Thanks for the article link Irenic.
Wow! What a horrible nightmare of a story. I hope that Mr. Lovi gets a fair hearing in his case against the *warrantless* seizure of his guns by the police.
Every gun owner in the U.S. should read this article. It PROVES that there is a legitimate concern that “health care professionals” (along with any other nanny state officials) and the police can abuse their authority, resulting in the violation of the 2nd Amendment rights of citizens.
The lesson that I take from this:
1. I will NEVER disclose to anyone *that I don’t know and trust*, who asks out of the blue, that I have access to a weapon.
2.I will NEVER agree to allow police that show up *uninvited* into my home without a WARRANT.
It's in civil court now. The judge will run interference for the state to prevent him from recovering money damages, but he got his guns back.
A corollary to your lesson about how to handle the police, never do anything voluntarily, not even when they threaten you. I don't mean to resist or show disrespect, just don't cooperate or volunteer. If you capitulate to intimidation, it is recorded as a volitional act on your part, even when it isn't.
You can't beat the man. The best you can do is avoid their interest. But, if you draw their interest, make them do their job by the book.