TX Cops

[WWhittle]

I said in my first post that they were all dumbasses, but just for fun I will reply again....

Originally Posted by oldskoolstang

Police officers cannot disarm a law abiding citizen for no reason. Especially one with a permit and carrying a concealed weapon legally and his rifle legally since Texas is an open carry state.

It wasn't for "no reason". They were responding to a dispatched call and were there to investigate. It's not abnormal for a police officer to disarm someone while they investigate the call. If they are legally in possession of the firearm, they will get it back when they're done. Simple concept.

I feel sure that if the guy had a different attitude the situation would've most likely been handled differently. But he was obviously agitated, a little confrontational, was a smartass, and seemed to have a bone to pick. Because of all that, I don't think it was unreasonable for the officer to want to disarm him until he cleared the call.

It's no different here in South Carolina. If you are legally carrying a concealed weapon, and have dealings with a police officer, you should fully expect them to take your gun and secure it until they are done with you.

The Supreme Court has also given a police officer the right to Terry frisk you, with or without your consent, just to see if you have any weapons on you.

Originally Posted by oldskoolstang

Really? How would you act if you were on a hike with your kid, doing nothing wrong, then having a cop grab you and try to snatch your gun from you then place you in handcuffs and arrest you.........all in front of your son. I give the man props for keeping his cool as well as he did.

When you summarize it, it sounds a lot worse than it really was. Not to mention, you don't know what happened before the camera came on. I can tell you this ÔÇô I would never act that way to any sort of authority in front of my child. That's the problem with half these thugs these days. They see their mama and daddy disrespecting anybody of authority and a grow up thinking it's okay. It's never going to end, but I'm not to contribute to it.

Originally Posted by FRDnemesis

^^^^ EXACTLY!!!

I don't know a single law biding citizen who knows the law who wouldn't be pissed off! I don't care what your profession is, nobody likes to be told by a commoner that they know more about the rules of your job than you do. I think that is what pissed the cops off in this instance.


From what I've read, apparently this is NOT the first time this department has done this and been in this position.

Exactly what law is that again?