“Turner, who has a license to carry a concealed gun, said he was carrying his gun openly “because it's my right. I choose to exercise my right to protect myself.” He doesn't know whether the two agents pulled their guns; he was instructed not to face them. The agents told investigators they didn't.
But it wouldn't be unreasonable for officers to draw their guns until they know what the situation is, said Sgt. Rich Weiner of the Columbus Police Division.
“The first thing we need to address: This man has a gun,” Weiner said. “We're going to pull our guns.”
You can't make up stuff like this. The officers have no reason to believe that any law has been broken, yet “it wouldn't be unreasonable for the officers to draw their guns” because someone is exercising their rights.
Hard to believe we have fallen this far in America.
I was watching a western movie the other day and realized that the citizens of the town were wearing holstered guns and shotguns/rifles in scabbards in plain sight. Just what the h3ll has happened that our 2nd amendment right has deteriorated so badly. This is a rhetorical question. I know the answer, but the shock is of the realization just how bad things have gotten. We have to take back our country. An armed citizenry is a polite citizenry
You know, I was thinking about this while reading that statement. What changed over the course of the last 200 years that morphed this mindset? I mean, people use to walk around with weapons all the time.