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February 12, 2013, 02:48 PM | #26 |
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OC in Chicago
I cannot wait to see some cowboy rig OC'ers on the Mag Mile in Chicago. I will weep with joy when that happens. I'd also love to get a team going to record interactions with the cops when they flip out and falsely arrest someone for doing just that. The cops here are succeptible to getting sued for millions! Several years ago some Wisconsinites OC'ers went to a restaurant and drew the attention of the cops. One fearless guy refused to answer a question or provide identification and was arrested. He sued and won, though, I don't know how much he sued for. Its practically free money at the city's expense.
On the other hand, some idiot thug will try to mug one of 'em of their pistol and claim to be the victim when they get shot. |
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And do what? Complain, write a nasty email? Simple thing is guy files law suite, Judge slaps guy with fine for being a fool. Guy's fine pays for wasted tax payer dollars dealing with fool. I was not raised to look a cop in the face and ignore his questions or refuse to cooperate with him. These guys all went in wearing their guns, fine. Someone calls the cops, fine, the cops come to check things out. That is their job guys. And this guy want's to be a fool and refuse to cooperate while the cops do their job. Shoulda had his head thumped for being an idiot. If any of you are one of these guys who open carries and has a buddy with a camera while you try to make a cop look bad while you push his buttons staying just inside the law yourself. Then you are part of the problem. I'd thump you on the head myself as a citizen.
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February 12, 2013, 04:25 PM | #33 |
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It is the duy of the dispatcher to get a read on what crime is being committed which resulted in 911 getting called. It is the duty of the dispatcher to say, "...but simply carrying a gun isn't illegal." to the caller. They don't do that. They send a battalion of cops to the scene.
Not answering the cops questions isn't grounds for getting arrested, especially if you were legally OC'ing. One can use this to further their agenda concerning getting cops to stop hassling OC'ers Who is going to get the cops to ignore OC, as they should, instead of abusing OC'ers by shouting orders and humiliating Terry stops? The OC'er who meekly complies with the orders and hopes to get let off with a warning? Or the guy who, through noncompliance, get the cops to go 'all in' and make what turns out to be a false arrest? |
February 12, 2013, 04:49 PM | #34 |
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Whats the point of not answering officer questions? Unless you're worried about a 5th A. issue identify yourself and simply state "we are utilizing our First Amendment rights to assemble and march, and using our Second Amendment rights as noted under [law permitting open carry] which is the subject of that march." It shouldn't be issue. No reason for the assemblers to be persnickity and no reason for the police to be persnickety.
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February 12, 2013, 04:51 PM | #35 |
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In my state several bad open carry arrests have lead to successful lawsuits against the offending police departments. The Departments issued training bulletins and paid out large sums of money. As a result, open carriers are no longer falsely arrested and citizens are slowly becoming acclimated. Just like the anti-gunners cries of blood in the streets and wild-west shootouts, all of the anti-open carry exaggerations are coming to naught.
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Although I think the point is moot as far as Texas is concerned, as OC is not legal there correct? |
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February 12, 2013, 05:37 PM | #38 |
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1. You can be detained to establish your identification.
2. Failure to follow lawful orders can lead to an arrest under several methods including the joyously circular "resisting arrest." 3. OC: not that I am aware of for pistols. However not positive on that. I know in country, especially closer to the border its no big deal. ESPECIALLY in country near the border now. Long arms used to be fully legal. As a kid everyone with a truck had a long gun of some sort, and that mostly died out after a rash of thefts. I don't know if thats changed. I do know if you go walking through downtown Houston with a pistol you'll likely be swarmed and/or shot very quickly. |
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Most of these encounters that you see or hear about where the citizen is refusing to show ID are in states where ID is only required if you are detained. The officer in question either does not have RAS/PC and has not detained the citizen but is trying to intimidate them, or is ignorant of the law and is effecting an illegal detainment or arrest. These were the two most common causes of lawsuits in my area. And the lawsuits were necessary. Complaints to LEAs, prosecutors, mayors and so forth fell on deaf ears. Nothing, and I mean nothing but a lawsuit persuaded them to stop violating peoples' rights, even after they saw neighboring jurisdictions suffer the same consequences. Not all of the citizens in the videos are necessarily being nice about it - there seem to be a lot of copycat videos out there where they are just trying to provoke the police - but here's the general scenario (This is not me, by the way: It's just an example): It's legal in my area to OC (open carry) but the local police will try to intimidate anyone who tries. Numerous letters and phone calls have had no effect. It's always he said she said. Someone has to do something. From now on, when we open carry let's bring a camera and a voice recorder. If one of us gets hassled, the other should record. Soon enough, another encounter, the officer does his same routine, figuring he'll scare another person into submission. What's this? He's not falling for it? Well maybe a little ride downtown will straighten him out. What's this, a lawsuit? Great, what next. And of course what next is the mayor screaming at the police chief about how he's blown the city budget for the next decade and how would you like to be driving the same patrol cars five years from now? The people who did this originally were taking a big risk, but with the hope that they could change the illegal behavior of the police. Some of them did for the greater good, some out of pure stubbornness. Most of them behaved respectfully and simply refused to be bullied. Some of them brought real change to their communities and forced the police back in line. When you think about it, most departments do require frequent praise and occasional discipline, the same way that a puppy or a politician would. At any rate, the later videos that you see all over YouTube are mostly folks copying this same concept, but not always as carefully or respectfully, and often at far less risk. Done wrong, all it does is cheese off LE and make you look like an [donkey]. |
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I'm a cop in Louisiana, and Louisiana is an open carry state. We've been an open carry state for years. It's really not a problem in most jurisdictions, and where it is a problem, lawsuits generally educate the police. Nothing talks like money,and in this tight economy when you hit an agency for several hundred thousand dollars it hurts. |
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Does a pistol on my hip give LEO sufficient suspicion to ask for my permit to carry, or submit to a pat-down after I tell them who I am?
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Two pictures. One is of a gun rights rally in Hartford Ct where many were openly carrying. The other is an occupy Wallstreet rally in Ca. Which one do you think feel more safe attending?
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The longer we put off making a stand, the more difficult that stand will be. On the other hand, in any large group, there will inevitably be those with whom we do not wish to be identified. It can be a tricky compromise, but if there were a legal protest organized by a reputable group in my area, I believe I would attend.
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February 14, 2013, 11:19 AM | #46 |
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Never mind. The bill states one must produce the license upon request.
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February 14, 2013, 11:45 AM | #47 |
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I just wrote a blog post about my views on open carry.
It can be read here: http://www.personalccw.com/blog/ Feel free to comment. Great thing about America is we can disagree. |
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I have always cooperated fully and spoken respectfully with the cops and it hasn't gotten me out of many tickets, but I have never been arrested or even detained. Anything a cop could have done wrong to one of these guys trying to "force the issue", he could have done wrong with a cooperating individual. You don't have to stand for being intimidated but you also don't have to go out and provoke an encounter.
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On youtube there seems to be hundreds of videos of people open carrying their firearms. The recordings of their interactions with various law enforcement agencies are unimaginable.
Law enforcement personnel appear to know less about federal and state law than those they're questioning. It's obvious to me that some of the officials depicted don't like civilians carrying guns. Don't see any OC here although it's legal. Most of the people I know have concealed carry. The police can order you to stop if they reasonably suspect that you have committed or are about to commit a crime. The police can also stop you if they have reasonable grounds to believe that you have committed a violation. Police may detain you until they establish your identity. There is no obligation in our state to carry photo ID or give identity information to law enforcement when stopped and requested. Of course that doesn't mean that they won't detain you until ID is established. |
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I don't trust any of those videos when it's clear they have been edited and narrated. From the moment I see the video isn't raw footage straight from the cam it is suspect to me.
A cop who looks confused might be confused for several reasons. Maybe he is confused about the law, or his superior's instructions and how he should carry them out if the situation has turned out to be something other then initially expected. Or perhaps he is confused by what he should do if his personal beliefs really conflict with his duty. There could be many reasons the cop could look or behave confused when someone goes out looking to ambush him with a camera. Oh yes, then you have anger, is he angry that someone is open-carrying or angry he has to put up with some dude trying to make a political or whatever point. Again there could be many reasons a cop would look angry in a situation like some of these and it's all too easy to paint a sign saying why you think he is angry when that reason fits your purpose. Don't take the yous and yours personally, they are not aimed at you guys.
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