If this question should be in the "gun laws" section feel free to move it.
My question, which is entirely theoretical, is this:
If I am on my boat and I am over 3 miles offshore and I shoot at something floating in the water it is likely that some Law Enforcement agency would be upset and would give me a hard time. My question is who has jurisdiction? The city that is closest? The county? The state? The DEP?, The Coast Guard? The Navy, Homeland Security?
And how far offshore would I have to be before most, if not all, of the above would have no jurisiction?
I want to state that I would never do this but I have often wondered what would happen if I did.
My question, which is entirely theoretical, is this:
If I am on my boat and I am over 3 miles offshore and I shoot at something floating in the water it is likely that some Law Enforcement agency would be upset and would give me a hard time. My question is who has jurisdiction? The city that is closest? The county? The state? The DEP?, The Coast Guard? The Navy, Homeland Security?
And how far offshore would I have to be before most, if not all, of the above would have no jurisiction?
I want to state that I would never do this but I have often wondered what would happen if I did.