Ok, so could a cop just wandering by ticket this guy for parking here?
The cop would be able to, but only at the request of the property manager. Make enough complaints, and it should happen.
I should mention that I have a bias against folks in Porches, Jaguars and Lexus' (Lexi?) - Most are cool, but there are a noticeable proportion who drive and park like they own the roads. Those are the ones that I delight in correcting.
Is it proper to use the shoulder of the road to slow down to make a right hand turn?
I do it all the time when I get off a 70 mph highway to turn onto the county road that I live off of. I know I should not cross the white stripe, but I also don't want to go hitting my brakes randomly when I am being tailgated at 75 mph.
Don't hit the brakes... make a gradual slowdown. The asshole tailgater will either slow, thus reducing his risk against the populace, or he might rear-end you in a controlled collision (versus striking you at high speed whilst you're stopped. Sir Isaac Newton is NOT your friend...), in which case, he gets an at-fault accident, and you gon' get PAIIIIIID... But don't cross over the line. If, God forbid, someone's walking there, or you lose control, you are at fault.
What's the best way to handle having a gun in the trunk when you are pulled over?
My family has a pretty extensive collection, and we often have one in the trunk (usually a shotgun). Should I not say anything unless the officer asks or should I volunteer the info? I feel like since I haven't done anything wrong, I should just keep my mouth shut, but I don't want to freak the cop out either, and have to deal with a gun pointed at me.
Just curious.
Also, thanks for putting your life on the line for us. I mean that sincerely.
If the officer asks, let him know. It's in the trunk, so it's not something you can get at easily. I suspect that OK has some reasonable gun laws. You don't need to volunteer the information, really. An officer can't search your trunk, even incident to an arrest, anyways. It requires a search warrant, or your consent. If you GIVE consent, make sure to let them know that it's there, so they don't overreact, or act like you've done something wrong in order to get you nervous. Some officers do that, I'm ashamed to admit.
And thank you.
How do you feel about the US current regulations on weapons?
How do you feel about children?
Are you talking about the recent Supreme Court decision, that starts setting specific boundaries? I'm not sure how I feel about that... on the one hand, they've negated a lot of municipal authority to BAN gun ownership, but they've opened up the door to some stringent limitations.
Funny thing about limiting LEGAL gun owners - while I can see the necessity, it's still not going to stop those who would use guns in their crimes. They tend to be burglarized from LEGAL gun owners, in any case.
As far as children go, I had BETTER like them... I'm going to be a daddy in a little under 2 weeks. *grins*
Do you really grin and chuckle as much as your posts suggest? *grin*
I tend to - big dimples and all that - but really that's my attempt to set the tone of my post. A little non-verbal inflection, if you will, because you can only do so much with text.
I do like having the little bit extra time to consider my words - helps limit foot-in-mouth disease, from which I tend to suffer *wry chuckle*
