Corvallis Police Stop for Open Carry

Stopped in Corvallis, Oregon for open carrying by Officer Withington.

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• Corvallis Police
• Oregon
• Michael Withington
• open carry
• harassment
• second amendment
• civil rights
• natural rights
• corvallis pd

[1337panda77]

i think ive had encounters with this same cop before (i live in corvallis)

[bigtoe416]

@1337panda77 I'll probably have another video to post regarding open carry in Corvallis sometime soon. I'm waiting for Corvallis PD to give me a copy of a video and audio that they have of me.

[TheHossUSMC]

@bigtoe416 make sure to send it to me if you post up the vid brother!

[bigtoe416]

@TheHossUSMC The video I thought I'd have never materialized because the cop that illegally detained me and patted me down didn't record it and I was stupidly without a recording device. I'm sure it's only a matter of time until another officer decides carrying a firearm equates to reasonable suspicion.

[TheGrayman1234]

Unfortunately in my state an officer can stop you at ANYTIME to ask for your name, address and an explanation of your actions. So I could not refuse to answer that question, but I would have started off answering his first question with I have no information for you officer.

[bigtoe416]

@TheGrayman1234 I don't believe that to be true. See Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada. The ruling of that case says that if a state has adopted a "stop and identify" statute (which presumably yours has), then an officer can stop and ask for your name only if and only if he has reasonable and articulable suspicion that a crime has or is about to be committed. Hiibel said that giving a name was constitutional, so I don't know if the Supreme Court would say the same for an address.

[Jasonx13211]

Officer was very professional and kudos in the way you handled the situation. I live in Pennsylvania (and open carry friendly state) and in the 4 years that I've opened carried, I've only been stopped by 2 officers. In both cases they weren't in any way harassing encounters. More or less just curious on my piece I was carrying. Most police here know the laws that open carry is legal here and no licence is required to carry.

[1337panda77]

@bigtoe416 Why wouldnt they give you the video/audio? nvm i guess ill find out when you post the video.

[libra8a]

Excellent handling of the situation.

[libra8a]

Damn good job.

[TheGrayman1234]

@bigtoe416

AH HA!

"...whom he reasonably suspects is committing, has committed or is about to commit a felony or other public offense and may demand of him his name, address and an explanation of his actions."

You are right sir. Got to remember that one for sure. Thanks for making me brush up. I don't have many dealings with LEOs but I need to have the right info when I do. Cool.