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That being said, it does look like they're trying to make a complete example of him.

Why did they search his house? what was their reasoning for that?
To me, they're still going overboard.

dac1842 wrote:First, I don't know what NC's laws are on open carry. So as a former LEO, this should have been handled a little differently in my opinion. Regardless of the law on open carry, the officer is responding to a call. He observes a person carrying a weapon. He asks for ID. In most states failure to identify to a LEO is a crime in itself. Since the subject was armed the officer has the right to determine if the weapon is being carried legally ( no known felon, etc).
I cant believe the officer backed off. He had reason to ask for ID. Of course there is some things we do not know. But on the surface the officer was intimidated by the camera and back down.

He wasn't failing to identify, he was refusing to give ID. If I recall correctly, the laws there are similar to the laws in New Hampshire, the person is required to State his Name, and some other information, they are not required to produce any form of physical identification. As the guy in the video asks "Am I driving a motor vehicle?" so why should he have to produce his driver's license. At no point did the officer ask for his name, if he did, I'm pretty sure the man was required to give it to him. He probably knew the law on this, and was not going to volunteer it unless directly asked.

This is a similar video in New Hampshire, they actually detail the laws in the video, for the officers:

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Personally, I think Dave Himself is handling it fine. His friend in the striped shirt though may be going a little overboard in some cases.

Oldgringo wrote:

juggernaut wrote:

surprise_i'm_armed wrote:Does anyone think that these open carry situations in public advance 2A
rights, or does it hurt 2A rights?

It's no different than interracial couples holding hands openly in public where that's legal.

I'm missing something here? What does anybody holding hands anywhere in public have to do with open carry of a firearm?

They're both legal.

Lots of ignorant people object to both.

This is another perfect example as to how everyone who's phone supports it should have installed, and setup a way to stream video to the internet to be recorded, in case the phone is confiscated/stolen/destroyed/etc.

Many phones support it, including the iPhone, if it's properly jail broken.
I won't go into the jail breaking stuff here, but if anyone wants more info, feel free to pm me about it.

Personally, I have mine setup via Qik: http://qik.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

See if your phone is supported, and if so, take the 10 minutes to install and set it up. It's free, doesn't use ads or anything, and may prove invaluable someday.
If you're in the Houston area, I'd be more then willing to help anyone who may not be so 'tech-savvy' with this at the range some day

What if you're witnessing a robbery or some other violent crime where it is not a good idea to get involved, but you can help by being a good witness, so you bust out your phone and record what you can.
What if, during this, you are noticed, and the people commiting the crime take or destroy your phone thinking theyre destroying the evidence against them.
Wouldn't it be great to have that video recorded live online for your use later?