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Spokane is a conservative bastion of eastern Washington that is surrounded by farmlands and small towns like Cheney and Yakima and Wenatchee. With that said, Washington has no handgun license class. Just go to the courthouse, pay the fee with your fingerprints and get your card in the mail 30 days l...

Point taken. I will only tell what I am legally required to and nothing else. Thanks for the linky.

My rule of thumb is to only use deadly force when my life or another person's life is in immediate jeopardy. Use it as an absolute last resort. I would caution anyone against taking human life. It makes a hell of a mess, will live in your memories forever and is guaranteed to attract all kinds of of...

@jrma: well, I wouldn't say freakishly tattooed. I have the tattoos as sort of an informal catharsis for what I experienced in my deployments. My left arm is almost a full sleeve and represents the things I saw from the time in the Marines. On my right arm I have a casualty bracelet thing for my bat...

Just the facts ma'am... For the record I probably was speeding and just paid the fine this morning. Not really trying to contest it and it would be a waste of everyone's time to do so anyway. Also for the record I was within the boundaries of the law for my firearm and knew it. He threatened me with...

Not really interested in naming names here. I reported the individual, the video will be reviewed and hopefully someone will be artfully chewed out. I have a hard time naming names in an open forum like this because I do honestly want to respect everyone's privacy here. I demand a modicum of privacy...

So I called the officer's watch commander, and she had no idea about the MPA law. She said she would arrest me if it was "easily accessible". I then called his Sergeant who was much more helpful. He said he is going to review the tape and let the officer know how the law works. He is also ...

It's a result of the poor training the military has been giving out lately. When I was in the military in 2001 we had to get escalation of force training to man the gate at Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan. We were trained and issued M1014 shotguns and put on patrols all around the base. We also manned...

The thing of it is he said the following: "That is in plain sight and I could arrest you for open carry if I wanted to." It wasn't and he can't. See, now I am mad and will definitely file a grievance. I understand that he cannot possibly know all the laws but I would hope they go over fire...

@3dfxmm: The information I got about the "under control" provision is from the CHL class I took a month ago here in Texas. The police have the right to confiscate the weapon or arrest the owner apparently. I called DPS and they told me the same thing. So, 1815 is legal just to keep the fir...

@ rottenapple: Thanks for the welcome! I enjoy being in Texas for the most part. The hot weather is good on my joint and shrapnel pain issues and the people here are polite and friendly to an extent that this WA state transplant is blown away by the common courtesy shown every day by regular people....

@texanjoker: the gun was in the box, lid shut, behind the seat, with the seatback put over it. There is no conceivable way that he could know what was in it. It's not even the manufacturer's box. Just a plain plastic lockbox. The only reason I told him was to make him more comfortable. I am sympathe...

No lie there I was... I was on the way to visit my tattoo artist to get my left arm sleeve filled in and I was pulled over by KPD. Apparently I was speeding. Fine, I pull over. Hands ten and two, calmly let the officer know that I was carrying a pistol in a lockbox in accordance with Texas House bil...