dcmdon
Regular Member
Sorry maybe I didn't make myself clear. When I went to go get my local temporary I was told by a board member that I could go to any branch and get finger prints. In fact that maybe the troop you are referring to does to finger prints however they will ask you what the finger prints are for therefore they refered me to the Middletown branch
You can go to any branch of any PD. The law does not say who must do your prints, so that means, by law, there is no requirement.
The woman at Troop G clearly didn't know the law. This is again where knowing the law works in your favor. Listen to RichB's audio from his recent visit to OSPD. When the guy says he needs rich's pistol permit, replies IMMEDIATELY "No I don't"
He knows the law, at least this one anyway, and makes it work for him.
Seriously, I'm not breaking your stones. Just trying to clarify who told you what.
You should take 2 additional lessons away from this:
1) Most police don't know the law. Sad but true.
2) When they do, they will lie about it if it suits their purpose. Most of the time, its not malicious. They are just trying to do their job with the minimum hassle possible. Even if it means trampling on your rights. Case in point. You OC into a restaurant and a woman calls 911. The cop typically doesn't want to arrest you. The cop just wants the complainant to stop complaining, so he can get on with his day. So he tells you to put the gun in the car, even though the restaurant owner says that if its legal, its ok with him. Does the cop have a right to tell you that? No. Does he care? No. Is he being malicious? No. he just wants the lady who dialed 911 to go back and finish her lunch, you to put your gun in the car and finish your lunch so he can leave.
If you disobey his unlawful order and piss him off; if you are not a squirming, compliant subject, then he may start to think "what can i get this guy on". But when he walked into that restaurant, he most likely did not want to arrest you.
Thanks,
Don
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