Prophet
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Long story short:
I'm taking a walk down Silverado with my shirt off catching some rays. My 1911 on my hip. About an hour into my walk a LEO pulls up and asks if he can talk to me for a minute. Im like sure, nice day, im in no rush.
He was like, got some calls, do you have a permit and registration card.
I reply, no, im out of state and I dont need my pistol registered.
On come the cuffs off go my pistol.
6 cop cars end up showing up. They ask me for my name, i give it to them, i give them my DL too to prove im from out of state and as such don't need my pistol registered.
First cop was like, its illegal to carry without a CCW (eventually he retracts that) then he says its illegal to fly with a pistol and it has to be shipped to an FFL dealer and then i can pick it up when it arrives (WTF?!?!) i convince him that thats absurd. Next he tells me that I had 24 hours from when I arrived to get it registered.
I tell him about pre-emption and he says "I don't want to hear about pre-emption, the county can make stricter laws if it wants to". I'm like WHAT?!?!? To myself I'm thinking what the hell do you think pre-emption means?
Anyways, he sticks by that, and his sgt who shows up backs him up on it. For about the hour that im there they keep asking for my SSN, i dont give it, who im staying with, i don't tell them. Then one officer says, hey we're trying to help but you're making it difficult. We can just assume your guilty and take you in if you dont want to help us.
I didn't know we were back in Berlin circa 1938 where I had to show papers and was guilty until proven innocent.
Eventually, they call the DA and he backs them up on the 24 hour period for registration, Pre-emption be damned, and write me a citation and confiscate my pistol.
My court date is scheduled for Dec. 3rd but I leave Sept. 22nd. Suggestions?
Long story short:
I'm taking a walk down Silverado with my shirt off catching some rays. My 1911 on my hip. About an hour into my walk a LEO pulls up and asks if he can talk to me for a minute. Im like sure, nice day, im in no rush.
He was like, got some calls, do you have a permit and registration card.
I reply, no, im out of state and I dont need my pistol registered.
On come the cuffs off go my pistol.
6 cop cars end up showing up. They ask me for my name, i give it to them, i give them my DL too to prove im from out of state and as such don't need my pistol registered.
First cop was like, its illegal to carry without a CCW (eventually he retracts that) then he says its illegal to fly with a pistol and it has to be shipped to an FFL dealer and then i can pick it up when it arrives (WTF?!?!) i convince him that thats absurd. Next he tells me that I had 24 hours from when I arrived to get it registered.
I tell him about pre-emption and he says "I don't want to hear about pre-emption, the county can make stricter laws if it wants to". I'm like WHAT?!?!? To myself I'm thinking what the hell do you think pre-emption means?
Anyways, he sticks by that, and his sgt who shows up backs him up on it. For about the hour that im there they keep asking for my SSN, i dont give it, who im staying with, i don't tell them. Then one officer says, hey we're trying to help but you're making it difficult. We can just assume your guilty and take you in if you dont want to help us.
I didn't know we were back in Berlin circa 1938 where I had to show papers and was guilty until proven innocent.
Eventually, they call the DA and he backs them up on the 24 hour period for registration, Pre-emption be damned, and write me a citation and confiscate my pistol.
My court date is scheduled for Dec. 3rd but I leave Sept. 22nd. Suggestions?