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Dealing With Traffic Stops and Law Enforcement Officers While Carrying A Concealed Firearm

When being stopped by law enforcement for a traffic stop and you are carrying a firearm, it’s always wise to stand in the officers shoes and view the situation from the officers perspective. The following steps on how to deal with law enforcement during a traffic stop isn’t in the Florida 790 statutes, in fact the statute is pretty fuzzy on how an individual is expected to interact with law enforcement. Here’s where we’re going to apply a little common sense to make our lives easier.

When we see the flashing lights and hear the siren of a police car signaling us to pull over…

1. We should pull over as much as possible to the right of the roadway, giving the officer the courtesy of maintaining his/her personal safety. The officer getting out of his vehicle stands the possibility of being injured by passing vehicles, allow the officer as much space as possible, he will appreciate the fact you considered his personal safety.

2. Roll down all your windows, especially if they are tinted. If being stopped at night, turn on your interior light. This will allow the officer to clearly see in your vehicle. By doing this, you’re in essence demonstrating to the officer that you’re being polite, are ready to deal with him and have nothing to hide in your vehicle. Read the rest of this entry »

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Specializing in Land Use Laws

If you are looking for an interesting career in law, why not specialize in land use laws? There is a certain path you’ll need to follow to become an environmental lawyer. In the end, the rewards are tremendous and the job is fascinating. You’ll, of course, need to be a college graduate and enrolled in law school in order to become this type of lawyer.

Once you have completed your bachelor’s degree, make sure that you find a reputable law school that offers a broad range of subjects dealing with all aspects of law. In addition to your regular law courses, try to enroll in environmentally focused courses as well. It’s also a great idea to try to get into some type of program where you can obtain actual experience working with a seasoned lawyer out in the field. Obtain a coveted clerkship position in an established law firm if at all possible.

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Traffic Law – Smile, This Police Car is Taping You with 4G Wireless Streaming Video

We live in a surveillance world, and soon it’s going mobile, just like you with all your tech-toys; smart phones, iPhones, iPad, GPS, and Tablet computers. Yes, the police will be hyper vigilant and they are watching like never before. Each year more and more high-tech police tools come available.

Not long ago, there was a very decent article in Home Land Security Online News (posted in the Law Enforcement Technology Category titled “Police cruiser equipped with streaming video cameras” and published on June 2, 2011, the article stated;

“Streaming high-definition cameras, Axis Communications, Swedish video tech firm built a sophisticated prototype police cruiser outfitted with the latest video equipment; prototype equipped with five high-definition video cameras allowing officers at a command center or from another police cruiser to watch via a live feed over a 4G wireless Internet connection; in the cruiser’s trunk is a network video recorder, both a server to stream video to a cloud network as well as a central repository for the video feeds.” Read the rest of this entry »

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