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Originally Posted by netentity  While I do lock horns with NavyLT on some issues. I am not on this one. However, NavyLT should know what navy stands for; never again volunteer yourself.  This includes information to LEOs.
I would add to the scenario of being pulled over which has been covered. If you are not endorsed, licensed or permitted to carry in the State you're stopped in, I would not volunteer I have any firearms in the vehicle even under the protection of 18USC926A. In States such as CA, IL, MA, NJ and NY(C), I would simply tell the LEO I have no illegal items in the vehicle. They then have the burden of proof to get a search warrant. I do know that in those rabid anti States they at the minimum confiscate your firearms. Their (in)judicial system will then run you down financially. |
Well said and an oversight in my diatribe. You have hit the nail right smack on the head. MOST importantly is make sure that you have your handguns stored while in transit to the letter of the law and take into consideration local law and custom/reputation as well. I, for one, will not drive through New Jersey with a firearm stored in a SAFE in the back of my vehicle... even with federal pre-emption permitting me to do so. I simply do not want the hassle. I have never had a problem in NY state and we pretty much travel through NY state and since we live most of the year just to the north of the 49th. we are, in essence, stopped, questioned and searched every time we cross... never a problem. Not even a hint of a problem. But having said that, I would not drive through or anywhere near NY city (home of my birth) while transporting, even with federal pre-emption allowing me to do so, even with a letter from the NY state police allowing me to do so, even with a whack of LEO's in my address book, etc. Just not worth the hassle. And NJ? You want to make sure a round has not rolled into the spare tire well by accident - being caught with a hollowpoint round of any kind is a felony in NJ. Baaaaad news. And they have no sense of humour, especially in the north. On the other hand, I have a permit to carry in PA and I DO carry while driving through Phily or visiting family in Phily (I'd rather take the chance with Phily's whacko local laws and customs). When the whole family carries in Phily I figure that there's a message there somewhere. Not that I have ever had a problem. I'm the guy who had the problem with a whacko and a revolver in my nose at the home of Mickey, Orlando, where I cannot carry (yet). Working on that.
10-21-2009, 06:42 PM
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