Are you willing to challenge their authority? I'm not. I'll gladly be an obedient citizen and pack my ****.
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you can legally open carry in CA at ANYTIME as long as you dont do it an area which could cause the public to panic, such as malls, theme parks, post offices, banks etc.
hell, i carry around one of my rifles when i walk my dogs sometimes. but YOU MUST not have the weapon loaded and magazines must be detached and holstered seperately
Then who covers for the sheriff's department while they're assisting the DFG? Doesn't LA law enforcement always ***** about being short handed and under staffed. So they decide to assign deputies to help the DFG catch poachers and unlicensed fishers. Am i the only one who thinks that's a serious misuse of man power? Which seems more important, catching poachers or violent thugs? IMHO, the latter.
Like i mentioned earlier on this thread, it's less likely an effort for the improvement LA's fishing waters but more of a way for the county to generate revenue by citing ppl, innocent or guilty, for violating DFG regulations.
Yea i have had so many people question me as to why i still wear my FL around my neck. I mean for the most part i do it because i got my nail clippers and hook remover attached to it too. But really i don't like getting harassed while fishing. I have had a few stops by he police when i was younger and a raver. But i used my rights to the fullest and never got busted for anything. Like when a cop would stop me and ask to search my car for no reason other then the fact that i was a raver i would kindly tell them "I do not consent to a search." They would get mad and try to tell me all sorts of different things they could do. But every time they just harassed me for like 30 minutes and then take off pissed off.
I also had confrontations with the cops at the upper lake when he said "I smell some pot. Do you guys know anything about it?" our answer was Nope i don't smell anything. He said "well if you guys know of anything just let us know because we don't take kindly to pot smokers on this lake". I said will do officer hope you have a great day. lol
Also at MDR fishing at night. Cop cruised by and flashed his light on us. Then proceeded to say "Were closed!" I looked over and said "huh? this is a public street officer what do you mean by your closed?" He said it again "Were closed!" I said okay. He drove off we moved the truck and we just kept fishing. He drove by like 5 more times and didn't say anything lol. How can a public street be closed? lol damn po po. I love that i used to do martial arts training with the LAPD i got taught alot of things that i can use to my benefit when dealing with the police.
I have had a run in with the Oxnard harbor patrol and he busted me red handed fishing a private dock. We had a small convo on how the fishing was, he asked me if i lived on one of the boats. I told him no, im just out here doing some fishing because i was excited to get out to the islands in the morning and could not sleep. He was very cool and told me well these yuppies out here are pretty snobby and hate anyone that does not live on a boat to be fishing these docks. So he told me where i could fish and even what to use to catch some lol. I love being half white i get away with everything lol.
I look like a clean cut white boy so the cops normally pass me by without a second thought.
Ray is correct. If you say either "YES" or "NO" at any time while they speak to you, you will lose a whole bunch of rights.
Saying yes or no gives the cops the right to search you and your vehicle without your consent. Sneaky, aint it?
If you dont say either word, and they search you anyway, that is definitely illegal.
Here's a little trick. If you DO go out with your stash, always use a metal sneak-a-toke.. the kind with the screw-on cap.
Always refer to it as "A metal pipe".
When my idiot brother-in-law stole a car, and I got caught inside with him in irvine, they actually ended up giving me back the pipe WITH weed in it, after even being detained for 4 hours for questioning! Simply because i kept it obscure and said "metal pipe".
Funny how simple words can save your ***, aint it? :LOL:
Nice lol. If they don't have "real" cause to search you by law then they have to contact a judge and get a search warrant. And 9 times out of 10 they wont bother with it. Trust me i have done this at least 5 times in my life.
Know your rights people and the cops can't cause you any harm. But above all be respectful even if the cop is being a D-bag. Yes calling them "sir" helps makes them feel like they are bigger then you but by showing respect they will in turn respect you a little bit. Above all never loose your temper and talk back to the cop. Also never tell them you pay for there pay checks or they will treat you like crap.
Also smokers, even if you have a Medical card keep it on the DL man good lord. I am a smoker but i keep things on the low. Don't bring a damn bong to the lake morons. Keep a small metal pipe with you that you can ditch in times where there is no choice. Also you drinkers if you need to drink on the lake keep that on the DL and also have a trash bag with random lake trash and a few different beer cans in there. When stopped and asked about it tell them you were just picking up some trash left at the lake and you were just trying to do your part to keep the lake clean.
FYI if you fish a body of water on a regular basis get to know you local cops, make random convos with them. Become friendly with them and you will never have a problem. Cops are people just like you and I but they have a very stressful job and run into jerks all the time. If you take the time to be respectful and show them you are not some criminal and even (i know this is hard for some of you) thank them for doing the job that they do it will pay off in the long run.