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Man practicing open carry right prompts school lockdown

OC for ME

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FIA, I agree with you that we do lose our cool. However this person has been doing this for 4 years according to reports and losing ones cool as he did does make cast him in a less than favorable light. It could be argued that all of the good people who OC in Michigan are ambassadors for good will towards gun owners. I try to keep that in mind when I OC.
While I do not support how he interacted with the cops I stand behind his right to carry the way he does and say what he said.
If I were hassled by cops, periodically for four years, and the cops now know me, I'd might lose my cool too. What part of "not breaking the law" do the cops not get. Just cuz a school calls about a gun does not mean that a stop is in order because of a call from a school. Call out the SHTF squad and be ready, but, do not stop the citizen if he is not breaking the law. Kids/school get to see a bunch of wannabe GI Joes and the citizen don't get handed a chance to lose his cool.
 

FreeInAZ

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If I were hassled by cops, periodically for four years, and the cops now know me, I'd might lose my cool too. What part of "not breaking the law" do the cops not get. Just cuz a school calls about a gun does not mean that a stop is in order because of a call from a school. Call out the SHTF squad and be ready, but, do not stop the citizen if he is not breaking the law. Kids/school get to see a bunch of wannabe GI Joes and the citizen don't get handed a chance to lose his cool.

Quoted for truth!

:thumbsup:

One could even say (looking at the event in full context), the cops did what they always accuse the OCers of: they trolled him, and had some success at it. :(
 

WalkingWolf

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Unless you live in the country like us it is darn near impossible to walk armed without passing through a GFSZ. IMO the whole purpose of the law was to create one large zone where only government agents could carry.
 
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