ManInBlack
Regular Member
Let me preface this by saying that in all of my previous contacts with the Elmore County Sheriff's Department, I have found them to be respectful and nonchalant about my right to open carry.
HOWEVER
I am finishing up a couple of degrees at BSU right now, and in my last poli. sci. class, I have an Elmore County Sheriff's Deputy as a fellow student. I've had a couple of classes with him before, and he is a major-league tool. Today, a buddy and I were talking about state firearms laws, and I mentioned that open carry in courthouses and jails is not statutorily prohibited in Idaho. Mr. Deputy butts in, and assures us that it is a "major felony" to carry in any jail. I asked him to show me the Idaho code, and turned away, whereupon he quickly said, "Oh, it's a federal law!" I again told him to show me, and then ignored him. He tried to flash his badge to prove his point, but we just made fun of him.
He spent all class searching on his tablet, and at the end, he tried to show me a USC, the title of which was "Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in federal facilities." I pointed this out for him, whereupon he tried to show me the Idaho code which bans concealed carry in those locations. Again, I pointed out his error. Then he tried to say that "any area we say is prohibited is illegal," and "we just have to post a sign." I tried to mention preemption and the fact that signs don't carry the force of law in Idaho, but I was already so steamed that I just told him, in front of the whole class, that it is a shameful state of affairs to have cops making up the law as they go along, and that flashing a shiny piece of government-issued costume jewelry to prove a point is beyond lame.
Seriously considering writing a letter to the Elmore Sheriff expressing my concerns.
HOWEVER
I am finishing up a couple of degrees at BSU right now, and in my last poli. sci. class, I have an Elmore County Sheriff's Deputy as a fellow student. I've had a couple of classes with him before, and he is a major-league tool. Today, a buddy and I were talking about state firearms laws, and I mentioned that open carry in courthouses and jails is not statutorily prohibited in Idaho. Mr. Deputy butts in, and assures us that it is a "major felony" to carry in any jail. I asked him to show me the Idaho code, and turned away, whereupon he quickly said, "Oh, it's a federal law!" I again told him to show me, and then ignored him. He tried to flash his badge to prove his point, but we just made fun of him.
He spent all class searching on his tablet, and at the end, he tried to show me a USC, the title of which was "Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in federal facilities." I pointed this out for him, whereupon he tried to show me the Idaho code which bans concealed carry in those locations. Again, I pointed out his error. Then he tried to say that "any area we say is prohibited is illegal," and "we just have to post a sign." I tried to mention preemption and the fact that signs don't carry the force of law in Idaho, but I was already so steamed that I just told him, in front of the whole class, that it is a shameful state of affairs to have cops making up the law as they go along, and that flashing a shiny piece of government-issued costume jewelry to prove a point is beyond lame.
Seriously considering writing a letter to the Elmore Sheriff expressing my concerns.
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