I was stopped  in California (rural, near Reno) and told to "step out of
the vehicle"...Dunno why that was, I was in a pickup with a car trailer
behind and I am a balding respectable looking mature guy, not even a
minority......As I opened my door, the CHP caught a glimpse of the handle of
my camp machete, which I usually carry in the cab.  He frikken freaked out!
Pulled his gun, slammed me up against the cab...I was pretty scared he might
shoot me or something.  He says "I should impound your rig and take you in,
you a88hole!.  You can't carry a weapon in your car in California..."     I
think that guy was a bit 'over the top' like some California law enforcement
tend to get...But I didn't tell HIM that....I just "Yes, Officer-ed" him
until he calmed down and backed off...Jerk!

  Oh, and he wrote me for 'driving against the traffic'...a stiff fine
ticket because he set up his speed trap just beyond a hill crest, the first
passing zone in many many miles.  A passing lane with double yellow on both
sides of that hill.   I was attempting to get finished with my pass on a
slow vehicle, I could see the downill road ahead for about 3 miles.  I
lapped over the double yellow into the uphill passing lane for about 100
yards as I finished my pass.....He'd obviously been using this trap spot for
a long time....Double Jerk!

  Don Hanson

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:09 AM, ralph meyermann
<ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks for the smog info and crazy california gun laws!!! It was kinda
> weird that before nebraska had a ccw permit Omaha had quite a few hold
> ups!! And In council bluffs just on the other side of the river it was
> almost unheard of!! Guess they were afraid we'd shoot back!!!
>
> Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
>
> On Oct 28, 2011 9:54 AM, "Mike Miller" <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
>
> CA does not recognize any other state's carry permits.
>
> And as of Jan 1 you will no longer be able to carry a hand gun openly
> unloaded or loaded.
>
> Smog laws do not apply to vehicles of  people visiting, which translates to
> unless you establish a residence presence in the state you are a visitor.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 28, 2011, at 7:20 AM, ralph meyermann wrote:
>
> > I kinda figured somthin like that
> > With m...
>