Travel with guns

Terryallan wrote:

Remember the police officer wouldn't be asking you, if he didn't need your permission to search! "The right to be free from unreasonable searches is one of America's most precious First Liberties."

Actually, that is not a true statement. As a retired cop I can tell you that we would almost always ask for permission even if we had probable cause. Even if I had a search warrant, I would often ask for permission. Why you may ask? Because if I have a search warrant and if I have consent two search then I have to completely different lawful reasons to search the vehicle. So when it comes time to go to court lets say for some reason there was an error on the search warrant and the judges rules the warrant invalid. Well that's fine because I also had consent to search so the search is still good.

Administrative searches are often done like this. For example the Game Warden shows up at your hunting camp. They have the administrative authority to search your camp without your permission (depending on a variety of factors) but they will generally always ask your permission. If permission is granted they then have two lawful reasons to search. If permission is not granted they search anyway under the administrative authority.