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I'm not smart.
How can a Terry stop justification be based on "the fact" that I am carrying a concealed firearm when you can't determine that "fact" until I am stopped and searched ??
...could have been a phone
...or a taser
...or a hunting knife
...or a collapsible baton
...or a steel dildo - who knows
My follow on question is just as quizzical to me...
Now that we have established that Terry stops based on "the fact" (or in Boxes world, the assumption) that I am carrying a firearm are not presumptively lawful, how does that impact "me the people" in as much as I don't normally carry a backpack full of whacky weed that might also get me arrest for drug possession.
My confusion is this:
I read the ruling until I could feel my eyes starting to bleed and can't figure out how this ruling impacts a law abiding citizen.
Does this inherently imply that constitutional carry is indirectly a thing now - because you cant search me if you "fact" that I have a concealed firearm?
It sounds like this is a really great ruling for the local street thugs - but how does it make the lives of "me the people" better?
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