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CombatController wrote:You never know. Lots of this is retarded. My buddy got arrested not for having a concealed .44 special in his truck but for having a rusty Mauser bayonet (longer than 5 inches here in Texas) in a backpack in the back seat!
I suspect what's really retarded in that situation is your buddy, for letting someone search his truck, and the backpack.
But anyone who suggests that putting a rifle in a carry case would leave you liable to prosecution for concealed carry of a weapon is being an idiot not to be taken seriously. Yes children, NJ specifies that you're supposed to carry a firearm in a case (they want it to be locked) and won't arrest you for doing so. They MAY arrest you for making unauthorized stops between the gun store and your home, or the range and your home, but that is a completely separate issue.
I had just given it to him to go with the Mauser I have him for Christmas. They prosecuted and wanted him to plea to a weapons (which he was gong to) until I told him two things;
1. I would pay for a lawyer
2. No jury in the world would convict him when aforementioned lawyer placed the gun and old bayo on the table as exhibit 1 and 2 and point out the bayo is what he is being harassed over.
After he told the DA he was going all the way to court they folded but he is a terrible negotiator (which is why he should have taken the lawyer anyway) He ended up pleading (against my advice) to "obstructing a roadway" which is the vehicular equivalent to jaywalking.
Uh, OK.
Maybe we're just jaded, but your villainy is not particularly impressive. -Ennesby
If you know what you're doing, you're not learning anything. -Unknown
Sanity is the process by which you continually adjust your beliefs so they are predictively sound. -esr
CombatController wrote:The handle was sticking out "in plain sight" so he got hauled out and cuffed.
OK, that's pretty ridiculous. He must have been found guilty of contempt of cop, or poor fashion sense or something.
Maybe we're just jaded, but your villainy is not particularly impressive. -Ennesby
If you know what you're doing, you're not learning anything. -Unknown
Sanity is the process by which you continually adjust your beliefs so they are predictively sound. -esr
CombatController wrote:The handle was sticking out "in plain sight" so he got hauled out and cuffed.
OK, that's pretty ridiculous. He must have been found guilty of contempt of cop, or poor fashion sense or something.
AAAAND we bring the hijacking home to fashion! He was probably wearing BDUs but no Shoot me First vest.....
Tada!
I was thinking more "I don't like the look of your face", but OK.
Maybe we're just jaded, but your villainy is not particularly impressive. -Ennesby
If you know what you're doing, you're not learning anything. -Unknown
Sanity is the process by which you continually adjust your beliefs so they are predictively sound. -esr
