RogueReflections
Regular Member
Useless firearm legislation has passed in the State of Washington (for now) I am curious how this will all affect legal open carry in the State of Washington. Many open carriers have stories of "investigatory stops" while they have been out in public. In my experience, law enforcement in our state has been pretty cool about not going over-board when confronting an open carrier. As a public photographer and citizen journalist who also open carries, I can tell you: almost every time I have been stopped, "investigated," and even harassed by law enforcement, it has been directly due to the fact that I am filming in public. Even though both activities are legal here, the camera REALLY puts law enforcement on edge.
So, since I have very little trust in the Government or it's officials to be responsible and respectful of now having a little more control over law-abiding citizens, it makes me wonder. If I am stopped by a law enforcement officer, post I-594, and the officer disarms me during one of these investigatory stops, do I now have to pass a background check, just to get my firearm handed back to me? If this is the case, I can see legal open carry in this state threatened.
Any input?
So, since I have very little trust in the Government or it's officials to be responsible and respectful of now having a little more control over law-abiding citizens, it makes me wonder. If I am stopped by a law enforcement officer, post I-594, and the officer disarms me during one of these investigatory stops, do I now have to pass a background check, just to get my firearm handed back to me? If this is the case, I can see legal open carry in this state threatened.
Any input?