Man...I hate to see if they ever call and need help! These cops are going to remember these folks. That's what makes it bad when someone does have a justifiable complaint. The repercussions that follow in some cases.

It didn't hurt to let the cops check out what they were selling without causing an issue...but I can see the "principle".

ETA, that it is always a good thing to know your rights. Most folks just assume that what some LEO's do is always by the book...and that is not always the case in every case.

Okay Ben I like your threads but this one... I'm not taking the bait. So they are selling Airsoft guns, no big deal once that is known. But they could very well be real M4s from a distance, can they not? They got a call from some other concerned citizen and are just responding to it.

So residents are holding a Garage Sale, and when a cop steps up to check out the wares, the "Private Property" card gets pulled and I'm supposed to side with the idiots selling this stuff?

This can be compared to that guy who was questioned by police while carrying an arsenal of weapons, you are right. They are trolling for police response just to put it on YouTube while crying about their rights being infringed upon.

The only thing more dangerous than a free citizen is an educated free citizen.

Know your rights and use them or lose them.

SnF

Peace

Originally posted by Sek82
Okay Ben I like your threads but this one... I'm not taking the bait. So they are selling Airsoft guns, no big deal once that is known. But they could very well be real M4s from a distance, can they not? They got a call from some other concerned citizen and are just responding to it.

So residents are holding a Garage Sale, and when a cop steps up to check out the wares, the "Private Property" card gets pulled and I'm supposed to side with the idiots selling this stuff?

This can be compared to that guy who was questioned by police while carrying an arsenal of weapons, you are right. They are trolling for police response just to put it on YouTube while crying about their rights being infringed upon.

There is so much apathy of thought here it is staggering. The cops infringed on there rights plan and simple. But the fear of the big bad gun has clouded your very thought.




Don't get me wrong cops have a tough job and just like anything there are good and bad workers.

Originally posted by Sek82
Okay Ben I like your threads but this one... I'm not taking the bait. So they are selling Airsoft guns, no big deal once that is known. But they could very well be real M4s from a distance, can they not? They got a call from some other concerned citizen and are just responding to it.

So residents are holding a Garage Sale, and when a cop steps up to check out the wares, the "Private Property" card gets pulled and I'm supposed to side with the idiots selling this stuff?

This can be compared to that guy who was questioned by police while carrying an arsenal of weapons, you are right. They are trolling for police response just to put it on YouTube while crying about their rights being infringed upon.

apparently they had a complain .. neightbors ?
or its just a lie from the cops

some airsoft guns can look like real guns
but nobody is that dumb to sell real guns in a garage sell
the cops are not dumb either .. they knew it was airsoft gear but wanted to search anyway

Originally posted by Ben81

but nobody is that dumb to sell real guns in a garage sell

When's the last time you went yard/garage selling in the south??

Well done to the OP.....As they say in TV land GOOO Hooome :-)
I once was stopped by the police for simply walking home from the corner store with a can of pop in my hand.
I used to sit outside with the girl who worked there until her father or mother picked her up from work.

We are talking years ago when everything closed down at 11 pm here in Canada.
Anyways these two boys in blue stopped me and claimed I was drunk and they were going to interrogate me on the sidewalk.

I knew what was coming so I just off and booted it, they knew who I was and where I lived but once they found out that my late father was "War buddies with the head man in the department" they screwed off and never ever bothered me again.


Great video and great logic, god yes this is private property here.......I smiled all the way through the video and so we all should.

To the poster that said well they do look like real guns I say poop on that.

That is just an easy in for them and then they never leave.
My can of pop looked like a real can of pop but they stopped me because they thought I might have rum or whatever in it.

Same idea, different countries , same #ty cops every time you look.

Regards, Iwinder

S&F

Mob with pitchforks, incoming.

Hey, they got their rights - They really showed them cops with their cameras and threats of filing complaints, super informed citizens with power... How dare the police ensure weapons aren't being illegally sold at this garage sale (that's also private property, step off coppers!), what a police state! They want our freedoms! Arrrgh

I still say they were trolling for police response and that's all there is to it here, nothing more nothing less.

This was a complete overreaction by the folks holding the sale..

Someone called the police, (who hasn't had a nosy neighbor), and they thought that there were weapons being sold...

The Police respond, show up, to check the sale.. the sellers had nothing to hide, and this would have been done in a minute flat, if they just let them verify that no firearms were for sale. Once they saw that it was airsoft stuff, they would have thanked the sellers for their time, logged the info, and moved on..

It's getting ridiculous these cop bashing events..

Originally posted by JacKatMtn
This was a complete overreaction by the folks holding the sale..

Someone called the police, (who hasn't had a nosy neighbor), and they thought that there were weapons being sold...

The Police respond, show up, to check the sale.. the sellers had nothing to hide, and this would have been done in a minute flat, if they just let them verify that no firearms were for sale. Once they saw that it was airsoft stuff, they would have thanked the sellers for their time, logged the info, and moved on..

It's getting ridiculous these cop bashing events..

While I can see your point, the problem is that they ALWAYS use the "Someone Called" excuse and that gives them full rights to enter private property (or so they think).

This has been abused many times in the past and you have no recourse. "Who called?" you ask. "Can't tell you" they say.

So if they continue to use this as their entry to your property, you have no rights whatsoever. It's like their key to your property whenever they utter these words.

Very convenient.

It's getting ridiculous these cop bashing events

What's even more ridiculous is cops bashing citizens. Now THAT is getting out of hand and people are upset that this non-violent stand against the law takes place? I think the anger is a little misdirected here.

Peace