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<blockquote data-quote="hrdware" data-source="post: 1899902" data-attributes="member: 24475">First off, I never disagreed with the article, I have already stated that I think the stop was 100% legit.&nbsp; In this case, the reasonable suspicion was that the firearm in question would have been considered a rifle under the laws of that state due to barrel length.&nbsp; The stop in this case was not for open carry, it was for open carry of what was perceived to be a rifle.&nbsp; I have no problem with the rangers stopping him and making sure he had a pistol by definition.Now we get to the part of your argument that is based completely on emotion.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t matter if you think it is not a good idea to carry a 7.62 in a park for self defense, the law of that state allows it.&nbsp; Good idea or not, it is perfectly legal...if people don&#039;t like that, they need to work to change it.&nbsp; In Oklahoma, the law specifically states you can not carry anything larger than a .45.&nbsp; If we accepted emotional prejudice as our guiding factor we still wouldn&#039;t have any kind of carry because there are lots of people who think guns are scary and the average citizen is to incompetent to use them correctly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hrdware, post: 1899902, member: 24475"] First off, I never disagreed with the article, I have already stated that I think the stop was 100% legit. In this case, the reasonable suspicion was that the firearm in question would have been considered a rifle under the laws of that state due to barrel length. The stop in this case was not for open carry, it was for open carry of what was perceived to be a rifle. I have no problem with the rangers stopping him and making sure he had a pistol by definition. Now we get to the part of your argument that is based completely on emotion. It doesn't matter if you think it is not a good idea to carry a 7.62 in a park for self defense, the law of that state allows it. Good idea or not, it is perfectly legal...if people don't like that, they need to work to change it. In Oklahoma, the law specifically states you can not carry anything larger than a .45. If we accepted emotional prejudice as our guiding factor we still wouldn't have any kind of carry because there are lots of people who think guns are scary and the average citizen is to incompetent to use them correctly. [/QUOTE]

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