California laws allow open carry of unloaded handguns. Laws are what they are and many of them don't make any sense........
Regarding this video, the officer was a true professional and deserves praise.
The intent of the guy with the gun is pretty obvious and I'm sure he's disappointed with the polite treatment he received from the LEO. It's one thing to exercise your right to open carry but to do so in order to go trolling for a police encounter does not help the cause.
If that would be the case, wouldn't this video have never made the internet?