whoflungdo
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1911Hammer wrote:
I disagree with your generalization. While you often only hear about an LEO quoting or enforcing the laws incorrectly, most officers I know, know the statutes and enforce them properly.
As fas as the OP, the officer did not ticket nor arrest the OP. Therefore, the laws were not applied improperly. The officers comments were not correct and did not reflect the laws of MS, as far as I can tell from the OP. However, he was within his rights to separate the individual from his weapon, check the weapon's status, and inquire about the weapon. I'm not saying that's what I would have done, nor what other officers might do. But there was nothing wrong with it.
Where the officer was wrong was telling the individual thathe cannot"openly" carry his weapon in MS and that this isn't Texas.
Also, most of the LEO's I know supporttheRKBA, supportConcealed Carry, and oppose registration. Most of them had a MS Firearms Permit before becoming LEO's and grew up around firearms. But then again, those are my points of viewas well asmostof the people's I associate with. Maybe I'm not branching out far enough with the Anti's in LEO. I know they are there, but I just don't them personally yet.
1911Hammer wrote:
whoflungdo wrote:the Moss Point officer didn't know this particular law or didn't care that they were enforcing it improperly.
This is the problem with a lot of leo's. They don't know the laws so they cant enforce them correctly. And some know the law, but have the sense that they are the law and do as they please.
As a side note, since you are going through the academy, I hope you turn out to be a better leo than most of the others I know.
I disagree with your generalization. While you often only hear about an LEO quoting or enforcing the laws incorrectly, most officers I know, know the statutes and enforce them properly.
As fas as the OP, the officer did not ticket nor arrest the OP. Therefore, the laws were not applied improperly. The officers comments were not correct and did not reflect the laws of MS, as far as I can tell from the OP. However, he was within his rights to separate the individual from his weapon, check the weapon's status, and inquire about the weapon. I'm not saying that's what I would have done, nor what other officers might do. But there was nothing wrong with it.
Where the officer was wrong was telling the individual thathe cannot"openly" carry his weapon in MS and that this isn't Texas.
Also, most of the LEO's I know supporttheRKBA, supportConcealed Carry, and oppose registration. Most of them had a MS Firearms Permit before becoming LEO's and grew up around firearms. But then again, those are my points of viewas well asmostof the people's I associate with. Maybe I'm not branching out far enough with the Anti's in LEO. I know they are there, but I just don't them personally yet.