Reply #63: Stopping someone for a legal act....

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...just because they feel like it would get the cops in a big ole pile of hot water. Legal is legal. Period. It would be no different than stopping someone for driving the speed limit or wearing religious attire in public.

Reporting someone for a legal activity is a waste of time and resources, and would seriously endanger others as the switchboard would be too busy with the stupid to handle real problems. Additionally, if you think the "man with a gun" phone calls would cause a change in the law to make OC illegal, think again.

Hold someone until the cops arrive? Well that's just stupid on so many different levels I don't know where to begin. Assuming the person has done nothing wrong and you're holding him because he has a firearm, you have at best committed assault and battery. You are also opening yourself to unlawful imprisonment and kidnapping. That is at best. At worst, you'd find yourself with an extra bellybutton where you got shot - and the shooting would be 100% legal.