This is also Michigan Law. You are required by law to inform the officer that you are permitted and are carrying during any contact, and that the officer may take control of the weapon for the duration of the interaction.
Well, looks like the cops needs to be treated in a similar fashion.
It’s a little hard to come down on the side of anyone who is driving around with a handgun laying on the floor in plain sight—especially when they are being pulled over by the police.
BINGO!
By this reasoning, you must also throw all your guns out the window of your house before letting them in when they come to your door...which another court says they can do randomly for no reason.
But hey, don’t forget to register them guns, hear?
Problem is, if NRA, Gura et al don’t get in gear and start pushing some MAJOR cases thru, we’ll have our rights defined by criminals attempting “Hail Mary” plays. _Heller_ and _McDonald_ were great ... now let’s get on with it and push the other obvious issues thru faster than 2 per decade.
did the guy get his gun back? the story implies, but doesn’t answer that question. the cops can have temporary custody of my weapon whilst they’re making sure I’m not a thug, but I want it back before they leave.
In AZ it seems to be up to the officer if he takes possession of your firearm during a traffic stop, it can go either way. What pisses me off is when they make you empty all your magazines, it’s a pain to be standing on the side of the road and refilling them.
i dont think there is anything wrong with the police getting custody of the gun during the interaction/searching as long as they return it when they see nothing wrong
Well, I’ve only been CCWing for the last 3 weeks, and I have yet to be pulled over for anything.
But, I drive like a Grandma.
I’ll let y’all know how it goes if it happens.
He then said " Don't reload here, but, when you get down the road apiece. You ARE in Shreveport. I never told him about the 9mm at my knee tucked in the seat.
No one ever seems to mention the adage...’better to be tried by 12, than carried by six’...when it comes to LEOs and people with weapons.
Unbelievable.
This couldn’t help but remind me of when harmonica virtuoso and Hohner “Featured Artist” John Popper of Blues Traveler was pulled over in his Mercedes SUV, when clocked at 111mph in Washington State.
When police searched the car with a police dog, they found four rifles, nine handguns, brass knuckles and a switchblade knife in a secret compartment.
They also found a Taser, night vision goggles and a small amount of marijuana. The vehicle was also equipped with flashing emergency headlights, a siren and a public address system.
And all of it, excepting the marijuana, brass knuckles and switchblade, was legal.
John Popper is a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment. He sometimes appears on stage with a sidearm.
“We have the right to ensure our employers are helpless any time our job requires us to interact with them. Our safety is important. Their safety, as our employers, not so much.” — The State
Sooner or later, such confrontations and unconstitutional confiscations will result in a war between police and actual Americans.
New Mexico is lunatic country.
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