Police treat pro-gun bumper sticker as probable cause for pat down(GA)

Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 17 December, 2010 | David Codrea

[marktwain]

The left has been working at making the exercise of Constitutional rights a dangerous activity for a long time.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I hate to say it, but having a NRA or similar sticker can be bad news for a driver or his vehicle in some parts of the country.

[EGPWS]

A double whammy, getting nailed for 1st amendment causes and 2nd amendment causes at the same time.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

The cop was acting within reasonable limits.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Dunkin Donuts must have closed early?

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Georgia is one of the most pro 2nd Amendment states in the nation. It is not at all unusual for both candidates in an election (Roy Barnes vs Sonny Perdue or Nathan Deal, for instance) to have A ratings from the NRA. It is also not unusual for a cop to look for any reason to do a patdown or car search, especially if the driver was perceived as being snooty. If this cop is hassling someone over a pro-gun bumper sticker and nothing else I would consider it an isolated incident.

[KoRn]

One of these days, the police really are going to NEED the help of the law abiding citizens when TSHTF, and that help simply won’t be there.

Over the years, the police have done just about everything possible to ruin that relationship.

[Bryanw92]

There’s two kinds of cops—the ones that think that a law-abiding citizen is their ally, and then there is the other 90%.

[PalmettoMason]

The cop was acting within reasonable limits

How so?

[School of Rational Thought]

If he was stopped because of sticker, there is a problem with that.

It he was stopped for other reasons, but was asked about firearms because of the sticker, there is no problem with that. The purpose of putting a bumper sticker on one’s is so that other will read it.

And not to make fun of the cop, but that obesity (easily morbid) is probably a greater risk on the job that any armed person, legal or not. Don’t cops have rules about this?

[Cap'n Crunch]

Disgusting. I hope the guy can bring a suit.

I’ve always been suspect of the IACP, (International Assoc. of Chief’s of Police) being a liberal infiltration into police dept’s so I started researching them.

Liberal anti-gun organization Joyce Foundation gives them money. Obama was on the board of the Joyce Foundation before the election.

I smell an IACP rat. I believe they are grooming police organizations to be anti 2nd ammendment. I think they are also indoctrinating new cops into the anti 2nd mindset.

Any cop that is afraid of a citizen with a gun needs to get out of law enforcement.

The IACP has a racket going of being some ‘important’ police organization that your chief/sheriff/etc. needs to be a part of politically.

You can say I’m a paranoid conspiracy theorist if you want to, but I smell a rat in the IACP.

[PalmettoMason]

Never mind... see tagline.

[paul51]

The second thing the officer asked me, after asking for my license, was if I had any firearms.

The question is a little unclear. Does it mean do you own any fire arms or are you carrying any fire arms. Any how, I would have answered the question myself.

[Cap'n Crunch]

My chief is in the IACP and he’s as liberal and anti gun as they come. He won’t even approve of his own retired officers carrying.

[Last Dakotan]

There’s two kinds of cops—the ones that think that a law-abiding citizen is their ally, and then there is the other 90%.

That 90% thinks the population needs to be controlled.

[old curmudgeon]

In NC, you are required to tell any LEO who stops you for any reason that you have a CCW and whether you are carrying.

I thought that was the case in most states.

[Cap'n Crunch]

This looks like a humbug to me. Stopping a guy for speeding and mentioning a right to carry bumpsticker as his PC?

This stinks to high Heaven. That’s what’s called a “humbug.”

[PalmettoMason]

I thought that was the case in most states.

Here in SC, we only have to inform them IF we are carrying concealed. Even if the weapon is carried legally in the vehicle (glovebox, console, etc), the officers I have dealt with only want to be informed if it is concealed on one's person.

[The Comedian]

The cop was acting within reasonable limits.

No objective 3rd party with at least a modicum of respect for civil liberties could make that assertion.

So are you a police officer, or married to one?

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[susannah59]

Texas also requires that you show your CCL to law enforcement: I am told that when they run your license, it will show up, and you can be in difficulties if you are carrying and do not show your CCL.

State laws vary widely, however, and Georgia does not require CCL holders to notify law enforcement.

I live in Texas but have family in GA and so have researched the laws since I spend time there as well. It pays to have some familiarity with the laws in each state you may spend time, because there are a lot of individual differences.