In many instances it is not so much the law that is screwed up or confusing, but rather those who are enforcing it are confused or are knowingly misinterpreting the law to their benefit.
It's like a fall back excuse when their is an abuse of power by the licensing officer or the street cop arrests someone for the wrong offense, or the DAs charge them under the wrong statute.
The common theme is "these darn laws are so screwed up!"
This is not rocket science!!! If the law says you cant carry on school grounds what is so difficult to understand that possession in your vehicle not within your control does not fall under the statute? The failure to read the statute before charging someone causes an innocent person to spend thousands of dollars for an attorney, have sleepless nights, puts stress on family and relationships, effects job performance, reputation, etc. It is horrible.
We have serious problems with the way the legislators wrote the law and the way the courts have interpreted it, but great emphasis should be on how law enforcement sometimes abuses the laws that are already stacked against us. It is an overwhelmingly unfair advantage.
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I agree with you here Jesse......
It sounds like the law is "You Can Not CARRY On School Grounds".
Now having your gun unloaded and in a locked safe sounds like you would be on the right side of the law.
It would than come down to a test case, say I was seen putting my gun into the safe before I entered the parking lot. That person calls the police and that LEO sees the law as a locked up gun is still carrying. I would then be in for a long drawn out battle that I can not afford and may still lose in the end.
I still think the law sucks as it is writen and is done that way so MASS can say the law is the way they want it to be when they need it to read a certain way.
As I said I can not be the test subject so I will just not go to that cruise night.
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