dang, the revolution is approaching VERY fast!
A decorated war veteran on a Boy Scout hike with his 15-year-old son was arrested alongside a Texas country road after a police officer accused him of “rudely displaying” a firearm.
Edit: forgot to add, the videos are very disturbing.
I’m at a loss…
But have to admit, not suprised.
Uhhh… but this… is Texas.
Damnit! Whats worse than lefty cops brainwashed to ignore the Constitution? Small town FUDS who are ignorant to the Constitution.
I do have to say though that discretion goes along way. Was he legally safe to carry a high capacity sporting rifle in plain site? Yes. Was it asking for trouble? Yes.
/eta - I shouldnt say “trouble” but “confronted.” Its the way that it was handled that is ludicrous.
Worse yet, as Temple would not be considered one of the large liberal cities.
ETA: To be fair, Texas is not a public open carry state.
It would be good to see the unedited version, but this looks really bad.
Wow, seriously? What the hell is our country coming to?
This is just plain unacceptable.
Uniformed patrol officers with no name tags? It must be because it’s easier to violate your oath if people don’t know your name.
It coming to blatant disregard for you rights.
And your damn right it is unacceptable.
Actually, it’s beyond unacceptable. I don’t even have the right words, but it’s sickening. It literally sickens me the way that we’re heading right now.
As opposed to displaying one politely? wtf. Since when is Rude even a legal construct.
This is not a “what is this country coming to” but more of a small town cop with a massive epeen and something to prove. Smalltown texas cops are the worse ones there are. I live in a smalltown and the cops all have something to prove and act like hot shit.
Small town cops in my experiences are for the most part like these guys, bored as hell and looking to prove they “are the law”.
Why cant people use common sense?
There are easy ways to handle calls like these, you just have to use your brain. We get these all the time since we’re an open carry state. A little discretion goes a long way…
Queue AKPopo to cry LEO bashing in 3…2…1… 
Cop bashing.
Wow - surprised to see this in Texas. Sad.
The DA in that area is heavily Anti-gun.
I dont bash myself.
Just another open carry idiot, hunting for a confrontation. These guys are not helping anyone’s cause except for that of the antis.
Member of this board who doesn’t have sufficient post to post and or reply to GD forum PM’d the following:
Texas Vet Story probably isn’t what it seems
I don’t have the post count to post in GD. Here’s some important additional info on the “decorated vet” who was arrested in Texas.
The site I’m linking to is often flagged as a potential “attack site” by browsers because the author, Michael Yon, has pissed off some milbloggers in the past so they launch denial of access attacks on his site as often as they can.
I’ve read Yon’s material since about 2004, and he is a very patriotic supporter of American values and particularly American war fighters.
He also tells it like it is and that isn’t always popular. I encourage you to consider this perspective when hearing about Grisham’s antics.
This is me (PD) talking now, not the member who PM’d me: I have cut and pasted the 1st couple paragraphs from the link he provided:
Over the past couple of years, I repeatedly warned the US Army that Master Sergeant Christopher “CJ” Grisham is a lethal threat. These warnings were ignored.
Grisham has harassed a long list of people, and has stalked me. Ignoring him did not work. Grisham contacted units with which I was embedded, and he impeded my wartime work. I continued to warn the Army that if they did not get this Soldier under control, there would be consequences. After some time, the inevitable occurred.
I never met Grisham. Never saw him in person. Never spoke with him. Initially, his motivations for stalking me were mysterious, apparently stemming from my failure to answer an email during a period when I was receiving thousands. Despite my efforts, nearly 8,000 emails remain unopened, though I continue to work through the backlog. Grisham seemed to be upset that I did not reply. I do not recall his message.
Over time, Grisham’s intentions became clear. He craves attention, and I had a large footprint at the time, due to public interest in the wars.
For sure.
He should have carried the rifle IWB while he hiked out in the woods away from town. What a bozo.
Just another open carrier on youtube. :suicide2: