I went back and watched and saw one item I missed before. While the officer was ‘inspecting’ the rifle (still strapped) Grisham grabbed the rifle with his left hand. This might have gone down differently if he had not done so.
Sorry, but part of this argument missed me.
What about the rifle was the cop “inspecting”? Did it need inspecting to verify it was covered by the 2nd Amendment?
The cop certainly had the authority to ask the person what he was doing, to ask for ID and to ask if he had done anything to alarm the 911 caller, but to grab a lawful weapon without first asking for permission would be no different that the cop dragging a driver out of their car and then proceeding to “inspect” the car’s interior without a warrant.