Freightdog
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This question is not state specific. I know there are differing laws between states on whether an officer can take your gun during an encounter; that's not the issue. For the purposes of this discussion, I'm not concerned with the officer who calmly asks me to give him my gun. My question is, can a police officer legally draw on me and force me to kneel or lie down, etc, for no other reason than that I am legally carrying a gun, either OC or CC? If I were to politely refuse that demand, would that act count as a crime? Please confine your answers to the legal aspect, not the relative wisdom of facing down an annoyed cop with a drawn gun. :what:
This question is not state specific. I know there are differing laws between states on whether an officer can take your gun during an encounter; that's not the issue. For the purposes of this discussion, I'm not concerned with the officer who calmly asks me to give him my gun. My question is, can a police officer legally draw on me and force me to kneel or lie down, etc, for no other reason than that I am legally carrying a gun, either OC or CC? If I were to politely refuse that demand, would that act count as a crime? Please confine your answers to the legal aspect, not the relative wisdom of facing down an annoyed cop with a drawn gun. :what: