Legal Opinion
Shawn Northrup v. City of Toledo Police Dep't
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 13, 2015No. 14-4050PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
On a midsummer evening, Shawn and Denise Northrup went for a neighborhood walk with their daughter, grandson, and dog. Apparently in a happy-go-lucky mood, Shawn wore a t-shirt reading, “This Is The Shirt I Wear When I Don’t Care.” R. 28 at 7-8. Shawn'carried a cell phone, which he holstered on his hip — next to a black semiautomatic handgun.
A passing motorcyclist stopped to complain about Shawn’s visible firearm. The stranger, Alan Rose, yelled, “[Y]ou can’t walk around with a gun like that!” But “[0]pen carry is legal in Ohio!” Denise responded. Id. at 28. As…
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