So here's my story. Back in March I purchased a new m&p 9mm and had the itch to shoot it. A buddy of mine who has ltch decided to go to jasper pulaski to shoot his newly built ar and a variety of pistols including my new one. My ltch had expired and I had been waiting for a new one for four weeks. I thought, no big deal my buddy has his so he is transporting it for me. It was in its case new and unfired. So we were at the range for about 2 hours were just finishing up and packing things in. Up pulls a CO. He walks up behind us and asks to see our ltch. Were using the same bench and hadour hardware laid out. He asked if the pistol on my side was mine. I answered honestly "yes sir it is". I explained to him my situation regarding my ltch and even should him the paperwork from l2 and the city regarding my permit. He then informed me that I could not legally take the pistol out of my house and that he would have to confiscate it. At this point I pointed out that my friend was transporting it for me. It didn't matter. I then asked him why the minor children as well as the man's wife next to us were allowed to shoot with no ltch. He informed me it was a judgement call by him to not do anything about it since the father had one and he was teaching them to shoot. I stated but my friend has one and he was monitoring my gun use. Again it didn't matter to him. I was issued a citation for possesion of a firearm and away it went. He then stated that the local judges would like him to arrest for this offense but he wasn't going to. My wife who is an attorney knows the jasper county prosecutor and I thought okay good. Boy was I wrong. By the way my ltch come in the mail 2 days later. The CO told me all I should have do is show it when it comes in and it should he dropped. Wrong again and he knew that. So now I had to plee guilty pay a 250 dollar fine and go through a six month differment. Which means I won't get it back until November. What sucks the most is that as of July 1st this would have been fine. I feel as though I have been screwed.