Sheriff's office personnel will have instant access to pistol permit records through a new system in the county clerk's office that will allow police to handle cases more quickly during nights and weekends. [More]Sorry. Not my cup of tea.
Oh well, at least there's this:
"We're very careful not to misuse the tools we're given," he said.Thank goodness. Imagine what could happen if they weren't.
[Via Declan]
"We're very careful not to misuse the tools we're given," he said. Then he went on to explain how it would make it easier to steal (uh, secure) weapons from dead people and unconvicted people on the weekends and after hours.
ReplyDeleteNow what could possibly go wrong with that?
Eventually, to the government, every tool begins to look like a hammer, and every liberty, a nail.
ReplyDeleteOn the same page, a link to an article: Kripplebush firefighter Bill O'Connell can drive a company firetruck to and from an emergency scene. So can one other firefighter in his department.
ReplyDeleteBut unless they're headed to an emergency, hundreds of volunteer firefighters in the region are breaking the law every time they get behind the wheel of a firetruck.
...a forgotten line inserted into the state's vehicle and traffic law in 2005 to conform with tougher federal highway standards: prohibiting firefighters from driving emergency vehicles in non-emergency situations, unless they have a commercial driver's license.
According to state Department of Motor Vehicles spokesman Ken Brennan, firefighters without CDLs could be ticketed for driving out of class, even if they've been previously trained in operating a firetruck. If they were to be involved in an accident, they or their departments could conceivably be held liable..."
Local cops could really rack up a ticket count. Good thing they don't misuse the tools they're given.
Maybe they didn't know the law... until this article.