YoZUpZ
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I know that if you are stopped by an officer for a traffic violation, the officer can take your weapon for the remainder of the stop to ensure his safety. I know that many officers run the serial number of the gun to check to see if it is stolen or not.
I am wondering if it is legal for the officer run the serial number. As I would think that would be classified as a search/confiscation.
Also, what if you handed the gun to the officer holstered (with the holster covering the serial numbers) and telling him that you do not consent to him running the serial number or putting the gun into any databases. Would that be legal?
Its not that I have any illegal or stolen guns, but the fact that whether we like it or not, our info may be entered into e-trace, etc... Obviously, most of us would rather not have the government have a list of all the guns we own. I mean heck, people say, "gun confiscation would never happen in this country" or "this or that could never happen here", but just look at what happened in New Orleans, look at what happened to the Japanese-Americans during WWII.
Comments or insight?
I know that if you are stopped by an officer for a traffic violation, the officer can take your weapon for the remainder of the stop to ensure his safety. I know that many officers run the serial number of the gun to check to see if it is stolen or not.
I am wondering if it is legal for the officer run the serial number. As I would think that would be classified as a search/confiscation.
Also, what if you handed the gun to the officer holstered (with the holster covering the serial numbers) and telling him that you do not consent to him running the serial number or putting the gun into any databases. Would that be legal?
Its not that I have any illegal or stolen guns, but the fact that whether we like it or not, our info may be entered into e-trace, etc... Obviously, most of us would rather not have the government have a list of all the guns we own. I mean heck, people say, "gun confiscation would never happen in this country" or "this or that could never happen here", but just look at what happened in New Orleans, look at what happened to the Japanese-Americans during WWII.
Comments or insight?