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First off, Ill also try to answer any questions to the best of my ability. Its worth noting Im a Federal cop, not a city cop, so things differ slightly, but not much.
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Now as for how you should pull over when yielding to or being stopped by a Law enforcement Agency. You should make every effort to pull over to the right side of the road as much out of traffic as possible. When it is too difficult to pull to the right, then find an embankment, empty turn lane, or median and pull in there. Remember, if you have to pull over in a lane and block traffic in that lane because there is nowhere else to go(a rare occassion) then make sure that your vehicle is visible in both directions for at least 1000 feet(IE-dont block an open lane of traffic right around a sharp bend in the road). If at all possible try to find somewhere to pull into(such as a parking lot). In the end, you should be thinking about the safety of the other motorists on the road, the officer pulling you over, and yourself. Personally, I dont cut anyone slack based on how they pull over. I may give them a ticket or I may give them a warning. Its based on what the person did to be stopped, the attitude they have and how cooperative they are. Every officer is different. 2) In this case it really depends on what state this incident occured. On a military or federal installation no private weapons are allowed unless you are on official business and have a license to carry a concealed weapon. If this guy came on base he would have been arrested regardless of whether all the weapons were legal and licensed. Since this happened in the city the officer might have suspected he was an illegal arms dealer or it could have just been protocol when someone is in possession of three or more firearms(or whatever it may be). I cant say for sure. 3)As I said in answer #1 this can vary, because I give out tickets/warnings based on why the person was stopped, the attitude they have and their level of cooperation. Hope this helps. Feel free to ask more. |
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There sure a lot of cops registered here....I may have earned another pullover LOL
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Essentially, the laws are much more strict and you have fewer civil liberties. |
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Thanks bro. :yeh: |
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Yeah I didn't see that there was so many men in blue on here. That is cool. I feel an even better bond with this site.
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I'm going to have to look up California case law on this. Women do this crap all the time. They shoot to wound. Given the fact that you are only supposed to shoot if you believe you are in fear of your life or great personal injury, you can open yourself up to a nasty lawsuit. "Your Honnor, if the defendant truly believed his life was in danger, he would have killed my client. Since he shot my client in the arm, he obviously didn't believe my client was willing to kill him." Some poor California crime victim admitted to shooting to wound, not kill and the jury was pursuaded that he wasn't truly in fear of his life of great personal injury. The crimal was awarded significant damages. I think the poor guy was also convicted of illegally shooting his assailant. |
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I dunno! I caught a local gendarme coming out of the donut shop one afternoon with TWO dozen donuts!!! and loved his expression when I said "It's true!... Cops eat donuts!" He said he just KNEW he was gonna get some comment! LOL... he then graciously let me take a pic of him in uniform in the cop car with the box of donuts!! We both had a good laugh... nice guy! |
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One cool thing in Tennessee is you can carry with your weapon in plain view. While I would never do that (kinda gives away the element of surprise), I have seen people do it. |
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I'm an officer in Texas, where we have right to carry laws. Both of my in-laws are concealed handgun license holders and I am an advocate of the program. When someone has a CHL (Concealed Handgun License) it indicates that they were willing to jump through the hoops and get the training and background checks (and spend the money) to follow the law. This usually means they are not bad people. Also, it gives the bad guys a moment of pause, as they never know who may be armed. Another benefit for us is that the people with these licenses have a lot to lose if the screw up, so it's another incentive for them to keep following the law. |
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No. It is specifically prohibited and the handgun license holder would be subject to having his license suspended. The only thing that I can think of is if the waiters were carrying under the exepction to prosecution that says its ok to be in possession of a weapon on your own property or when being employed to protect the property of a third person (i'd have to double check the law to get the official language.)
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Ok thanks. :)
Private citizens cannot carry in a location that sells alcohol for consumption. But they are permitted to carry where it is sold (i.e. Gas station, etc.), except where prohibited by the business. |
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In Texas, Constables and even Game Wardens have been known to write tickets. There is a lot of competition these days for the best spot to setup radar on DFW freeways. My question is when did these guys receive the authority to write speeding tickets???
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I know, I got "radar-ed" by a Tarrant County Constable on I-20 in Arlington recently.
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This is a VERY interesting thread.
Good knowledge being absorbed here. I do many miles in the continental US so it is good to see what goes where. I have clear covers over my tags & fortunately I have not been asked to remove or fined in the states I have driven through. Might be because I am on the Interstate hwy 'passing through'. I forget which state but my cross country drive to Las Vegas in 2004 one state had a whack pile of speed traps on the Interstate I was on. Either CO or UT, whoa. I will bet on CO. going over the mountains, vehicle speed can get away from you. Scary when at the top and it is wet snow. The police do get a bad rap from some civilians. My hats off to all you law enforcement staff. Thanks EH. :yes: |
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Much better explanation IMU :)
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