I agree with you here, not based on forum member's arguments, but based on the public comments made by leadership in various PDs. Austin's police chief has said that he intends to check ID if anyone is open carrying....mojo84 wrote: Several current and former members have strongly argued reasonable suspicion other than carrying isn't required. Since these folks would be on the hook for funding a defense and paying a judgrment, I think their opinion is pretty well founded.
Edit: Now I read other members of Austin's PD leadership saying the opposite:
"We're going to assume they're a license holder, probably," Austin Police Department training commander Andy Michael told AP."