TheDodge
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alright, so i was walking to the store at about 4:30am (i know it was probably foolish to think i wouldn't get stopped at this time of night) and as usual i was open carrying the glock 22 i got for this past christmas. i am 19 years old and knowing my rights i had no reason to worry about anything. since this is, what most people would consider, the mid to lower income part of town, it wasn't long before i saw some officers on traffic patrol. they threw the blues and reds up and pulled over and asked me to walk towards them slowly with my hands at chest level. they immediately confiscated my sidearm and requested my identification and permit. as i am not of legal age to get my CWL i didn't have one, but i did give them my identification. i know i probably wasn't required to but i just wanted to get to the store and get home. when i told them i had no license they told me i was going to receive a citation to appear in court and that they were confiscating my sidearm. i wish i would have had my lawyer's card on me so that i could have called him before all of of this took place, but i didn't.
so this past monday was my court date and i was prepared with copies of the state firearm laws and my lawyer. probably a bit redundant to have both but i wasn't taking chanced. needless to say i won my case and had all charges dismissed. i just got my firearm back thursday and i'm in the process of having the charges expunged from my record. i had just enlisted in the army national guard in november, after an 8 month fight to get waivers for my past medical issues. the last thing i need is for some ignorant traffic cops to postpone my shipment to basic training even further.
my question for you all is:
seeing as i'm relatively young, i don't have a great deal of money. lawyer fees are expensive and it's going to put me in a hard spot if i have to pay for it myself.
so i was wondering if i would have a legitimate suit to file to cover my court costs and representation fees.
so this past monday was my court date and i was prepared with copies of the state firearm laws and my lawyer. probably a bit redundant to have both but i wasn't taking chanced. needless to say i won my case and had all charges dismissed. i just got my firearm back thursday and i'm in the process of having the charges expunged from my record. i had just enlisted in the army national guard in november, after an 8 month fight to get waivers for my past medical issues. the last thing i need is for some ignorant traffic cops to postpone my shipment to basic training even further.
my question for you all is:
seeing as i'm relatively young, i don't have a great deal of money. lawyer fees are expensive and it's going to put me in a hard spot if i have to pay for it myself.
so i was wondering if i would have a legitimate suit to file to cover my court costs and representation fees.