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From page 50... ... 50 XIII. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' RESPONSE TO PERSONS CARRYING A FIREARM IN AN AIRPORT It appears that whenever a law enforcement officer observes an individual carrying a firearm in public, the officer may make inquiries of the person and examine the firearm. Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... 51 also require licensees and permittees to have their license or permit, as well as proof of identity, in their immediate possession whenever they are carrying a firearm or a concealed firearm.524 An individual in Arizona must answer a law enforcement officer and inform the officer when the individual is carrying a concealed weapon on "any means of transportation."525 In California, peace officers are authorized to examine any firearm carried by anyone on his or her person or in a vehicle while in any public place or on any public street in an incorporated city or prohibited area of an unincorporated territory.526 Connecticut requires a person to have his or her permit to carry a pistol or revolver when the permittee is carrying a pistol or revolver and to "present his or her permit upon the request of a law enforcement officer who has reasonable suspicion of a crime for purposes of verification of the validity of the permit or identification of the holder…."527 An officer must have observed, however, the person carrying the pistol or revolver.528 In Georgia, a licensee is not subject to detention for the sole purpose of investigating whether the person has a weapons-carry license.529 When a law enforcement officer in Ohio stops and approaches a licensee, the licensee must "promptly inform" the officer that the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun.530 Under Oregon law, an officer may examine a firearm in someone's possession ascertain whether the person has a license. In United States v. Read the entire page →

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... 50 XIII. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' RESPONSE TO PERSONS CARRYING A FIREARM IN AN AIRPORT It appears that whenever a law enforcement officer observes an individual carrying a firearm in public, the officer may make inquiries of the person and examine the firearm.

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... 51 also require licensees and permittees to have their license or permit, as well as proof of identity, in their immediate possession whenever they are carrying a firearm or a concealed firearm.524 An individual in Arizona must answer a law enforcement officer and inform the officer when the individual is carrying a concealed weapon on "any means of transportation."525 In California, peace officers are authorized to examine any firearm carried by anyone on his or her person or in a vehicle while in any public place or on any public street in an incorporated city or prohibited area of an unincorporated territory.526 Connecticut requires a person to have his or her permit to carry a pistol or revolver when the permittee is carrying a pistol or revolver and to "present his or her permit upon the request of a law enforcement officer who has reasonable suspicion of a crime for purposes of verification of the validity of the permit or identification of the holder…."527 An officer must have observed, however, the person carrying the pistol or revolver.528 In Georgia, a licensee is not subject to detention for the sole purpose of investigating whether the person has a weapons-carry license.529 When a law enforcement officer in Ohio stops and approaches a licensee, the licensee must "promptly inform" the officer that the licensee is carrying a concealed handgun.530 Under Oregon law, an officer may examine a firearm in someone's possession ascertain whether the person has a license. In United States v.

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