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spacemanspiff · August 12, 2002, 11:40 AM

thats funny....out of the thousands of firearm owners that frequent this forum, many of which have had interactions with local law enforcement, i don't recall any of them getting hassled that much over lawfully transporting legally owned firearms, concealed on their person or stored elsewhere in the vehicle.

while i don't agree with the searches of vehicles without a warrant, i think that at the very least, the officer should be required to inform you why he feels he/she has probable cause to initate a search.

August 12, 2002, 11:40 AM	#25
spacemanspiff Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2002 Location: alaska Posts: 3,498	thats funny....out of the thousands of firearm owners that frequent this forum, many of which have had interactions with local law enforcement, i don't recall any of them getting hassled that much over lawfully transporting legally owned firearms, concealed on their person or stored elsewhere in the vehicle. while i don't agree with the searches of vehicles without a warrant, i think that at the very least, the officer should be required to inform you why he feels he/she has probable cause to initate a search. __________________ "Every man alone is sincere; at the entrance of a second person hypocrisy begins." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." - Soren Kierkegaard