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Mr. backstraps wrote:
Hey how do i find out more info to the party in greenfield :celebratethis comming monday
sunshine661 wrote:
any room left for the picnic?? my hubby and I would love to join you all.
I'll send a PM to both of you in a few minutes.
Mike wrote:
Hmm, I would not allow strnagers to drop off guns in my driveway, but that's just me. be careful with this idea folks.
...why? Is there some law against "dropping off firearms on property" out there?
Mike wrote:
Aren't the guns already unloaded and encased while in the vehicle? Why not just walk to the home carrying the encased gun and establish a safe area to load and holster up on the private property?
The point is that, with the way the current concealed weapon statues are written, overzealous police officers may cite someone walking down a street with an encased/unloaded firearm with possession of a concealed weapon. They don't do this normally, because one usually has to walk from point A to point B with it unloaded/encased anyways (walking into a shooting range, etc), but the law is very poorly written. With Greenfield PD sure to be on the prowl around my neighborhood, I'd rather people drop their firearms off on private property (where Greenfield PD cannot come unless permission is granted or a dangerous situation arises) than be nabbed by officers, cited with possession of a concealed weapon, and having their firearm taken away, culminating with the DA deciding not to press charges, and the property returned months later. Of course, that scenario may not take place at all, and people would not be harassed for walking from their cars to my property, as doing so is lawfully necessary because of the school zone restrictions. After all, Hamdan set criteria that police should take to heart before making such an arrest:
A challenge on constitutional grounds of a prosecution for carrying a concealed weapon requires affirmative answers to the following before the defendant may raise the constitutional defense: 1) under the circumstances, did the defendant's interest in concealing the weapon to facilitate exercise of his or her right to keep and bear arms substantially outweigh the state's interest in enforcing the concealed weapons statute? and 2) did the defendant conceal his or her weapon because concealment was the only reasonable means under the circumstances to exercise his or her right to bear arms?
