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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3435064" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>I'll try to answer that question.</p><p>The officer had no legal right to "force" the person to allow him to clear the gun. During a traffic stop, the officer is not allowed to force the driver do anything other than report he has a weapon. The Officer is not allowed to do anything past that point unless he feels legitimately threatened.</p><p>The jogger, no matter what he was wearing is anecdotal and is not due cause to stop or interrogate no matter if the person was wearing combat gear or a bunny costume.</p><p>Past incidents of crimes committed by others in combat gear or bunny costumes do not imply to LEO that they can stop and interrogate no more than they can stop a person of color because they are not of the same color or a caller doesn't like what they see.</p><p>Maybe the guy was doing a practice for a run and gun where some military gear like chest rigs are possibly the best for competing in that event?</p><p>IT's NOT ILLEGAL to run down a street with a long gun.</p><p>No matter if we think he is an attention hog or whatever like some are. I'm not an attorney but I don't see where the officer had any right to stop and interrogate much less force an inspection of the weapon.</p><p>If every person open carrying a weapon got a call from someone about a M(or woman)WIG, there would be a whole lot of folks on this forum that would have to confront this situation.</p><p>If there is no crime being committed, suspicion doesn't carry a lot of water by a persons clothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3435064, member: 5412"] I'll try to answer that question. The officer had no legal right to "force" the person to allow him to clear the gun. During a traffic stop, the officer is not allowed to force the driver do anything other than report he has a weapon. The Officer is not allowed to do anything past that point unless he feels legitimately threatened. The jogger, no matter what he was wearing is anecdotal and is not due cause to stop or interrogate no matter if the person was wearing combat gear or a bunny costume. Past incidents of crimes committed by others in combat gear or bunny costumes do not imply to LEO that they can stop and interrogate no more than they can stop a person of color because they are not of the same color or a caller doesn't like what they see. Maybe the guy was doing a practice for a run and gun where some military gear like chest rigs are possibly the best for competing in that event? IT's NOT ILLEGAL to run down a street with a long gun. No matter if we think he is an attention hog or whatever like some are. I'm not an attorney but I don't see where the officer had any right to stop and interrogate much less force an inspection of the weapon. If every person open carrying a weapon got a call from someone about a M(or woman)WIG, there would be a whole lot of folks on this forum that would have to confront this situation. If there is no crime being committed, suspicion doesn't carry a lot of water by a persons clothing. [/QUOTE]
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