I will bet they would be allowed to by law. The only reasonable suspicion they would need is to see you open carrying. Could be a real loophole for a DA that is anti-open carry to have officers checking everyone they see. That would get everyone to keep their firearms under cover again.gregthehand wrote:So if it's licensed open carry are cops going to have to stop everyone who open carries and make them show a license?
Open carry legislation
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Re: Open carry legislation
Keith
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Re: Open carry legislation
It would fall under officer discretion, I'm sure. And yes, some officers and/or departments would abuse it, just like some abuse the ability to disarm CHL'ers for the safety of the officer/CHL'er/public. Officers could also pull over any or every driver to make sure that they have a driver's license, but they generally don't.Keith B wrote:I will bet they would be allowed to by law. The only reasonable suspicion they would need is to see you open carrying. Could be a real loophole for a DA that is anti-open carry to have officers checking everyone they see. That would get everyone to keep their firearms under cover again.gregthehand wrote:So if it's licensed open carry are cops going to have to stop everyone who open carries and make them show a license?
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