Today, TheBlaze posted the story of a Army Master Sgt. C.J. Grisham, who was arrested after being accused of "rudely displaying" his gun. Grisham was on a hike with his son in a rural are of Temple, Texas. Grisham, who has a concealed carry permit, was carrying an AR-15 and a .45 caliber pistol when a police officer approached him and ended up placing him under arrest in front of his son. Grisham called into radio today and opened up to Glenn about the incident.
Watch a video of the confrontation below:
Grisham described the incident on YouTube:
"At about the 5 mile mark of our hike, a voice behind us asked us to stop and the officer motioned for us to approach him. He got out of his car and met us a few feet later. He asked us what we were doing and I explained that we were hiking for my son’s merit badge. He then asked me what I’m doing with the rifle, to which I responded in a calm manner, “Does it matter, officer? Am I breaking the law?” ">At about the 5 mile mark of our hike, a voice behind us asked us to stop and the officer motioned for us to approach him. He got out of his car and met us a few feet later. He asked us what we were doing and I explained that we were hiking for my son’s merit badge. He then asked me what I’m doing with the rifle, to which I responded in a calm manner, “Does it matter, officer? Am I breaking the law?”
At that point, the officer grabbed my rifle without warning or indication. He didn’t ask for my rifle and he didn’t suggest he would take it from me. He simply grabbed it. This startled me and I instantly pulled back – the rifle was attached to me – and I asked what he thought he was doing because he’s not taking my rifle. He then pulled his service pistol on me and told me to take my hands off the weapon and move to his car, which I complied with. He then slammed me into the hood of his car and I remembered I had a camera on me (one of the requirements of the hiking merit badge is to document your hikes)…Up to this point, I am not told why I am being stopped, why he tried to disarm me, or even that I’m under arrest.
The Temple, TX police has only issued the short statement: “The charge is pending prosecution with the county attorney’s office."
You can watch the full interview between Glenn and Grisham at the top of the page.