-By Warner Todd Huston
A Michigan man legally carrying a pistol openly in a holster was illegally stopped and harassed by Grand Rapids police in March of 2013 in an incident that sparked a federal lawsuit. Now the full video of the encounter has been released to the public.
Last March, Grand Rapids citizen Johann Deffert was peacefully walking on the sidewalk in his own neighborhood when police illegally detained him, cuffed him, threw him on the ground and then into a squad car, a federal lawsuit alleges.
In Michigan it is fully legal to open carry a pistol with the proper license.
Deffert is suing for $600,000 alleging he was physically assaulted by cops.
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VIDEO: Michigan Cops Harass Citizen Legally Carrying a Gun”