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Just thought I'd share a quick story:
Yesterday, I responded to a 911 call for a man with a gun. The 911 caller was very specific with the description and location. Upon arriving, myself and another officer learned that the guy went into a house. We knocked on the door, and the guy looked out the window at us, asking what we wanted. We asked him to open the door and speak to us. At first he was hesitant, but after a few requests, he opened the door and stepped outside. When he stepped outside, he had a gun tucked into the back of his pants, which was clearly visible because he was wearing sweatpants and a 'wife beater.' I drew down on him, and gave very clear instructions not to reach for the gun. He complied. Another officer approached, and secured the gun and the guy. Once he was secured, we found out the gun was legal. We unloaded the gun, released the guy, and gave him his gun back. We all (about 7 or 8 officers by this time) went on our way. We just told the guy to try to do a better job keeping the gun concealed in the future.
Some people might think I should not have drawn my gun on him (I would do it the same way again).
Some people might think that is an example of police doing the right thing: as soon as we found out the gun was legal, released the guy, returned the gun and left.
My opinions on everything that happened: the guy is a dummy for allowing a neighbor to see the gun, and also for coming to the door to speak to the police with a gun in his waistband. Did he break any laws, sorta. Did he fail to use common sense, yes. Once we discovered it was a legal gun, we returned it without delay and left (which might contradict what a lot of people would expect from police, since there are commonly posts on here about police being anti-gun, and police infringing on 2nd ammendment rights) but I think it was handled appropriately.
OPEN CARRY IN NEW YORK STATE IS ILLEGAL, under section 400 of the New York State Penal Law
Yesterday, I responded to a 911 call for a man with a gun. The 911 caller was very specific with the description and location. Upon arriving, myself and another officer learned that the guy went into a house. We knocked on the door, and the guy looked out the window at us, asking what we wanted. We asked him to open the door and speak to us. At first he was hesitant, but after a few requests, he opened the door and stepped outside. When he stepped outside, he had a gun tucked into the back of his pants, which was clearly visible because he was wearing sweatpants and a 'wife beater.' I drew down on him, and gave very clear instructions not to reach for the gun. He complied. Another officer approached, and secured the gun and the guy. Once he was secured, we found out the gun was legal. We unloaded the gun, released the guy, and gave him his gun back. We all (about 7 or 8 officers by this time) went on our way. We just told the guy to try to do a better job keeping the gun concealed in the future.
Some people might think I should not have drawn my gun on him (I would do it the same way again).
Some people might think that is an example of police doing the right thing: as soon as we found out the gun was legal, released the guy, returned the gun and left.
My opinions on everything that happened: the guy is a dummy for allowing a neighbor to see the gun, and also for coming to the door to speak to the police with a gun in his waistband. Did he break any laws, sorta. Did he fail to use common sense, yes. Once we discovered it was a legal gun, we returned it without delay and left (which might contradict what a lot of people would expect from police, since there are commonly posts on here about police being anti-gun, and police infringing on 2nd ammendment rights) but I think it was handled appropriately.
OPEN CARRY IN NEW YORK STATE IS ILLEGAL, under section 400 of the New York State Penal Law