Video -- Stopped for open carry in CA

[2HOW]

Pretty stupid to carry an unloaded gun openly.   Thats a right I can live without.

[tombogan03884]

Pretty stupid to carry an unloaded gun openly.   Thats a right I can live without.

2How, you miss the point, they have already lost the right to carry a LOADED gun.

[2HOW]

2How, you miss the point, they have already lost the right to carry a LOADED gun.

they can carry loaded concealed.

[tombogan03884]

Look up their laws.  TAB had to move to a different County to get a permit. When I lived in the Bay Area, (where this report is from ) getting a permit was easy, just show what a liberal would call a legitimate need and pay the Sheriff $3,000.

[Timothy]

New name for CA..


"Cali-force-a-ban"

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[tombogan03884]

Since my divorce I generaly go with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Californication"
Having a woman judge I know I certainly got Californicated.   

[Timothy]

Since my divorce I generaly go with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Californication"
Having a woman judge I know I certainly got Californicated.   

If she didn't kiss you when she was done, it's called "rape"!

[tombogan03884]

B!tch didn't even shake my hand.

[tt11758]

Um, ok.

So you can open carry as long as the gun's empty? 

I watched the vid up to the point where the cop started suggesting to the gun owner to let anyone who "Freaks out" that the gun is unloaded.  (I figured it was gonna go downhill from there.)

Up to that point both side seemed professional and polite to each other.

Both were able to speak without interruptions.  The cop wasn't hostile in performing his duties and the gun owner wasn't defiant in reaction.

If the gun owner had said, "Sure, sure." to the cops advise, even if he didn't mean it, that'd be the end of it and everyone would be on their merry.  (From the replies under the vid; it doesn't seem like that happened.)

Anyone that open carries should expect a cop to stop them and ask questions.  Cops are supposed to check out things that are out of the ordinary and, right now,  open carry on public streets in urban and suburban areas is out of the ordinary.  Plus most plocie officers have a quota of people they are supposed to talk to in a month, just like they have a ticket quota, so a person walking around with an open carry is a great excuse for the cop to walk over and say hi.

Hell, the cop might actually love the idea of you open carrying and just wants to admire your side arm.

As long as the cop doesn't act beliggerant and Gestapoesque,  it's all good.  It is another opportunity to share the positive points of open carry and the exercising of our second amendment rights.

Now the thing that really concerns me on the vid was the part were the cop had to ask the owner how to decock the fire arm and then you hear a sound of a dry fire!    A cop should have the skill and knowledge to decock any firearm that has an exposed hammer without dry firing it. 

You might ask Haz about the competency of some LEO's in handling firearms.  I'm not sure if he got the hole in his ceiling fixed yet, or not.

[twyacht]

You might ask Haz about the competency of some LEO's in handling firearms.  I'm not sure if he got the hole in his ceiling fixed yet, or not.

Was that LEO old enough to have an adult beverage?

Didn't seem to hand it back to him UN-Cocked, and than fiddled with it after it was back in the owners holster.

Perhaps the owner should have asked if the LEO would drop the hammer please...before re-holstering.