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Originally Posted by garren
Nobody should be getting stopped by the police at all for simply carrying a firearm in this country. It's a constitutional right.
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Yes it is - but every right we have should be exercised with responsibility and consideration.
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So tired of cops stopping people and asking them for their papers. This is not Nazi Germany and if there's no reason to suspect the person carry the weapon has committed a criminal offense there's no probable cause to stop them and doing so if a violation of that persons rights and is actually a criminal offense by the police.
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The fact that they received calls may give them probable cause under the law (depending on what the calls report). While we agree can it shouldn't - it does and we have to deal with the situation we have vs wishing for what should be.
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They should tell these people who call to complain that it's a right to carry a firearm in this country and inform them that if they have witnessed the person committing a crime then that's a different matter.
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I agree - but your expecting the police to teach the public what the law is - and that isn't their job. Heck, many le's don't even know what the laws are when it comes to carrying firearms. A sad thing to be sure.
As a gun owner who does carry - its important to exercise our 2A rights in a responsible way that does not further reinforce the negative image of firearms and those of us who do choose to carry. Wandering around to make a video interacting with leo's and being an asshat is not. If we don't want society to look at us as if ownership and carrying automatically make us suspicious, then we ought to conduct ourselves in a more respectful and responsible manner. People who fear firearms and those of us who carry them see idiots like in the link and we all get associated with being disrespectful morons - who own guns... No wonder there is a negative stereotype.