Tazed for open cary Texas

[cyclonescott]

Some more reading.

Does Openly Carrying A Gun Create Reasonable Suspicion of A Crime?

Recently, I’ve come across a few YouTube videos where people who are openly carrying a firearm have encounters with police. See, e.g., here, here, and here. In these videos, the police usually claim that they have to investigate because someone called in saying there’s a guy walking around with a gun. Can that possibly be right?

Many states allow open carry. While a person is generally required to obtain a license in order to conceal a firearm, I do not believe that many states require a similar licensing process to carry a weapon, which is openly exposed to the public. Now, the wisdom of actually exercising this right is questionable but that’s a different topic than the one I want to address. Back to these YouTube videos…from what I can tell, these individuals are all law-abiding gun owners. Here’s how the scenario typically plays out:

http://zacharycloud.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/does-openly-carrying-a-gun-create-reasonable-suspicion-of-a-crime/

[Rreemo]

I guess I would need to see if he was just walking to get somewhere or acting suspicious. I would probably just mind my own business though.

If hes not threatening you or stealing at night and comes on your property and you shoot him, there's a good possibility that you are going to jail for a long time.

Then sorry man, you've got loose brains too.

Read up on the laws....an armed stranger on my property (under cover of darkness) would be legally shot in this state. Just him being armed is plenty threatening enough to keep someone out of jail in that scenario.

[Rick Modena]

Then sorry man, you've got loose brains too.

Well I did hit a brick wall with a Shoei helmet on so I'm assuming I did loosen up my brain and I'm sure the alcohol abuse doesn't help either...

Read up on the laws....an armed stranger on my property (under cover of darkness) would be legally shot in this state. Just him being armed is plenty threatening enough to keep someone out of jail in that scenario.

Key word here is DARKNESS, that was my point. I'm well versed on the Texas laws on shooting someone. You didn't specify daytime or night and it also doesn't matter if he's armed or not in the dark. Also if its daylight and he's armed you just can't go capping him, he has to be an immediate threat to you.

[Forever_frost]

WTMF.

Really? So it is legal to point a gun at someone? Holy shit I never knew. Ever heard of a credible witness?

Did you miss the part where the officers admitted he broke no law and told him he wasn't under arrest and was free to go? Right up until they committed assault.

[Rreemo]

Well I did hit a brick wall with a Shoei helmet on so I'm assuming I did loosen up my brain and I'm sure the alcohol abuse doesn't help either...



Key word here is DARKNESS, that was my point. I'm well versed on the Texas laws on shooting someone. You didn't specify daytime or night and it also doesn't matter if he's armed or not in the dark. Also if its daylight and he's armed you just can't go capping him, he has to be an immediate threat to you.

....you see a young male (he says 19, cop says he looks younger) walking around in your neighborhood (metropolitan area), in the dark, with a rifle....

Totally agree that daytime and night makes a lot of difference on this scenario for me too.

...and if we are counting alcohol I can relate, I'm probably brain-damaged then!

[cyclonescott]

If someone makes a complaint like that, they usually take the complaintant's information.

I would bet the call was more like this.

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/911-lady-reporting-man-open-carry-its-illegal-open-carry-cops-arrest/

[ceyko]

This guy is a real genius doing it at night and right in a metropolitan (apparently residential) area too.

If I saw some teenage punk walking the streets of my neighborhood at night, with a rifle, I'd damn sure consider it a suspicious threat, and I'd call the cops as well.

Yeah - it's a hard question to answer via a forum like this one. So many variables, personalities, situations and so on. Even if YOU won't call the cops, someone probably would...etc.

[YALE]

I would bet the call was more like this.

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/911...y-cops-arrest/

Believable.

[SS Junk]

Don't fault the call of concern. I probably would too. Wearing all camouflage and open carrying is begging for attention.