Quote History Quoted:From that link;
" (c) In the absence of any reasonable and articulable suspicion of criminal activity, no person carrying a concealed or unconcealed firearm shall be disarmed or physically restrained by a law enforcement officer unless under arrest; and
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Looks like it is illegal. Warrenton police may have broken the law with me, unless my friend breaking the speed limit counts as criminal activity. No, I'm not going to pursue it.
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Actually, (c)'s placement inside of subdivision (2) causes it to only apply in specific jurisdictions: those that ban open carry. If there is no ban, the restrictions on law enforcement don't apply.
Perhaps the legislature wanted that to motivate jurisdictions to not write ordinances against OC, but I think it would be far better and less confusing if those LEO restrictions were simply applied everywhere. The legislature could move the language of (c) out of subdivision (2) and into its own subdivision to accomplish that.
Here's the whole subdivision, for context...
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(2) In any jurisdiction
in which the open carrying of firearms is prohibited by ordinance, the open carrying of firearms shall not be prohibited in accordance with the following:
(a) Any person with a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit who is open carrying a firearm shall be required to have a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit from this state, or a permit from another state that is recognized by this state, in his or her possession at all times;
(b) Any person open carrying a firearm in such jurisdiction shall display his or her concealed carry endorsement or permit upon demand of a law enforcement officer;
(c) In the absence of any reasonable and articulable suspicion of criminal activity, no person carrying a concealed or unconcealed firearm shall be disarmed or physically restrained by a law enforcement officer unless under arrest; and (d) Any person who violates this subdivision shall be subject to the penalty provided in section 571.121.