War Veteran Arrested for “Rudely Displaying” Rifle in Texas.

[USAFGopherMike]

I wish the video of the guy in TX would have started before he was being detained.

Edit - Check out the posts here and read all the way through:

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...d.php?t=369723

Lots of claims that I cannot confirm, but it sounds like this guy is a real meathead out looking for attention. Apparently there's dash cam that shows why he was detained (again, haven't seen it). I was quick to call foul on the cops but it sounds like they were just being safe. That doesn't excuse the mishandling of the handgun nor statements that place them above the law.

[sniper7]

I'm very interested to see how this pans out. Won't make any judgements yet other than I thought this happened in Texas where men are men and no pansies are allowed.

[n8tive97]

I lived near Temple Texas for a few years, if you look at a map it is the next biggest town once you leave the Ft Hood/Killeen area. With the number of our men and women in the military in that art of the country, this shouldn't have been a surprise to these LEO's.
You can't hardly go in to a public place down there and not see someone open carrying.

[Bailey Guns]

Jeez...I thought my world was black and white.

[Prometheus]

the first cop actually had his gun drawnon the Army sergeant before backup arrived he tried to just rip the gun off his chest so the army guy backed up so the cop drew his gun and aimed it at the sergeant they said it was over 20 minutes before they started recording I don't think he went out there just to record the cops going after himif you can find the full video the cops actually have a conference and you can hear them talking about well what can we charge him withhe also was legal to open carry he had concealed carry permit on him the police didn't even ask for even after he offeredthey are also talking about having two lawsuits against the police because the cop that drove his son home detained his son for 22 minutes and told him he could not get out of the car until he answered his illegal questioning the guy has never been in trouble with the law before contrary to popular belief and he was awarded the Bronze Star by Bush in the Oval Office

[Ronin13]

the first cop actually had his gun drawnon the Army sergeant before backup arrived he tried to just rip the gun off his chest so the army guy backed up so the cop drew his gun and aimed it at the sergeant they said it was over 20 minutes before they started recording I don't think he went out there just to record the cops going after himif you can find the full video the cops actually have a conference and you can hear them talking about well what can we charge him withhe also was legal to open carry he had concealed carry permit on him the police didn't even ask for even after he offeredthey are also talking about having two lawsuits against the police because the cop that drove his son home detained his son for 22 minutes and told him he could not get out of the car until he answered his illegal questioning the guy has never been in trouble with the law before contrary to popular belief and he was awarded the Bronze Star by Bush in the Oval Office

Holy run on sentence batman... have you ever head of punctuation?

My question is this- If I'm out minding my own business, and let's say I'm OCing (I don't do it often, but it has happened before), and a cop walks up on me and tries to pull my gun out and take it away from me, would I be justified in not knowing his intentions and defending myself from unlawful disarmament? I would think common sense (yeah I know, not common these days) would tell you to announce your intentions before just grabbing something off of someone. Anyone else but a cop is getting shot with no hesitation.

[USAFGopherMike]

he was awarded the Bronze Star by Bush in the Oval Office

You have pics of him getting the decoration? How about a copy of the dec? Some dude that doesn't like him (see the link I posted above) reported the guy was a slacker and received his Bronze star for admin. That would mean no valor. Lots of hearsay and unknown facts. Still, I side with the law, not the cops.

[Cylinder Head]

You have pics of him getting the decoration? How about a copy of the dec? Some dude that doesn't like him (see the link I posted above) reported the guy was a slacker and received his Bronze star for admin. That would mean no valor. Lots of hearsay and unknown facts. Still, I side with the law, not the cops.

I've seen a pic of the guy with GW Bush.

[Prometheus]

yeah sorry no punctuation because it's on a cell phone and yes you can find pictures of him being awarded by Bush in the Oval Office just google his name with Bush and Bronze Star and it will pop right up he is a 18 year veteran with multiple Wars
and for a soldier that carried a gun for a living I'm sure it was just a reaction to back up when someone grabs his gun I don't know if he was resisting arrest or just trying to figure out why a person was trying to rip a gun off of him

[BigDee]

Those cops are f*cked. Regardless of this guys credibility or his "valor" the video speaks for itself. This man was unlawfully detained, the cops clearly stated they are "exempt" from the law and this was bullshit.

So much for Texas being awesome.