Is it illegal?

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It really sounds like you folk are not keeping your cops busy enough!

Or you simply have too many of them. I though you folk were in a budget crunch? Firtst thing we do in a budget crunch is fire useless cops!

Yours have way too much free time on their hands.

Cops should be overwhelmed with cases and paperwork.

You guys need to promote a system where every time they stop and question/search they must fill out a form showing probable cause. That would stop your mess in a flash.

Over here our stops are usually vehicle related. Some traffic violation gets you pulled over. The police are not as worried about weapons as they are about drugs.

The stops, other than radar enforced speeding violations, are usually youths between 16-40. Since that group committs 95% of the crime in this nation, and 85% of it is drug related, we have an unusual situation where it is a waste of time for a cop to stop anyone that looks over 40. Since the cops are constantly short handed they do not fool with stops they do not think will yield results.

There are no weapons shakedowns in my area. My state allows open carry of any weapon desired and if one wants a concealed carry permit the state must show reason to NOT give it to a law abiding citizen. You do not have to prove you need or diserve one. A weapon can be carried in ones vehicle without a permit of any kind.

I know that is an unusual concept to you but even with that system outside the major urban areas crime is very low. I live 30 miles from a major city and there has not bee a murder in my area in 2 years. Even that murder was a family issue gone ary.