Today I played "Open Carry"

[Elhuero]

I don't open carry because I'm unlucky.

with my luck streak I'd get a perfect storm of a busload of soccer moms and an officer who's girlfriend just dumped him that would land me in jail.

I've got a HUGE problem with cops telling citizens that they need to avoid doing something so that the "dont' have a problem". It's one thing to advise a citizen to not go into a bad neighborhood carrying cash falling out of your pockets, it's another thing entirely to advise them to not draw the attention of the police department that is SUPPOSED to be there to keep the peace.

so do I.

and I'm really glad I don't live in CA, where you can only open carry unloaded and the police will stop you and check the firearm is indeed unloaded and "to make sure its not stolen"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsl0W...el_video_title

in this video, the officer tells the guy that he's also a second amendment supporter but that he shouldn't open carry because that's just going to make people call the police, and OC will just wind up getting outlawed, so he's not doing gun rights a favor by open carrying.

that is just stupid. that is like supporting abortion as a deterrent for sudden infant death syndrome and bathtub accidents.

better not exercise your right, or you will lose it. yeah, that makes sense officer.

but I will say one thing. if I lived in CA, or if CO enacted open carry laws like CA, I would start to open carry EVERY DAY.

EDITED TO ADD: oh, and that youtoube video is not alone. lots of videos showing police from ALL OVER the country, not just california, showing gross ignorance of the law. part of the reason why I'm critical of police.