Open Carry States.

[jim57]

For the officers that work in states that have open carry, how does this effect the way you do your job? I'm interested in how you think of or approach an openly armed individual that appears to be minding their own business when no crime has been committed or is suspected. Obviously, an armed trouble maker or an armed person at some "incident" would be another matter.

Thanks
jim

[AZ-K9]

I don't approach if I don't need anything from them. If I do, I try to approach from the rear with cover nearby. Armed everyday citizens are hardly worth a second look.

[TheKansan]

USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION!!!

I know most of you who come here aren't that bright, but there are already DOZENS of threads on this exact topic and I am sick of it.

[School Cop]

For the officers that work in states that have open carry, how does this effect the way you do your job? I'm interested in how you think of or approach an openly armed individual that appears to be minding their own business when no crime has been committed or is suspected.

Thanks
jim

Jim,
If you're interested in what we think of this topic, why didn't you search to see what we've said about it? This is not a poke at you, I really want to know. Why didn't you search? Let me guess, none of the other threads asked the question EXACTLY the same way you plan to.

Just above your original post is a black bar. Immediately superior, a blue button. A little more space, and you come to a blue bar. Upon this bar you will find options. The third from the right is labeled "search". By the small act of clicking this word, you open the door to a wealth of information. You can access not only the knowledge of the officers who will ridicule you between now and your banning, but that of countless others who, having had enough of the drivel spewed on us by opencarrydotorg, liberal media types, speeders, baiters, and all manner of trolls, have long since departed these beloved forums. You are really selling yourself short, in your quest for knowledge, if you only ask the LEOs who can still stand to answer this question.

[Mstangfk]

why would i need to approach a person, an openly armed individual that appears to be minding their own business when no crime has been committed or is suspected?

[catch um and ba]

why would i need to approach a person, an openly armed individual that appears to be minding their own business when no crime has been committed or is suspected?

I highly doubt that his troll brain is capable of that simple logic.

To the OP: If I was working in an open carry state, I would treat the person that you described as I would any unarmed civilian. I wouldn't approach them at all. I do believe that the definition of reasonable suspicion would play out in your hard to understand scenario.

[Mstangfk]

i assume everyone is armed anyway

seeing it would just make me relax cause i would know where it was exactly lol

[Est-Martin]

nvm this post

[Rasmblack]

i assume everyone is armed anyway

seeing it would just make me relax cause i would know where it was exactly lol

+1

[SgtCHP]

For the officers that work in states that have open carry, how does this effect the way you do your job? I'm interested in how you think of or approach an openly armed individual that appears to be minding their own business when no crime has been committed or is suspected. Obviously, an armed trouble maker or an armed person at some "incident" would be another matter.

Thanks
jim

Your query borders on the tactical side of police work and almost all officers are reticent to discuss tactics. If they do that then it is not tactical it is common knowledge. Safety is any officers concern - safety for oneself and safety for those in the immediate area. Nuff said!!!

[jakflak]

If I'm not busy I talk guns with them (sorry guys, but I hold that Glocks are best). If I'm busy I nod and do my thing.

[L-1]

While California permits open carry, it prohibits loaded carry without a permit in just about all areas of the state. To that end, California law allows officers to inspect weapons they come in contact with to determine whether they are loaded, so the open carry person would be stopped and their weapon inspected.

As a side note, California has so many violent crimes that it is quite possible the open carry person may fit the description of an outstanding suspect from one of those events. Given the circumstances (person with a gun fitting the description of a wanted, violent criminal) initial contact with them may be in "high risk" mode until their true status can be determined. To put it politely, this may be at great inconvenience and discomfort to the open carry person.

[celticpilot]

Funny how this ended in general instead of ask-a-cop... Almost as if you didn't want actual Cops' opinions.

[WTPD3534]

USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION!!!

I know most of you who come here aren't that bright, but there are already DOZENS of threads on this exact topic and I am sick of it.

You know people who say this really bug me. If you are so sick of it then why did you even bother clicking on this thread and taking the time to post a reply? Last time I checked this was a forum used for having discussions. Not only that but this forum has been around for quite a few years, I know because I've visited it for quite a few years. I'm sure in that time span pretty much every topic you can think of has been discussed at some point. Does that mean that once a topic has been discussed it's off limits for the rest of time? If someone wanted to go and read an already written article about a subject there are other places to do that. If someone wants to participate in an ACTIVE DISCUSSION on a subject they come to a forum such as this. So how about you take a chill pill and if it REALLY offends you SOOOO much that someone had the audacity to make a post about a topic that has already been discussed before just don't click on it. Wow isn't that easy?

[FJDave]

Ya know what really bugs me? These Open Carry people coming here to bait us.