OR cop OWNS open carry advocate

[Texanjoker]

Video: A 'classic' open-carry response

This officer wins this one in my opinion.....another open carry person trying to make an issue. great job by Officer Estes!

 

[rsayloriii]

I agree that the officer did a good job. The other guys, not so much.

 

[NeverEnuffAmmo]

I'm very pro open carry and very against when officers harass law abiding citizens when they open carry. I've seen a lot of examples of officers using scare tactics and illegally detaining and doing things that they have no right to do ....... but this officer was an OUTSTANDING example of how a situation like this should be handled. A job well done for Officer Estes!

 

[majormadmax]

The officer handled it properly and the two idiots "trying to prove a point" should find better things to do with their lives.

 

[winchster]

Don't these idiots realize that by intentionally being confrontational they cast a bad light on all gun owners?

 

[RickLovesBacon]

Officer Estes is awesome. I'm pro open carry but I'm against guys like this that call attention to themselves.

 

[M. Sage]

Why hell does he have a full auto rifle?

 

[MatteR]

I wish all Officers were as professional as Estes.

 

[DMC]

Asbestos under ware on, so flame away.

Officer Estes handled the situation ok, but just ok. I think its sad people even feel the need to carry that many cameras just for one guy to open carry a rifle. Open carrying in texas in a public place will result in an officer response. Why? Damn near no one uses their right to open carry!

Is open carry even a right if you NEVER do it?

For all you guys saying Estes did such a great job, what guy going to commit a crime with a rifle and a pistol brings two friends with cameras and tells the officer they are audio recording before he even gets out of the car. Officer Estes knew exactly what these guys were doing before he stopped the car to confront them.

I think is sad as hell a right can not be exercised with out confrontation. If I drive within the law I expect no confrontation, open carry within the law I expect confrontation.

 

[Mic]

That was an excellent example of professionalism on the officer's part. In addition, even though he didn't get their full names and DOBs, I would say he walked away completely comfortable that they were not going to harm anybody. Mission accomplished on his part. Not so much on theirs, since they were looking to find an officer who didn't know the law and overstepped their legal authority.

 

[MatteR]

Asbestos under ware on, so flame away.

Officer Estes handled the situation ok, but just ok. I think its sad people even feel the need to carry that many cameras just for one guy to open carry a rifle. Open carrying in texas in a public place will result in an officer response. Why? Damn near no one uses their right to open carry!

Is open carry even a right if you NEVER do it?

For all you guys saying Estes did such a great job, what guy going to commit a crime with a rifle and a pistol brings two friends with cameras and tells the officer they are audio recording before he even gets out of the car. Officer Estes knew exactly what these guys were doing before he stopped the car to confront them.

I think is sad as hell a right can not be exercised with out confrontation. If I drive within the law I expect no confrontation, open carry within the law I expect confrontation.

Since when did open carry become legal in TX?

 

[matefrio]

We can open carry rifles and shotguns here in Texas as long as it is in a manner not calculated to cause alarm.

Some states have their rights eroding away because the people aren't exercising them enough.

Is it good that they were stopped? Is a person really free if they are stopped walking down the block and face an officer of the law every outing?

What if the stop was because of their gender or race or the shirt with the wrong candidate on it?

 

[matefrio]

Since when did open carry become legal in TX?

You can open carry rifles and shotguns in a manner not calculated to cause alarm all day long.

Oh, you think you cannot without getting harassed?

You recommend folks don't do it "Or else you'll get stopped by the cops?"

Then we've lost the right and are too scared to do lawful things.

How do we gain rights back if we are giving most of them up voluntarily?

 

[DMC]

Since when did open carry become legal in TX?

Like Matefrio said, it has always been legal to open carry long guns in Texas.

 

[DMC]

You can open carry rifles and shotguns in a manner not calculated to cause alarm all day long.

Oh, you think you cannot without getting harassed?

You recommend folks don't do it "Or else you'll get stopped by the cops?"

Then we've lost the right and are too scared to do lawful things.

How do we gain rights back if we are giving most of them up voluntarily?

Thanks for understanding!

 

[M. Sage]

We can open carry rifles and shotguns here in Texas as long as it is in a manner not calculated to cause alarm.

Some states have their rights eroding away because the people aren't exercising them enough.

Is it good that they were stopped? Is a person really free if they are stopped walking down the block and face an officer of the law every outing?

What if the stop was because of their gender or race or the shirt with the wrong candidate on it?

What they should have done is decline the officer's offer for conversation and kept walking. He didn't have grounds to detain them and the encounter was entirely consensual.

 

[DMC]

What they should have done is decline the officer's offer for conversation and kept walking. He didn't have grounds to detain them and the encounter was entirely consensual.

Thank God, another sound mind here at TGT.

 

[matefrio]

Thanks for understanding!

Wait a bit and we'll have a great discussion about this type of issue.

 

[MatteR]

Why say anything?

How to Remain Silent when Questioned by the Police - Open Carry - YouTube

 

[JColumbus]

I inquired to an officer about open carrying a rifle on my back, in a matter not calculated to cause harm, and he told me it was not permitted. He told me that I would get stopped with a gun pointed at me. I recited legislation and he still continued to tell me I had no right to do so and to not be surprised if I get a gun im my face. Sad...