on KeepAndBearArms.com and reprinted in numerous blogs and discussion boards. And I believe it's only thanks to the attention and outrage of the people around this country that the case was resolved and Mark got his gun back, instead of being tossed into a cell.

It all started with a sock purchase for Mark, and today, guess what I received from him and his lovely wife Barbara - in my mailbox, along with my Guns & Ammo magazine!



Yep! Socks!

So we've come full circle. Mark and Barbara bought these socks for me in the same Tanger Factory Outlet where the trouble started two years ago. And yes... Mark was carrying open during the purchase!