Good point. Something tells me it probably was not a man.
“every time somebody has called the police about open carriers it has essentially been to ask if open carry was legal, not to report a disturbance.”
That surprises me.
Really? Why?
Most people are at least 5o'clock news aware of our RKBA. If the person carrying isn't doing anything else wrong, the folks calling in may just want to verify what the law is, just in case.
That's why this case stands out. The cops actually responded, even though they knew what the law was. They even admitted as much in the first couple of articles and in their press release.
"Just in case" doesn't meet "probable cause". Exercising a Right peaceably is not "disorderly conduct".
It's what we were trying to explain to you yesterday.
“every time somebody has called the police about open carriers it has essentially been to ask if open carry was legal, not to report a disturbance.”
That surprises me.
I have been involved with open carry advocates for many years. I first open carried in Wisconsin over 30 years ago. It doesn’t surprise me. Open carriers tend to be very polite and non confrontational. As they have become more common in the last few years, in every situation in Wisconsin (that I know of) that involved the police being called, the caller asked if open carry were legal.
Blame the MSM. They have brainwashed the population into believing that guns in the hands of citizens are evil, but guns in the hands of the State are good. This results in contradictory responses from people who are ignorant of the law.