I appreciate them checking, cautiously, but appropriately and politely. I do not appreciate them arresting for handling firearms. There is nothing inherently disorderly about carrying or handling a rifle. Unless there is something missing from the story, the police crossed the line from law enforcement "to protect and to serve" to Gestapo.
I agree. The KGB and gestapo types in LEO need to be discouraged from this type of behavior. But then, what can you expect from the People’s Republic of Portland? They’re probably comfortable with KGB tactics.
Yes, and the worst thing about it is, this isn’t an isolated incident at all. It’s become SOP to use disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, etc charges to harass people who are behaving legally, but in a way that the socialists don’t like. They can’t pass gun control in the legislature, so they just make people wary of carrying a firearm outside of their home, for fear of police harassment.
Bingo!
You do have to give pause at the pucker factor for the patrolman, or men that have to first approach and talk to the group, while assuming, or at least hoping that they are benign.
I think those ball shrinking approaches and interviews must be very common to Game Wardens.