So when an innocent person finds himself on the receiving end of unjustified attention from a police officer, his only safe course of action -- from this point of view -- is that of the proverbial rape victim: Just lie down and endure it, and enjoy it, if possible. [More]William N. Grigg nails it. Go. Read.
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I realize that I am not very articulate and the following may hard to read. I am a CHL holder in Marion Co. in Oregon. I found out first hand that we really do not have the right to bear arms. If you have a firearm, law enforcement will treat you as a threat and you will be disarmed.
ReplyDeleteI was headed to the range to try out some new hand loads. I threw a Marlin lever gun in the front seat of my car and headed out. My wife works for SAIF corp.(Salem, OR) which is about five minutes from my house. I needed to switch vehicles with here and I had to wait out in the parking lot while she brought her van out of the secured parking lot. After waiting for about five minutes she called my cell and said she would be delayed for about twenty minutes. I kicked the seat back and took a snooze. Somebody saw the rifle and called 911. A very loud bullhorn woke me up from my sleep. The message was for the guy in the car to get out. I had no clue they were talking to me. They never once identified who they were. The first thug that I spotted was dressed in black and had a AR with a red dot scope pointed at me. It took me me a while to figure out that they were police and that they were after me. After walking out in the parking lot with my hands up and after being shoved to the ground. I was cuffed and questioned. They had at least ten armed copes pointing loaded weapons at me. Guess what? No charges. I was perfectly legal and not breaking any rules. When the police looked at my CHL they let me go.
Two policeman went in to my wifes worked and asked here a couple of question: Is your husband violent? Does you husband abuse you? They also wanted my wife to know that if there was any thing "unsafe" about my home that child services could come take the kids.
I was told that anytime that I was seen with a firearm that I would be treated as a threat and the police would act accordingly.
I was told by a 2A friendly lawyer that "It is not good enough to just obey the law. We as gun owners have to go out of our way to make sure that we go above and beyond the law. After all we don't want to loose our right to carry, do we?"
Excellent article.
ReplyDeleteThanks David for bringing it to our attention.
Best regards,
1894C
Don't you just have so much respect for those brave boys in the Ninja costumes and jelly knees and wet crotches?
ReplyDeletemilkorder, the sad situation you found yourself in is quite common in many parts of the country. But not in Wyoming and a few others...
ReplyDeleteI carry an XD .45, all the time, everywhere. I am an active member of the gun club here, and teach armed self defense. I have guns, long and short, in the car all the time.
Nobody here seems to notice, and nobody objects. The only "cops" here are peace officers, and they all think it's a great idea for a lady (or anyone) to carry a gun.
Maybe you don't really want to live in Oregon? :)
MammaLiberty, Oregon today Wyoming next week. We both live under the same constitution and Oregon is an open carry state. I believe I received a taste of things yet to come. I read David's "only one" posts in a new light.
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