with innocent activity.” (upholding validity of initial stop when officer had approached car in school parking lot because car's dome light was flashing; officer then saw water pipe on ground by the car and six mag wheels of various sizes in car). The officers' intrusion in this case was negligible, and their seizure of the pistol and additional weapons was valid. Thierry next contends that the evidence was insufficient because he could not be convicted of the offense absent evidence that he either placed the gun in the car or it (either “possessed” possessed” it or had it on his person) while it was there. He is incorrect. “constructively states: shall not a loaded pistol in any vehicle unless has a license to A person carry or place the person carry a concealed weapon : (a) (b) the licensee is and The pistol is on the licensee's person, within the vehicle at all times that the pistol is there, (c) the licensee is away from the vehicle or and the pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle. (emphasis added). The verbs and are stated in the disjunctive. The State had to prove that Thierry “carry” “place” did one or the other, not both. Indisputably, neither Thierry nor Johnson had a gun license. Thierry admitted he knew the gun was in the car, and he controlled and drove the car. The State proved that Thierry the gun in the car. “carried” A license cannot be issued to anyone under twenty-one. . When construing a statute, we give effect to all language used; no word is superfluous. . We also avoid absurd results. , . Undefined statutory terms (such as are review denied, “carry”) given their ordinary meaning. . review denied,
with innocent activity.” (upholding validity of initial stop when officer had approached car in school parking lot because car's dome light was flashing; officer then saw water pipe on ground by the car and six mag wheels of various sizes in car). The officers' intrusion in this case was negligible, and their seizure of the pistol and additional weapons was valid. Thierry next contends that the evidence was insufficient because he could not be convicted of the offense absent evidence that he either placed the gun in the car or “possessed” it (either “constructively possessed” it or had it on his person) while it was there. He is incorrect. states: A person shall not carry or place a loaded pistol in any vehicle unless the person has a license to carry a concealed weapon and : (a) The pistol is on the licensee's person, (b) the licensee is within the vehicle at all times that the pistol is there, or (c) the licensee is away from the vehicle and the pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle. (emphasis added). The verbs “carry” and “place” are stated in the disjunctive. The State had to prove that Thierry did one or the other, not both. Indisputably, neither Thierry nor Johnson had a gun license. Thierry admitted he knew the gun was in the car, and he controlled and drove the car. The State proved that Thierry “carried” the gun in the car. A license cannot be issued to anyone under twenty-one. . When construing a statute, we give effect to all language used; no word is superfluous. . We also avoid absurd results. , review denied, . Undefined statutory terms (such as “carry”) are given their ordinary meaning. review denied, .