Next week has me traveling through NJ to NYC for a non-duty related "good reason". The choice to go was not made lightly and without some serious debate given the current state of firearms law(s), and their enforcement in those two states. A well vetted G43 loaded with Hornady CD ammo will be the armament of the day given the current state of things.
Last edited by LSP552; 12-13-2018 at 01:34 PM.
I talked with a Federal Air Marshal instructor at a NTOA program several years ago. He recounted the story of being stopped for traffic by an NJSP. The trooper inquired about weapons in the car and was told that there was an M-4 in the back. The next thing our FAM knew, the trooper was calling FAMS headquarters with the serial number to ensure it was an agency rifle.
If it had been me, I would have thanked the trooper and told him that he, every member of his organization, and their families could expect reciprocal treatment whenever they attempt to board or fly on a commercial aircraft.
Last edited by TGS; 12-13-2018 at 05:58 PM.
"Are you ready? Okay. Let's roll."- Last words of Todd Beamer
I speak from a position of extreme ignorance on this, but does presenting valid credentials as a Federal Law Enforcement Officer (potentially combined with agency verification of the creds) not stop that process cold, long before the vehicle is searched/trunk opened/serial read.
But perhaps that is my strong feelings about federal supremacy being a generally good thing showing through...
Federal LE ID covers that proof. NJ just needs a lesson in manners and the Constitution.
If I was a fed LEO, in a federal LE vehicle, with federal LE weapons then the trooper is going to have a bad week. I’m not going to give consent to do anything. He’s going to have to make it into a “thing” which will end with a civil suit against him and the NJSP as a minimum. He can write the FAM a citation for speeding or whatever traffic offense was committed. But the supremacy clause HCM mentioned protects the FAM (or any fed LEO).