This is a two way street here. They may not be able to recall all laws but how can they try to enforce a law that doesn't exist with which they are so sure that it does even when rebutted with the correct info they still are not able to provide IC to back up their assertion that the law actually does exist?I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
A LEO cannot know 100% of the law. Period. (Why we need so many laws is another thread)
We, as "gun people" know the portions of the law that deal with our hobbies and lifestyle.
I can also guarantee that none of us know the Motor Vehicle code forwards & backwards - or very very few of us do.
We, as "gun people" get up in arms (see what I did there?) when a LEO doesn't know the laws that we do because it's OUR hobby - if you will.
If this were a forum about raising / keeping exotic animals - you'd better believe that many would know the ins and outs of THAT part of the code - and also get right rankled when some kind of LEO / civil code enforcer doesn't know the code.
It's all a matter of perspective, folks.
There are simply too many laws.
(note, please don't think I'm defending anyone - merely trying to provide a little perspective)
-J-
They can't just legally go around threatening an arrest and say "it's against the law because we say it is" even though I know some try to do just that.
That's why some of us advocate making a LEO back up his assertions and calmly invite him to make an arrest if he is so sure of his position when it comes to OC'ng and the law.
That is the only way to expose him if he is trying to pull a heckler's veto in which case he will not arrest you because he knows he can't, or if he is truly ignorant of the law and is willing to enforce it even though he is incorrect and if that's the case he will quickly find out before you even get booked that he made an incorrect arrest when he tries to fill out an arrest report and has to provide pursuant code for the arrest.
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