Police Misconduct and Arrogance vs. Your Second Amendment Rights

Earlier this year, C.J. Grisham was out hiking with his son along a Temple, Texas road, when they were approached by a Temple Police Officer. Grisham is carrying an AR-15 latched to his chest which is completely legal in the state of Texas. The officer instructs Grisham not to touch the firearm, and Grisham complies, however the situation escalates as the officer grabs the rifle and can be seen attempting to unlatch it from Grisham without prior instruction or consent that he was going to disarm Grisham.

At this point, Grisham grabs the stock of his rifle saying that the officer shouldn't be disarming him, and what follows is a stunning display of police arrogance and misconduct.

The initial reason given as to why Grisham was stopped was that police received a call of someone walking around with a rifle, again, something that is completely legal under Texas law. The officer stated that Grisham was "rudely" displaying his rifle, whatever that means.

During the encounter, more police officers, including a superior officer, join in on the situation. Some of the most shocking displays of police arrogance come when the superior officers claim they are "above the law" meaning they can disarm you whenever they want. If you are not breaking the law or not a danger, I would ask, how is it that agents of the state can so willfully proclaim that they can "disarm" you whenever they so please?

This makes me wonder, do these officers really think they are above the law? Do they even know what the laws they are supposed to follow and enforce are? Have they even read the United States Constitution, including the Second Amendment?

Many police officers deserve the utmost respect because their jobs are difficult, but especially because they have the responsibility of enforcing the rule of law. However, the rule of law applies to everyone equally and the fact that one puts on a badge and uniform does not exempt them from the law, but it holds you to a higher level of scrutiny. These officers displayed the utmost contempt for the laws they were meant to uphold, and the unfortunate victims of this are the great citizens of this country.