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Silencers Have NEVER Been Illegal !
I was working a sobriety checkpoint last night (don't devolve this into a conversation about the checkpoints please) and came into contact with a single cab pickup truck driven by a very nervous-looking gentleman. I went through the song and dance about "you have entered a sobriety checkpoint, yadda yadda yadda" and asked if he had been drinking. Here's how it went:
Me- Have you had anything to drink tonight sir?
D- No, but I do have a gun in the car.
Me- Ok, cool. Don't reach for it and I won't reach for mine, deal?
D- I don't have a carry permit for it, I'm sorry Officer.
Me-Alright then, where is the gun?
D-On the floorboard, under that towel with the slide back and no magazine in it. I am taking it home from a friend's house who just put new sights on it for me.
Me- Thanks for telling me about it. I know you're probably aware that you need a license to carry it and that, if you don't have one, you are supposed to have it in a secure container out of the driver's reach, right?
D-Yes sir, but there is nowhere in the truck that I can't reach it, so I left the magazine at his house and locked the slide back. I put it under the towel because I forgot to bring the box with me.
Me-Ok, thanks again for explaining it to me. Just out of curiosity, why don't you have your license to carry?
D-Because I don't know how to get it.
Me-*explains how to get license to carry*
D-So am I in trouble?
Me- *contemplates curb-stomping* No sir, just please get your license so this doesn't happen again. Oh, and remember the box next time.
D- Oh my God, thank you Officer.
Me- Drive carefully and have a good night.
Yep, I missed yet another opportunity to curb-stomp. I clearly need remedial training.
Me- Have you had anything to drink tonight sir?
D- No, but I do have a gun in the car.
Me- Ok, cool. Don't reach for it and I won't reach for mine, deal?
D- I don't have a carry permit for it, I'm sorry Officer.
Me-Alright then, where is the gun?
D-On the floorboard, under that towel with the slide back and no magazine in it. I am taking it home from a friend's house who just put new sights on it for me.
Me- Thanks for telling me about it. I know you're probably aware that you need a license to carry it and that, if you don't have one, you are supposed to have it in a secure container out of the driver's reach, right?
D-Yes sir, but there is nowhere in the truck that I can't reach it, so I left the magazine at his house and locked the slide back. I put it under the towel because I forgot to bring the box with me.
Me-Ok, thanks again for explaining it to me. Just out of curiosity, why don't you have your license to carry?
D-Because I don't know how to get it.
Me-*explains how to get license to carry*
D-So am I in trouble?
Me- *contemplates curb-stomping* No sir, just please get your license so this doesn't happen again. Oh, and remember the box next time.
D- Oh my God, thank you Officer.
Me- Drive carefully and have a good night.
Yep, I missed yet another opportunity to curb-stomp. I clearly need remedial training.