How would any of you of handled this?

[TFOGGER]

My thoughts: The gentleman that made the video obviously went out to "make a point", and tried to provoke the officer into doing something improper. Open carry is obviously legal at that location, otherwise the stop would have gone quite differently. That being said, IMO he did nothing to improve the relationship between OC proponents and the police with his adversarial attitude. I get the whole open carry thing, even though I choose not to do so, but being rude and adversarial with a police officer that is merely trying to have a conversation with you is not accomplishing anything except possibly souring that officer's opinion of OCers in general.

[10mm-man]

My thoughts: The gentleman that made the video obviously went out to "make a point", and tried to provoke the officer into doing something improper. Open carry is obviously legal at that location, otherwise the stop would have gone quite differently. That being said, IMO he did nothing to improve the relationship between OC proponents and the police with his adversarial attitude. I get the whole open carry thing, even though I choose not to do so, but being rude and adversarial with a police officer that is merely trying to have a conversation with you is not accomplishing anything except possibly souring that officer's opinion of OCers in general.

Agreed on the;" he did nothing to improve the relationship between OC proponents " but if I am not mistaken, the law he quoted said that the police couldn't do that. Therefore; illegal stop, illegal search and seizure! I thought I read somewhere that the Supreme Court" ruled citizens could defend themselves "to the point of death" against "illegal search and seizure"...

In that case he did good as " and OC proponent" and as others have said "it was a good day for all involved....... Wish more would stand up for their rights instead of being cowards and letting others step on them...