Maybe there is a deeper lesson here. My most recent line-of-duty interaction
with a cop was in 1977 Lake City while driving my 911 foreign car.
A tip o’ the hat to my old friends here.
Doug Huffman
Washington Island
Wisconsin
Through Death's Door
On Apr 28, 2021, at 10:16, Martin D. White <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The reactions are ALL over the place. They always take my weapon for a while.
The funniest thing I have had happen was...
I was talking on my phone while driving, LEO pulls me over for that (during
the short period where that was illegal in Greenville). He walk up to the car
and (imagine a flamboyantly gay cop) asks if I knew why he was pulling me
over? I said same thing as always "I am a CWP holder and I am carrying a
weapon". He says "oh?" and asked for my weapon, at this point I have no idea
if his mannerisms are a joke or just over the top sarcasm. I ask to unload it
before handing it over. He says "ok, just don't point it toward me". I unload
my Glock 26 and hand it over. He walks off with it. He come back and tells my
about the new cell phone law, and then in the most animated way possible,
explains that my weapon is too dusty and needs to be cleaned. He explains
break down of the glock and how a q-tip can get in to the crevasses and some
oil here and here is needed. He then blows on the gun and a small cloud of
pocket lint goes into the air before handing it back to me. He gives me a
warning about the cell phone law and says "have a nice day". Thinking about
that interaction still makes me smile to this day.
On 4/28/2021 11:02 AM, Robert D Butler wrote:
I was pulled from my vehicle with my family still inside the vehicle. I was
spread eagled against the vehicle by the officer. I was forced to wait in
that position until backup arrived. What was even scarier was when the
officer wanted to stick his hand inside my pants to take my weapon out of my
ThunderWear holster.
Rob
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On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 10:56 AM Martin D. White <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Every time LEOs have stopped me, I say "I am a CWP holder and I am carrying
a weapon". This has been meet with reactions from "OK, where is the
weapon?" to the LEO pulling his weapon and pointing it at me (during a
traffic stop for 40 in a 35 zone). I have friends that are cops, I have
friends that are very anti-cop. They all agree with Robert on this point,
the less interaction the better.
On 4/28/2021 10:50 AM, Robert D Butler wrote:
And, the LEO will need to disarm you for his protection while he checks to
make sure you have proper training credentials. Then, you might end up
like the poor black man who had a CWP and was stopped by the police. He
informed the officer he had a CWP as he was required to do under the law.
He was told to show his permit by the LEO. When he reached for his wallet
in his back pocket, the LEO shot and killed him. The less interaction I
have with police, the better it is for me.
Rob
Virus-free. www.avg.com
On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 10:00 AM Martin D. White <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I did not read the bill......Open carry "with training" implies that
there will be a training and permitting (or certification) process. This
is a legally problematic area, because it gives cops the right to stop
(and probably search) anyone if they are open carrying, under the reason
that you might be breaking the law. The requirement for a permit for open
carry is both wrong and a legal problem for those trying to exercise it.
On 4/28/2021 9:50 AM, Sherra Scott wrote:
The 2nd subcommittee meeting on H3094 (Open Carry with Training) has
been set for tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:30 AM! If you want to testify, you
will need to call them (info is in the post). Unfortunately, I have a
previous commitment and will not be able to be there for this meeting.
https://www.southcarolinacarry.org/take-2-h3094-open-carry-with-training-senate-judiciary-subcommittee/
On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 9:39 AM John Ponti <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Who screwed us over on open carry and let them know you will be
supporting pro-2A candidates during the state senate primaries.
Given the current republican 'super-majority' in the state legislature
this kind of inaction is f***ing inexcusable.
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