What are the firearm owners here carrying and how?

[Slaters Kustum Machines]

Isn't it almost impossible to get a permit to carry in CA? Also obviously the culture is different for different parts of the country.

 

[MilitaryMan407]

I am also a CCW user. I carry my Smith and Wesson M&P 40c. I use both IWB and OWB holsters, depending on the dress style and occasion. I have considered getting the Urban Carry holster. Anyone used/have those?

 

[NETWizz]

I did 105 mph the other day....oh noz...da police will read this and arrest me!
Just wait til our new Charger R/T arrives next week...I'll go faster than my trucks 105!

You didn't say where or who you really are. That is a LOT of plausible deniability for affirmative defenses: 1) Wrong Jurisdiction and 2) Wrong Defendant; it wasn't me bro.

It is MUCH different than writing a formal affidavit swearing that you did 105 at a specific location (in their jurisdiction), that you were indeed the one driving.

Be certain to include any details. Tell them about any relevant past violations. Shame them for not catching you to piss them off and dare them.

Include your current address letting them know you are always available (to take service).


Then take it before a notary public and swear to the affidavit (making a couple copies).

Send them both certified mail, return-receipt... one to the DA/Solicitor/Prosecutor's office in your local town and the other to the local police chief.


Sit back and wait. You know know how good a job you did at pissing them off based on the response. 1) Nothing happens = they are busy chasing real criminals, don't want to mess with you... are giving you the silent treatment. 2) You get a letter in the mail with a stern warning = you are now in their system... if they pull your name up there will be some bad comment that won't do you any favors the next time you are stopped. 3) You get a certified letter that you have to sign and pick up = they are going to extort some money out of you, make an example out of you, etc. Don't pay up if you want to learn about the just-us system. 4) They send an officer or process server to your door to server you= you are in deep crap. They are going to probably use a real prosecutor/attorney and it is going to be very expensive. You ****** them off and can fully expect to loose your driver's licence. 5) They send men to your door to carry you out in handcuffs = They have nothing better to do just want to show you who's boss, but other than that the same as #4 except you will probably get to view the inside of a jail cell for 6 to 24 hours and appear in a bond-court before all that other stuff happens, but ultimately the outcome will cost you the same. Your bond will likely be OR/PR ... otherwise the amount of the fine if you do not show up.

That said some courts if you don't show up are going to put down an automatic guilty verdict and count the bond as forfeited as the fine. Other areas keep the bond money simply because you did not show, they are going to put down a guilty verdict, and set a fine that you owe. Very likely to make an example, they are going to issue a warrant for your arrest, just so they can bring you before the judge to berate you and tell you that you lost and how much you owe.

I do not have any personal experience... Just that everywhere is different.


Ultimately just about anywhere something like that will result in a large fine, a lot of places 105 will result in loss of driver's license, but that is probably the extent of what the justice system will do to you (expect insurance increases). In contrast other areas like Virginia state would probably lock you up for about 30 days, and I have heard that there it may even be charged as a felony. You could potentially be jailed for a year and a day if you are somewhere as backwards as Virginia and loose your right to vote and own firearms ... and ever pass a background check. That said, I bet if you kissed their butts and got a lawyer who is their friend paying your dues, you could probably get it reduced to something petty paying only a very big fine. It's the buddy system from what I read.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

I do not have any personal experience... Just that everywhere is different.

It was said more in joke..than being serious. And about 25 years ago, I used to carry a badge. ;7

//looks at clock on the way.
T minus 1 hour 30 minutes until I go hit the indoor range for an hour or so with my son.

 

[NETWizz]

It was said more in joke..than being serious. And about 25 years ago, I used to carry a badge. ;7

//looks at clock on the way.
T minus 1 hour 30 minutes until I go hit the indoor range for an hour or so with my son.

Yeah I know you said it as a joke. Didn't know you used to carry a badge. That said, do you generally agree that is how things would play out?

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

I didn't read much of it the first round, I just skimmed it again..(cuz I'm rushing to wrap up a few things and hit the road). When I did my block training at the police academy, things like forums and social media weren't really out yet. Back then I think people were still on Win3 and some were just getting Windows 95a. Dial up days. Internet "braggartry" wasn't a big thing yet.

But yeah it does boil down to here-say. Where's the proof? (like..my S&W is in a utility bag under my desk...but to prove it's in the office with me here, I can hold it up against my monitor..with this post in the background, snap a pic, and post it)

 

[MichaelEC]

Picked up another PPK last week. This one by Interarms. I don't have to worry about wearing the bluing on my German (French) 7,65mm PPK. This one is much more comfortable to shoot than the Kel-Tec P3-AT. Great to be able to slip it into a coat pocket this winter instead of worry about trying to access a handgun in a belt holster under a winter coat.

This has so far been 100% reliable with Silvertips, Hydra-Shok, S&B FMJ, and Starfire (PMC), This is an '89 model. The first year Interarms started US production of this pistol after GCA'68. The earlier models tend to be more reliable than the mid-to late '90's models.

 

[putz]

I dont carry yet... I took the class like 10 years ago and passed it but never paid for the permit. I havent invested in a handgun in a while but I have been eyeing up Sig's P320 subcompact. The last one i bought was an HK P2000 in.40. I love my HK, great self defense gun for my home. Just got done building my first AR15 over the summer. Now i just have to get out to the range to see how she stacks up.

 

[frase]

Damn America amazes me

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Damn America amazes me

Land of the Free, home of the Brave!

 

[TAPtech]

I don't carry, don't own a pistol. I have a 12ga shotgun and a .17 rifle for plinking but haven't shot them in over a year! I did the carry course, past the test... just needed to go to the police barracks to pick it up basically but ended up moving to another state for a job, never got it. I like pistols and all things mechanical but never really had a use for one. I do have two clients that are firearms manufacturers. One just makes some pistol frames and small parts, the other makes rifles for the military and people with large budgets. Pretty neat stuff.

 

[MichaelEC]

Would one of those clients be Colt?

 

[TAPtech]

Would one of those clients be Colt?

I wish! These are smaller companies. One is just making parts for a larger brand, the other was making parts for Colt, Winchester and a few others... but recently started making complete rifles. Looks like Call of Duty in there.

 

[Diggs]

High-powered air-gun large game hunting is starting to go crazy around here. Was just in a clients "workshop". Wow! Incredible air rifle collection. Brings a new meaning to silent but deadly. You get the idea here -

http://www.airgundepot.com/airforce-air-rifles.html

@ edit - Oops, sorry. Did not mean to hijack the thread......