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Originally Posted by dropnosky
Its amazing how different the laws are state to state. Had a friend, one of those who should never own a gun, who drove through MA which has some pretty decent gun laws, picked up two WW2 russian rifles with bayonets up in NH, and headed back. I was upset that it was so easy for him to get his hands on a pair of rifles, they cost him together less than 100 bucks and he was constantly playing with them out his window and such.
In relation to the potentially dangerous comment, what I meant above was this-
There is no way for the cop to know if you are a law abiding citizen or not based on walking up to the car. I understand that being armed does not necessarily make you dangerous, but it would be foolish of the cop to assume that was the case.
When I say potentially dangerous, I mean that the fact that you have a longer range weapon makes you more of a threat than lets say if I charged out of the car with a pair of forks. That would be less potentially dangerous than if I had a loaded firearm with me, I would be very cautious of anyone armed in the car if I were a cop.
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You should be very afraid of police then because they carry weapons. You are probably not aware that within a 7 ft radius that a knife or other pointed object is just as deadly as a gun.
Why should your friend never own a gun? Is he a prohibited person, or do you just 'feel' that he shouldnt have one? If it is the first thing then you should have reported him to authorities, if it is your feeling then you should be aware we live in America where we have Constitutionally protected rights that can only be denied for just cause (based on previous action) and not based on what someone 'feels'
I believe that police need probable cause to dip your tank unless you are running a commercial vehicle.