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Mr. Luddite[_4_]

On 5/6/2018 12:08 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 6 May 2018 11:20:24 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 5/6/2018 10:34 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:

Describes the process:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/toughest-gun-law-america-120137258.html

Seems perfectly reasonable...

I think so too. The one thing I don't think they mention in the article
that would probably offend some is that when you buy a gun from a FFL
or privately (and do it legally) a record of that gun, it's model and
serial number is entered into a MA database so the state knows who owns
what ... again, assuming it was purchased legally. That's why I have
mentioned the chain of custody thing so often.

I recently bought a scanner mainly to monitor the recreational aircraft
that fly from a nearby airport. I also programed the local police and
fire frequencies in it as well. It's interesting that when a traffic
stop is made, the license plate (tag) and driver's license is radioed to
the dispatcher who checks to make sure registration and license is
current and for any warrants, etc. The dispatcher also reports back
to the cop who stopped the car if the person with that license also has
a license to carry. I didn't know they did that.

It is interesting that a scanner still works there. Cops are starting
to encrypt their feed and most are using frequency hopping digital
packet radio. My old Bearcat stopped working decades ago.

Some, like the MA State Police have used the freq hopping trunking
system for years but most of the smaller towns and cities still have
dedicated, assigned freq channels in the 400 to 500 Mhz UHF band. I
have my town, Plymouth and several other nearby towns programed and
receive them all. Bought a small UHF whip (only about 16") and mounted
it on the eve of the roof of the single story house. Works great.
Can hear both dispatch and the individual cop cars 5 by 5.