Transporting firearms

mbopp wrote:

D & M wrote:
Just how exactly would the police know if there was a weapon on board? Do they have some kind of miracle scanner that lets them see through walls? I have been carrying a weapon in all kinds of RVs for years and no one knew. I even went across the Canadian border once. (Forgot it was in a cabinet until the Canadian Customs person asked if I was importing any firearms.)

Well, there was a Florida driver with a concealed carry permit stopped for speeding in Maryland. When the cops ran his license and found out he had a CC permit they grilled him and were bound and determined to find a gun. As it turned out the driver knew how tough the Maryland laws are and left his guns home in his safe.

DS went to school in Savannah, Ga. It amazed me on the drug busts on I95 - somebody in a Beemer going 100+ MPH. If it were me I'd be driving an old minivan at 5 MPH over the limit. Moral of the story - don't be conspicuous.

Laws are made specifically for the lawless. Purposely or inadvertently fulfilling that description doesn't matter either way to the police. Probable cause is what they make it on the roadside. Good luck with that. You get to prove your point in court. I'd rather place my trust in written statute than at the descretion of the cop at hand. The better tac is to adhere to the rule of law whenever prudent. In NJ and MD, and several others, prudent is most of the time, every time. There are few glad tidings toward gun owners in many parts of this country. You don't get to decide. The law does.