Gun ownership challenges the power monopoly of the state. So it is no surprise that state enforcers like police get uncomfortable when citizens exercise their rights to open-carry firearms.
The first video begins after the interaction has already been initiated and shows the unidentified man inside a Subway sandwich shop where he says he was just trying to get something to eat.
âWhy do I have to show you my permit?â the man asks the first officer that responded to the scene. âI donât have to show you my permit. Iâm not showing you anything. I want to order my food and get up out of here.â
âLet me see your permit,â the cop responds. âI am requesting your permit.â
âWhy are you requesting my permit?â the man asks again.
âBecause you are armed in a public place,â the cop asserts.
âIs that illegal?â the man asks.
âItâs not,â the officer responds.
âExactly,â the man says refusing to be cucked. âIn a public place, I am the public, you are a public servant. I can walk where I want to. Iâm requesting not to show you anything.â
âDo you have your permit?â the cop asks again.
âIâm not answering any questions sir,â the man says. âIâm just in Subway trying to order something to eat.â
Backup then arrives on the scene and another officer enters the establishment and begins rudely addressing the patron.
âAre you a supervisor?â the man asks.
After standing in quiet intimidation for several seconds, the obese cop retorts, âYou see the stripes on my sleeve, donât play games with me man. Whatâs going on mister video man?â
The man rehashâs the situation and ultimately, the supervisor allows him to âkeep it movingâ before telling him he has to leave Subway and find somewhere else to get something to eat.
The cops can then be heard on the footage asking servers if the manager of the restaurant is present and begins speaking with him or her about not allowing the man to eat there by invoking property rights.
The manger concedes and the man is told to leave, but not before the rotund supervisor asks him a concerning question: âWhy [are] you walking around with a gun open-carrying trying to challenge the law?â
Remember, many officers see the legitimate display of gun ownership as a challenge to their monopoly authority. This is the nature of the state and their enforcers who wish to be the sole provider of âprotectionâ to a disarmed and kowtowed populace.
The footage then shows the man exiting the restaurant with the supervisor âadvisingâ him to âgo home.â
âIâm advising you that I can walk up and down the street as I please. Iâm not going home, SIR⌠Iâm going to Dunkin Donuts,â the man responds still refusing to be cucked by the officers. âYou want to talk to that manager too? You guys took an oath and you are violating my rights⌠Dick heads.â
Watch the raw footage:
A second video recorded by the man appears to take place inside a clothing store where one of the cops, thinking himself a sheepdog, continues to follow and harass the gun owner.
âYouâre violating my rights right now,â the man says before accusing the officer of convincing the Subway manager not to serve him.
âI didnât⌠I explained to him that we cannot order you to put your gun away, and we cannot order you to present your permit,â the cop says making a blatant admission that officers had no legal standing in the situation outside of enforcing the property rights of the manager. âAs business owner, if [theyâre] not comfortable with [you] being in here, [they] have that option.â
Itâs interesting that the cop is quick to invoke property rights when it serves his interest, but denies to recognize the forthright legitimacy of a gun owner carrying his own property on his own body.
âI work with all the businesses down here and this is what we do,â the officer says.
âSo you guys harass citizens for not breaking the law?â the man asks. âYou know thereâs real crimes happening in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and youâd rather follow me around. Clearly, if I wanted to break the law, I would not be having my gun open-carry when you guys are around, you know that right?â
âIf you go up the street to the projects up there, Iâm pretty sure thereâs something up there you could do,â the man adds. âSo now youâre just wasting taxpayersâ money.â
Watch the raw footage:
Bridgeport police did not immediately respond to this bloggers requests for comment regarding the incident. Open-carry is legal in Connecticut with a permit.
According to State police Training Bulletin No. 2013-01, the activity is only deemed reprehensible if it âcreates a âBreach of Peaceâ situationâ or the if person is âintoxicated or using drugs.â
Let this manâs interaction with police be a rallying cry amongst gun owners everywhere. Refuse to be cucked and open carry firearms in face of the petty tyrants.
Disconnect in this article.
“The first video begins after the interaction has already been initiated and shows the unidentified man inside a Subway sandwich shop where he says he was just trying to get something to eat.
âWhy do I have to show you my permit?â the man asks the first officer that responded to the scene. âI donât have to show you my permit. Iâm not showing you anything. I want to order my food and get up out of here.â
âLet me see your permit,â the cop responds. âI am requesting your permit.â
âWhy are you requesting my permit?â the man asks again.
âBecause you are armed in a public place,â the cop asserts.
âIs that illegal?â the man asks.
âItâs not,â the officer responds.“
Contrasted with:
Open-carry is legal in Connecticut with a permit.
So, requesting a permit makes legal sense (Despite contradicting the US Bill of Rights).
BTW, funny how you can make a rule more restrictive than the Constitution / Federal Law, that’s OK. But something LESS restrictive is a violation of Federal Law and Constitution, and the FedGov will act brutally to bring you back in line.
And at the same time, if the FedGov changes a law, the state/local law must go away…
Maybe we need to have a revolution, a REAL one with shooting, every 20 years or so. Just so people know what to do. So they HAVE faced risk of life and limb.
Thoughts proceeded from this article:
http://www.returnofkings.com/77843/10-reasons-why-liberals-are-barbarians
“Open-carry is legal in Connecticut with a permit.”
But the Constitution, which the State of Connecticut ratified (I didn’t, but they did) says “shall not be infringed.” Bearing arms, concealed or openly, is a natural right acknowledged by the 2nd Amendment – not a privilege granted by it. Any licensing requirement is an infringement.