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Since more info has come out, did not clear the weapon nor ask for ID or LTC and handed a loaded weapon to a third person who he has not asked for ID or LTC not to mention his total ignorance of carry statues, I say again this guy has no business wearing a badge. No amount of training is going to fix this kind of stupid. As someone else said, how many times has he already pulled this? He is a tragedy waiting to happen.

parabelum wrote:I'm glad that you and the officer walked away without physical harm. Very volatile situation.

The greatest power LEO has is the power of discretion. Based on your side of the story, the discretion by the officer to remove your weapon was utterly over the top.
If he thought you posed danger, he would have had his out long before he even approached you.
So, he didn't feel threatened based on his actions. It was just a power play that could have gotten out of control quickly.

My thinking is this guy is on a power trip. If he does not have enough sense or training not to disarm a citizen in this manner he totally has NO business wearing a badge, on or off duty. And being off duty working private security, outside of his county of jurisdiction, seems OP has some legal options. I would sue just to get the badge off his chest. This guy is a liability to the county, his off duty private security employer and citizens in general. He has no business being an LEO and needs to be a walmart associate. All of this, of course, is my opinion.