The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Basher, 629 F.3d 1161 (9th Cir. 2011):
The district court ruled that the officers' conduct was lawful under
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Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). The district court held alternatively that there was probable cause to arrest Basher for illegal discharge of a weapon and for violating the burn ban, and that in any event, the questioning regarding the gun falls under the public safety exception.[629 F.3d 1165]
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