Shawn Northrup v. City of Toledo Police Dep't

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• holding that in an open-carry jurisdiction, the mere possession of a firearm cannot be the basis for a stop and that the exercise of a constitutional right cannot itself be suspicious
• \[c]arrying a handgun out in the open is not an 'offense' in Ohio\
• “[c]arrying a handgun out in the open is not an ‘offense’ in Ohio”
• absent reasonable suspicion that an armed man is dangerous, officers must “trust ... their State’s approach to gun licensure and gun possession”
• absent reasonable suspicion that an armed man is dangerous, officers must “trust . . . their State’s approach to gun licensure and gun possession”
• “There is no ‘automatic firearm exception’ to - 12 - No. 1-24-0933 the Terry rule.”

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