If a policeman is forcing his way into your home, absent a warrant or obvious emergency, that is not a good situation for either party to be in. If the policeman is shot . . . even if he is not in a uniform and fails to identify himself . . . that homeowner can expect the worst from the media and the courts. There was a case in Chesapeake Virginia about 5 years back where a plainclothed officer tried kicking in a innocent man's door after dark based on a CI tip that he was growing marijuana, and was shot a single time through the door . . . they branded him a "cop killer" and he is in prison for the duration now, with no chance of an appeal.
I believe it was just a few weeks ago that the Colorado State patrol paid out over a million dollars to a family where the owner of the property refused to let the Patrolmen in without a warrant. When he refused he was shot and killed. They were investigating a traffic accident.
You guys read it before believing the news article, right?
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/bil...Bills/5737.pdf
I've read a lot of laws. Unless I missed something, this bill doesn't say residential storage must be physically viewed by the sheriff, much less annually. It states an assault weapon not stored safely and securely is committing a misdemeanor.
What they should be pissed about is it has a 10 round mag limit clause in it and there is NO grandfather clause for mags and no time limit or measures to relinquish them. Basically, legal one day, illegal the next. Instant criminals.
Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.
Warrentless entry seems like a pretty serious 4th amendment problem to me...
Yeah, once they get the 2nd Amendment out of the way, all the other ones are fair game even though they have been working on restricting them for years.
They could lay seige to your house... however in light of recent events, why even bother with the 5th and 6th amendments? The Cops will just set your house on fire, and make sure you don't escape from the flames. They are quickly being afforded powers that are inappropriate for the executive branch of government and only reserved for the Judicial branch.