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President Obama's Statement on Events in Ferguson

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Kragar8/14/2014 10:28:21 am PDT

“When a cop pulls me over, I put my hands outside of the car. If I’m carrying a weapon, which I’m licensed to carry in New York, the first thing I tell the police officer is, ‘Officer, I want you to know I have a legal firearm in the car.’ First thing I say to the officer! He’ll ask, ‘where is it?’ And I’ll say, ‘It’s in my holster.’ And he says, ‘Alright, just keep your hands outside.’ That’s usually the protocol. And then, ‘Can I have your license and registration, please, move slowly.’ And I often would even step out of the car, lift my shirt up so he can see where the gun is. And you handle it. ‘Yes, sir,’ ‘no, sir,’ writes me a ticket, ‘thank you, sir,’ and that’s it. You battle the issue in court!”