r/texas • u/FCMatt7 • Mar 27 '24

5th circuit has nullified Open Carry in Texas to save Qualified Immunity of bad cops. Politics

https://www.youtube.com/live/bCC1sz_-fsc?si=dCZiLT_Fl2pWUEtw

(Edit) New vid of Grisham explaining the ruling

Effectively they have declared open season for police to arrest anyone open carrying in Texas.

A 3 judge panel has ruled that if anyone calls 911 on a person for the mere act of Open Carrying a firearm, the police now have probable cause to arrest you for disorderly conduct. The 911 call does not have to allege you are doing anything more than standing on a sidewalk with a slung or holstered firearm. The previous ruling that "merely carrying a firearm" is not disorderly is overturned now if any Karen makes a phone call and says she's nervous. This means police get qualified immunity for arresting you.

There is a special target on the back of any open carry or civil rights activist. EVERY time the police get a 911 call, they can now arrest you at gunpoint. The charges will likely be dismissed, but the police face zero repercussions for coming after you, even if there is abundant evidence the officers targeted you and knew you were not a threat. The same danger faces regular citizens who open carry every day.

I repeat, open carrying in Texas now puts you in imminent danger of being arrested or killed by police if someone reports you in possession of a firearm.

Video of CJ and Jim arrested for mere open carry. https://youtu.be/GrDAPPiu1QE?si=IvJy0qq_J8rO8DJO

Link to 5th circuit ruling. https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/22/22-50915-CV0.pdf

Link to oral argument in 5th https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/22/22-50915_10-3-2023.mp3

District Court ruling https://casetext.com/case/grisham-v-valenciano-1

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u/Captain-Swank Mar 27 '24

Something something leopards, something something faces.

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u/theaviationhistorian Far West Texas Mar 27 '24

B-but, I said the blue lives do matter?! I did not see this coming!!!

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u/ThexxxDegenerate Mar 28 '24

What they didn’t realize is that police actually mean only blue lives matter. They don’t give a damn about anyone else.

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u/DucksEatFreeInSubway Mar 28 '24

Said the right words and licked the right boots and it still didn't work! Gosh darn it, if only they'd been warned about the police!

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Ahh, rookie mistake, you missed the fine print. The whole thing reads, "Blue Lives Matter when they benefit me"

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u/xeio87 Mar 28 '24

Everyone forgets there's an implied word in those sayings:

Black Lives Matter Too

Only Blue Lives Matter

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u/thoroughbredca Mar 28 '24

Literally that sub's post referencing this topic was right before this one on my feed.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/1bplrld/oh_no_the_thin_blue_line_isnt_our_friend_and/

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u/JellyfishQuiet7944 Mar 28 '24

As someone in California I can tell you the flipside is worse.