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On Wed, 13 Nov 2013 07:57:05 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
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On 11/13/2013 7:44 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 11/13/13, 7:38 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/13/2013 7:18 AM, John H wrote:

The idea that a cop could search, warrantless, your home and this
would be acceptable is
unfathomable.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!

I agree that a search of your home without a warrant showing probable
cause is unfathomable. The sneaky thing about this selectman's proposal
is that the authorization for the cops to search is tied to your permit
to own firearms. In other words, you don't agree .. you can't legally
own a firearm. To me, his idea is that in order to qualify for a gun
permit you must give the police permission to enter and search your home
ahead of time.

If there is a local law requiring guns to be locked up safely, how is
that law to be enforced?

Here's an idea:

If you have a gun and it is supposed to be locked and a kid gets his
hands on it and shoots himself or someone else, *you* go to prison.

Or, if someone steals a firearm and you don't report it right away, you
go to prison.

Those are already distinct possibilities. You can be charged for
negligence and for not storing the firearms in the prescribed manner by law.

This will **** off the Tea Party types here, but I would not object to
an inspection of my firearm storage. If a cop knocked on the door
right now and asked if I voluntarily agreed to him coming in and
checking how my guns are stored, I'd say, "Come on in".

I am not sure I would trust just any cop who knocked on my door

When I got my original machine gun stamp I did have an undersheriff
(2d in command for Lee County) make an appointment to interview my
wife and I and look at my gun safe.

I don't trust cops in general. Now days that have WAY too much power.
Probable cause is a joke, so that makes search and seizure a joke. The
stupid war on drugs has caused a big problem with planting evidence,
they get a lot of revenue that way, when they can just take your car,
boat, plane etc. You'd better have plenty of lawyer money, because they
can make your life hell and it can cost you a LOT to get your name
cleared.