PA game officer searching guns on range

[bogey1]

PA bunny cops can do whatever they want. They are not bound by the PA or US Constitutions, any laws, or international treaties. They can go wherever they want to at any time, and they don't need warrants.



If you only had three rounds in the belt, you'd be ok.

Yes. I didn't. Game commission never stops at the range near us. It always sounds like a war going on over there. Doesn't bother me though.

[Delkal]

I heard if you had an NFA weapon you had to have the paperwork with you and have to show it to the authorities if asked. No fourth amendment applies.

But does anyone know how far that goes? If an officer (even a bunny cop) thinks you are shooting a full auto does he have the right to question / search you? Or is it only for the Feds?

[Emptymag]

What's an AR Style rifle?

[Walleye Hunter]

Here's a link to the rules folks, there is no need to rely on internet specialists.

https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Di...bchapJtoc.html

[vetter3006]

I was at that range last month during the week and a guy had a AR -15 with one of those triggers installed and the gun shot multiple rounds almost like an auto rifle. It was amazing how fast multiple rounds were fired. Am sure if a game warden showed that day he would have given him a look.

[Walleye Hunter]

I was at that range last month during the week and a guy had a AR -15 with one of those triggers installed and the gun shot multiple rounds almost like an auto rifle. It was amazing how fast multiple rounds were fired. Am sure if a game warden showed that day he would have given him a look.

Is that range 100 yds?

[steve_010]

Here's a link to the rules folks, there is no need to rely on internet specialists.

https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Di...bchapJtoc.html

Wow. No more than 6 rounds and no autos. Well, I guess the point of the ranges are for sighting in hunting rifles and such.

[Walleye Hunter]

Wow. No more than 6 rounds and no autos. Well, I guess the point of the ranges are for sighting in hunting rifles and such.

Yeah but no ban on the fiddys.

[Noah_Zark]

What can we do at that point? He had an AR slung in front of him, and was yelling in an intimidating manner.

"Hey sir you cannot touch my gun".

That wouldve just pissed him off more, and he'd probably write a ticket accusing full auto use at a game land range. You got to take a day off just to go tell a judge what happened.

You sound like someone who got vaccinated so you could go to the grocery store.

Anti-vax keyboard commandos aside, I have to stand up for Will3212 here. Fact is, he and his shooting buddies were faced with a heavily armed game warden, douche bag or not, who like it or not, was acting under authority of Commonwealth law due to the unique police powers that PA game wardens have. Any pushing back by the shooters would likely have made their lives difficult to prove the point. "Respect my authoritah!" and all that. Make no mistake; I don't like it either. But faced with that situation, I'd be following orders/directions to get the encounter over with ASAP.

Noah

[Walleye Hunter]

Anti-vax keyboard commandos aside, I have to stand up for Will3212 here. Fact is, he and his shooting buddies were faced with a heavily armed game warden, douche bag or not, who like it or not, was acting under authority of Commonwealth law due to the unique police powers that PA game wardens have. Any pushing back by the shooters would likely have made their lives difficult to prove the point. "Respect my authoritah!" and all that. Make no mistake; I don't like it either. But faced with that situation, I'd be following orders/directions to get the encounter over with ASAP.

Noah

You'll get no argument from me but this is one case where a verbal protest and a filming would be in order.