IMO, the attitude of the first officer on scene was very hostile. It was not a "nothing to see here", "so, why are you calling me about nothing" type attitude. His reaction probably validated whoever made the call in their own mind. There was never a moment where a declaration was made of, "So what? Who cares? Ask them to leave, call us back if they don't and we'll talk about trespassing."E.Marquez wrote:Was that in question?fickman wrote: I just wish the officers had taken the extra step of affirming to the complainants that no laws had been broken and that open carrying is a firearm in Missouri is business as usual.
I would think not.. No citations issued, no arrest made... That clearly indicates to most any reasonable person that " no laws had been broken"
Had any of those LEO's or the Chief felt a law had been broken..... Im betting that also would have been made clear.[ Image ]
He checked everybody's ID even though he had no reason to assume a crime had been committed. Even the people who weren't carrying.
He treated them as if they were criminals until he was satisfied that they weren't, and all of his questions were tacitly challenging their decisions to carry. He was trying to make it inconvenient enough that they'd choose not to do it again.
I long for a day when dispatch and officers remind the MWIAG callers that this is not against the law and is not by itself a reason to call the police. Those callers need to be educated and see the officers on the side of the law-abiding gun carriers.