If it were me, absolutely I would comply. Save the truth for when it's needed, court.
Could they legitimately arrest me?
If there's no law against it, then it wouldn't be a legitimate arrest. That doesn't mean they won't arrest you. Then again, that's what court is for, yes? I have read many news articles where people are arrested for open carry because the police, in their ignorance of the law, arrest the person.
>>But let’s go into the hypothetical; let’s say I’m open carrying in one of my city parks and someone calls me in to the police... should I comply with all their demands?
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>If it were me, absolutely I would comply. Save the truth for when it’s needed, court.
Good answer.
>>Could they legitimately arrest me?
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>If there’s no law against it, then it wouldn’t be a legitimate arrest.
Let’s say there’s a big old sign that says, among other things that there are no firearms allowed in the park.
Does that make the arrest legitimate?
>That doesn’t mean they won’t arrest you. Then again, that’s what court is for, yes? I have read many news articles where people are arrested for open carry because the police, in their ignorance of the law, arrest the person.
And here’s where it get’s interesting; in my state, New Mexico, we have the following in our Constitution:
Art 2, Sec. 6. [Right to bear arms.]
No law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and recreational use and for other lawful purposes, but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms.
Does this information change the answer you would have given above?