Lots of people for some reason are getting popped in Michigan for carrying handguns in their vehicles without a CPL recently.
Some are athletic stars at universities, who are getting star treatment with their charges dropped from a felony and the disappearing off their record once they finish their easy probation.
Some got a nice reduction from a felony to a misdemeanor due to Black skin privilege, and then went on to shoot up a University, leading to the current gun control push.
Of course, prosecutors are bit more edgy about this as a result.
So just had a potential client call got caught riding dirty after being in a traffic accident while carrying in the car.
-No CPL.
-Not even 21, which creates more issues.
-Loaded handgun in glove compartment.
-Tons of incriminating statements to police which yes, are indeed admissible.
And of course potential client got charged with the 5 year felony for doing so.
At least the firearm had been legally bought and then legally transferred to her, so there's that.
Again folks, if you do not have a Concealed Pistol License do not have a loaded handgun in your vehicle. Do not pass Go, do not got forth with it in your vehicle (unless, of course, you are a University-level or higher athlete), you are asking to get a felony charge
Indeed, if you are transporting a handgun without a CPL in Michigan have it unloaded, preferably in a locked container, in your trunk. The farther away you are from those ideal circumstances, the potentially more expensive it gets.
Potential client didn't seem to get that PC is gonna have to pay quite a bit of money and a reasonably big retainer to be represented, as felonies get real expensive as there is a lot on the line. Likely won't get hired as a result, and if PC self-represents, they're gonna be toast.
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Lesson learned? Or not???
Old NFO; Hard to say, the potential client considered it "a little mistake".
Committing a 5-year felony,and this was clearly not the first time the pistol was loaded, in the glove compartment is hardly a "little mistake".
Also the PC could not plead ignorance to it as they had already taken the CPL class and were waiting to turn 21 so I expect the class, assuming it was proper, went over basic Michigan firearms laws and made it clear this was not permitted.
I would guess that this was covered in their class. At the very least, they get a copy of how to find the Michigan gun licensing laws on the internet. Of course, with them changing so fast lately, it is hard to keep up with them.
For myself, I find the idea of a felony and the chance to spend quality time in prison with people who don't like fat old white men less than fun, and so I really attempt to avoid that at all costs. Especially when it comes to things like firearm laws, which brings out the best in government prosecutors, who seem to salivate when they get those types of cases, as the thought of putting away a member of the 2nd amendment supporting class for a long time in our prison system always appeals to them.
The laws for most things firearm related are spelled out pretty clearly, with only a few exceptions. Those exceptions are best left alone, like bump stocks or lightening links, binary triggers etc. Instead of seeing how close to the line I can walk, I try to see how far from the line I can get.
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