sudden valley gunner
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Mainsail wrote:
Only time I have been asked if I had a permit were by civilians, I reply don't need one. Most times it opens the door and folks walk away more enlightened to their rights.
The Bellingham Police tried to make a big deal and an inconvenience for me for not carrying my I.D. they now leave me alone and others here in B'ham too.
On this point to those who say just 'cooperate' if I had the harrassment would have continued for not only me but others who are now zealously open carrying in Bellingham. Ask Tyguy how our last "police encounter" went. It truly was just a freindly consentual encounter and they went on their way.
Mainsail wrote:
Yep, and if you know you are going somewhere were you are going to be I.D.ed then carry it in. Otherwise it stays in the car.kito109654 wrote:The last couple of times TPD asked to see my ID while I was carrying openly, l politely refused. There's nothing in the law that says you have to show ID if you have it, but don't have to show ID if you don't have it. Yes, it's a bit awkward to refuse because they're going to immediately ask you why. The best answer to that question is, "Am I free to leave?"sudden valley gunner wrote:David.Car wrote:Why I mostly carry sterile. I don't walk around with my I.D. or CPL if I am open carrying.cynicist wrote:If you are walking down the street and a LEO stops you like the story above, you are under no requirement to provide them with identification.[suP]no seizure where officer asked defendant to remove hands from pockets and then asked him two questions, because this was no more intrusive than asking for identification).
[/suP][suP]When are they going to recognize that an officer demanding identification for no reason is an intrusion?!
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Just wondering about the logistics of this...do you leave your id and CPL in your vehicle so that they are available when needed? If asked whether you have "a permit for that gun" do you say, "no" or, "I don't need one..."
What kind of inconvenience has carrying sterile caused for you? For example, if I made a habit of it, I would eventually visit the liquor store without ID. :lol:
Only time I have been asked if I had a permit were by civilians, I reply don't need one. Most times it opens the door and folks walk away more enlightened to their rights.
The Bellingham Police tried to make a big deal and an inconvenience for me for not carrying my I.D. they now leave me alone and others here in B'ham too.
On this point to those who say just 'cooperate' if I had the harrassment would have continued for not only me but others who are now zealously open carrying in Bellingham. Ask Tyguy how our last "police encounter" went. It truly was just a freindly consentual encounter and they went on their way.