eye95
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I'll also second the advice to NOT put your hand on your weapon. I guarantee that is the quickest way to get yourself killed. And I can almost take bets that most officers can draw and fire faster than you. We do it thousands of times, whereas most common citizen does not. That may not be true in your case though.
Consult another attorney.
saiga12boy:
And to put the two points together in a way that will hopefully drive the message home: The officer having capped the helloutta your center mass can be found to be justified. You have no idea of the totality of the circumstances surrounding the officer's reason for approaching you. You may assume that it is because he knows you have done nothing wrong and wishes to roust you, or that he is just ignorant of the law. But, if it is because of a 911 call saying that someone fitting your description took out an openly carried firearm, waved it about, and threatened folks, the officer will surely shoot your ass the instant you touch your firearm--and he will be justified in doing so!
In the threads posted later on the subject, many here would see that as proof that all LEOs are evil, and I would be getting into an argument that he was just doing what he had to do under the circumstances, and that YOU acted incredibly stupidly, volunteering to have your genes removed from the pool, slightly decreasing the chance of such foolishness by a new someone in the future.
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