jmra wrote:I think the real problem we are dealing with is the expectation of an educated response from uneducated people. A friend was pulled over for speeding the other day. The officer was very nice (only gave him a warning). During the stop the officer asked if he had any weapons in the car. Friend stated that he had a loaded handgun in the console. Officer asked if he had a chl. Friend stated that it was expired. The officer had already run him thru the system and knew he didn't have a record. The officer told him that because he was not traveling overnite he was guilty of unlawful carry and he should arrest him on the spot.
Of course this is not the case sinse HB 823 went into effect in sep 07. The total ignorance of people whose jobs require them to know better amazes me. Local PDs should require these guys to under go routine testing to ensure they are staying updated on current laws.
I ran into the same thing recently with a high ranking officer who tried to convince me that you could not cc in a church with chl. He brought back regs he obtained from the DA who also agreed with him. Of course they both had to eat crow when I informed them that the regs they were quoting had not been valid since 2004. They wanted to know how I had been able to respond so quickly with that info. Answer...iPhone and google. They had spent hours doing their research. Mine took 30 seconds. Go figure.
I think I would have told that officer to go ahead and do so.