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Out of curiosity, has anyone heard/seen/experienced anything like that story out of Cape Ann where the LEO was near the entrance of the club asking to search the guy's vehicle right after 7/20? If I recall, the club confirmed it.
it has happened at other places - only observing though...
Do you have a warrant? NO, ok then NOOut of curiosity, has anyone heard/seen/experienced anything like that story out of Cape Ann where the LEO was near the entrance of the club asking to search the guy's vehicle right after 7/20? If I recall, the club confirmed it.
I will continue to bring them to the club until the club caves in and bans them to.
Do we have any evidence to back this up?
Do you have a warrant? NO, ok then NO
Do you have real evidence that this really happened or is this just another tin foil hat story ?
I can believe that a few clubs are faddish enough to do exactly that.
My interest/question is not "what you should say or do" and/or legality, it's more wanting to know if any other LEOs are semi-actively looking to jam people up. If memory serves, the situation on Cape Ann ended up being a "this is private property" scenario when calling the department. But, out of curiosity, what if the LEO is a club member? Or on the firing line? I'd like to think such a thing wouldn't happen, but was curious if anyone had seen/heard.
The Cape Ann one seems to definitely have happened. I think we would need more details from the other poster who implied it's happened elsewhere.
I will continue to bring them to the club until the club caves in and bans them to.
If my club did that I would quit that club.
Now up to 15 "NO's". Who are you, and why don't you plan to shoot your ARs and/or AKs?
Can someone give me the cliffs notes version of what happened at Cape Ann? i searched, and only found mention of it in the 5900+ post Healey thread. Not about to go searching through that...
As I understand it, a LEO was at/near the gate and asked one or more people approaching the club's entrance if he could search their car, I think it was the first weekend after 7/20. The person who reported the event declined the search, entered the club's grounds and called the BOD or someone similar, who called the PD. I don't remember exactly, but they reminded the PD it was private property and they left. As I recall, the club did confirm it took place.
So, it could have been nothing to do with AWs, but the timing was deemed suspect and it generated some discussion, as many things on NES do.
Thanks. I'd love to hear the PD's version of what they did and why. What possible grounds could they have for such grievous violations?
will just take a letter from AG ....... just like the vendors letter.
in the past I have had overly curious club members asking about my Magazines.....
If my club did that I would quit that club.
The fact that we're even having these conversations about going to the range or clubs banning certain rifles plays directly into the AG's agenda: Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt.
FUD is what this whole issue is about. I'm convinced that the AG really doesn't want to prosecute, she just wants to snuff out sales/dealers and ownership of guns due to the persistent fear of what she might do.
You may be right but what if the cop that pulls you over gets a hard on about the AR and arrests you. The AG's intent doesn't really matter at that point. Illegal AW (in his eyes based on AG interpretation) and charges are filed.
And even if you don't consent to the search what happens when Mr LEO says "any weapons in the car?" during the traffic stop on the way to the range. You can't (well shouldn't) say no. So the next question is "what kind and where are they?". I suspect if you answer am I being detailed, am I free to go or I am not telling you and I do not consent to a search your getting searched since you have stated you have weapons and Mr LEO now has what he believes is probable cause and searches your car anyway. Am I wrong?
Oh and yes, I will continue taking mine to the range.
And even if you don't consent to the search what happens when Mr LEO says "any weapons in the car?" during the traffic stop on the way to the range.