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Man asked for ID while carrying gun says his rights were violated

A Spanaway man says his rights were violated when authorities asked for his ID after he walked into a Starbucks location wearing a gun.
 
"Basically I go to Starbucks everyday for lunch, and get a coffee, usually sit there and eat my lunch," said Tom Brewster. "This time when I pulled up to the Starbucks I saw the sheriff's vehicle in the parking lot. I walked in, got in line, and as soon as I got in line the Sheriff approached me and asked me, 'Is that a gun? I'm going to need to see your ID.'"

Brewster, who's an advocate for open carry, told 770 KTTH's David Boze he refused the man's request for his identification. "I didn't really feel like being hassled. I told him, 'I'm not doing anything illegal, why do you need to see my ID?' and then he said, 'Because I don't know who you are.' And I said well 'You don't really know who anybody is so I'm not going to show you my ID.'"

"The issue here really isn't even with the gun. It's with the fourth amendment and my rights," says Brewster. "Basically I was standing up for my right for the unreasonable search and seizure of my papers." The fourth amendment is meant to protect citizens from unreasonable search and seizure.

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