Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. The officer's common-law inquiry was justified by the totality of his observations, including the particular position of defendant's hand and his manner of walking, and his belief that defendant was holding what appeared to be the handle of a firearm (and not some innocuous object) at his waistband (see e.g. People v Feliz,
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