Open carry encounter w police done right

[Brian22]

This officer was very professional, especially with the type of weapon this guy was carrying (looks like an MP5). The kids were obviously looking for a "gotcha" by carrying something that looks like a full-auto in public, along w/ their cameras; the officer handled it perfectly IMO.

[video]http://www.liveleak.com//view?i=589_1345502474[/video]

 

[alpinehyperlite]

I love the comment at the end in the squeaky cracking voice "Did he put my magazine in my butt?"
What a tool.

 

[1911Dave]

Wow now that is a way to handle a situation and be very cool about it.

 

[Tulse Luper]

I love the comment at the end in the squeaky cracking voice "Did he put my magazine in my butt?"
What a tool.

Dork has a .22 replica. What a gaping twat. And he was easily exposed for the dweeb he is by the smarter cop.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Yea. I got one of those in the safe right now. They are tons of fun to shoot, but you won't see me strap it n and go looking for trouble.

 

[Hitman]

...sigh...thank God for Officers like that.

Can someone help me get the Officers name and Department.

I'm definitely writing them on behalf of the Officers Professionalism.

 

[Guate_shooter]

Professionalism at its best.

It sounded like the name was Mike Nort (Nork). The comments say it happen in Oregon but I cant find anything that confirms it.

 

[Brian22]

Me too, found it. Mike Nork, Klamath Falls, OR PD. Found the youtube vid, details are all there.... go go go....

contact info: http://kfpd.us/contact-us

...sigh...thank God for Officers like that.

Can someone help me get the Officers name and Department.

I'm definitely writing them on behalf of the Officers Professionalism.

 

[Scott.Thornton]

Strapping on a gsg-5 and walking around is not a good way to further the cause imo. Would have been pretty funny if he had a real one and the required documents just to see how the officer would have run with that. Not advocating just curious.

 

[flamatrix99]

He did great! Wouldn't it be nice of all officers were as knowledgeable and professional as he was about firearms. I have never been pulled over while carrying so I can't say that I have had a bad encounter but I dread the day. My luck I would be stopped by some rookie or anti-2A officer.

 

[returningliberty]

Idiot's lucky he wasn't prone'd out on the sidewalk from an officer who wasn't in the mood / wasn't fully aware of that state's gun laws. OC of a handgun shouldn't draw as much attention as it does, but there's only one reason you stand on a street corner with an MP5 clone: to be an ass.

 

[Armnhammer]

I wish all cops were like this. I was stopped in Sorrento and the officer took my handgun and told me I could pick it up at the police station the following day. It took 2 days and 3 trips to sorrento to get it back.

 

[lawarren0351]

+1 for the cop. That is the type of professionalism that all law enforcement officers should strive for.

 

[justsomeguy]

I wish all cops were like this. I was stopped in Sorrento and the officer took my handgun and told me I could pick it up at the police station the following day. It took 2 days and 3 trips to sorrento to get it back.

That's not cool.

 

[Hitman]

Contact E-mail keeps crashing. Maybe I'm not the only one who decided to e-mail them?

 

[erazir]

Ive seen that kid in other videos before. I think the officer did a great job and really handled the situation well. I wouldnt have been as patient.

 

[Brian22]

For me too.

Contact E-mail keeps crashing. Maybe I'm not the only one who decided to e-mail them?

 

[oleheat]

The professionalism of the officer was commendable, to say the very least- and he sounds like a gun guy, to boot.


Good job.

 

[rhettro]

Open carry LEO encounter video

An Officer that knows his stuff.http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=589_1345502474

 

[honestlou]

My first impression is that the kid was a little douche looking for trouble, and the officer handled the situation very professionally.

Upon further reflection, this kid (and those like him), are really taking one for the team. I can't say I advocate the behavior, and it may not be the best way of going about changing mindsets. However, I am starting to give a little more respect to these people who seem sincere in their desire to exercise, and thus preserve, our 2d amendment rights.

Also, I think the officer was actually wrong in at least one sense. Knowing that the firearm looks like a fully automatic firearm is not reasonable suspicion that a crime has been committed. Did he have a reasonable suspicion that it was fully auto AND that the kid didn't have the proper paperwork on him?

I have no problem at all with the initial contact and asking "what you guys up to?" But when the kid answers "I'm just taking a walk and exercising my 2d amendment rights", that should have been the end of it. Depending on the answer to the question, the officer can evaluate if there's potential trouble and/or reason to question further, and in this case it really is obvious that it was not. And as I said above, he really had no reason to inspect the firearm.