From a practical standpoint, if you are carrying a loaded sidearm in your vehicle without a carry license that permits this, you are going to get locked up, regardless of what the Court of Appeals does later (because the Circuit Court WILL find you guilty). Consider whether or not you are...
Regardless of duty status, on or off, my department requires that if you are not in uniform, your sidearm must be concealed. Certainly, part of this has to do with the reactions of the citizenry, but mostly it has to do with officer safety. If you are in the bank or 7-11 and the bad guys come...
Has anyone asked the AG's office what they are doing with this information? I think that some local departments check ammo logs to see if prohibited persons are buying ammunition. I suppose they could also cross reference buyer information with the MSP registration forms and make the illogical...
I agree with gshrout on two points. First, put in the references (John Lott I assume), they add credibility to your argument. Second, remember your audience, it is not us, it is the general public. On another point, what is the "...piece of land no one wanted."? I wouldn't leave that...