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So, because this guy has chosen to stand up for his rights more than once he some sort of extremist? I must be a bona fide freaking terrorist then. You belittle him as an attention monger because you do not have the courage to stand up for your rights? He is "just out to stir up trouble" in the community? Really..
Actually no. I didnt call him an extremist. I open carry a lot as well. As mentioned in other threads. I don't do it because i am afraid of printing so therefore i should just open carry, as Biggie has already stated in his posts, I do it because I believe if the public sees more and more people open carrying they will be more used to seeing guns, especially if it is someone who is just going about their everyday business and isn't causing any trouble while open carrying. I think that society has developed a media and brady bunch fueled phobia of guns, and they automatically think negatively of people with guns and no badge. Good examples of people open carrying and bringing a light to the issue is in a thread from quite a while ago where another member here talked about how he was open carrying and a woman and her child saw him, and asked him about it. He explained to them that it was his right, and that he felt a need to have protection with him, and they saw his point of view (or atleast pretended to). I have had encounters with the police over open carrying, and none of them went like this. But i did not have the same attitude as him. I've known this guy personally since 2007. I know what i'm talkin about here. The guy stated that he cannot wait to draw attention to himself when he wears a ski mask. Chances are he will be wearing one while open carrying. Is that not asking for trouble? Its legal to do both, but it falls under the Totality of the Circumstances.
A police officer cannot just come up and hassle you anytime they want to. They have to have a reason to ask you. If you are driving, you have provided them with a reason to ask for ID. Walking down the sidewalk? Nope, don't have to give them ID.
See there, you're automatically calling it hassling. But it isn't. A police officer CAN stop and say "hey, i would like to ask you a few questions, can you come here please?" You can legally respond with "NO, i'm busy right now, i have to go. Goodbye." and walk away, as the police officer has not detained you or read you your miranda rights or given you any indication that you are being detained or under arrest. Think of it this way: The cop sees a guy with a gun, heading for the plaid pantry, and they do nothing. A civilian sees that. The guy goes in there and shoots the clerk and a customer, steals the cash, and runs. Now, even though the cop was not legally obligated to stop and talk to the person, wouldn't it have been a good idea to do so anyways? What if that clerk or that customer was your wife, your son, your daughter, a parent, a friend, etc of yours and you find out that the cops were right there, and saw him heading to a plaid pantry with a gun and didn't do anything about it, not even stop and ask him a few questions, would you still feel the same way you feel now? Would you still say "the cop shouldn't have hassled him for exercising his right to open carry even though it would have probably saved my wife's (or whoever u want to put there) life." ? What do you think the civilian who witnessed it will say to the media? "I saw it happen. The cops were right there and they saw him walking with the gun on his hip and they did nothing."
The STATE does not issue anyone a CHL, the Sheriff of the county you live in does. This is a very good thing and everyone should think about it.
I didnt say CHL in my post. I said ID. And you should probably check into that a little more. Because CHL's are STATE ID'S that are issued THROUGH the COUNTY. That's because CHL issuance is governed by the ORS, which if you didn't know stands for OREGON Revised Statutes. The individual sheriff's office are just where you apply and recieve them from. Just like how if you live in salem you don't have to pass DEQ when registering your car, but in Portland you do! A vehicle registration is valid all over the state no matter where it was issued, just like a CHL. Another example would be a passport. You apply for it and fill out all the paper work and such at the postal office, does that mean it is the postal office who issues it to you? no. Trust me on this, i have a degree on the subject at hand.