Better yet, why is there a need to "run" a serial number???4t5 wrote:GC 9411.207. AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICER TO DISARM.
(a) A peace officer who is acting in the lawful discharge of the
officers official duties may disarm a license holder at any time the
officer reasonably believes it is necessary for the protection of the
license holder, officer, or another individual.
OK, how on earth would this officer "reasonably believe" that it was necessary to disarm this license holder?
I too am not buying the "check to see if it is stolen" line...
Correct me if I am wrong, but there are -27 and -28 checks for DL and vehicle reg. databases...I have never heard of a check of any available database for a firearms serial number check...I stand to be corrected if I am wrong, and if I am not, these very few, and far between disarming cases are a violation of your 4th Amendment rights, and they need to be nipped in the bud, but quick...
Just my opinion...
And since 1996, I have been pulled over more times than I care to admit...And whether I got a citation or not is a moot point...I have never been disarmed or asked beyond whether I had the weapon on me or with me...
Do I believe I should be disarmed??? My philosophy is to not give the officer or deputy an excuse to do so with anything I do or say...If they want it, they will get it of course, per the law...If they state they are going to run a check on it, I'll let them do it, but when all is said and done, there will be something said to their bosses, and I will tell them that if there is a policy, I will tell them at that time they are wrong, and that any report containing my personal information (serial number), I will make the effort (legally) to get that specific information removed (and confirmed removed) from their records...
Guys...We have got to start playing the game, and stop these trends from becoming the "norm"...I am not and will never be against law enforcement, but if policies like this start growing, then we are going to start losing a lot more than our privacy...
But again, this is just my opinion...