Armed group arrested on I-95 in Massachusetts

[WuWei]

[Call_me_Ishmael]

You referring to white men pulling their eyes till they slant and saying some nonsense that sounds Chinese but isn’t?

Yeah… maybe white men are guilty.

[Dem]

Firearms Protection Act.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Dem

Men standing on the side of the highway, tactical vests, and rifles drawn, at 1am. That seems like cause for concern, then you find out there are 11 heavily armed men, and they refuse to provide identification, that’s more cause for concern. Then they fled into the woods and caused a 9 hour standoff?

Seems like everything could have been avoided, if they had just kept their guns in their cases, per law when traveling across state lines.

Aside from fleeing into the woods, all of that seems like a reasonable expression of 2A rights. I deliberately use the word expression, because we have definitely moved into expressive assertion phase of gun rights.

Let us now begin to reap our whirlwind

[Bill.in.PA]

Or the Massachusetts police could have escorted the group to the New Hampshire state line, and there would never have been any need for the arrests.

Interstate travel should be governed by federal law. If there was a violation of federal law, then federal agents should have handled any arrest.

[WuWei]

@Dem

Firearms Protection Act.

Ok… huh?

[WuWei]

@Bill.in.PA

Interstate travel should be governed by federal law. If there was a violation of federal law, then federal agents should have handled any arrest.

What? NO!

[WuWei]

@Supreme_War_Pig

Let us now begin to reap our whirlwind

[Dem]

@WuWei

@Dem

Firearms Protection Act.

Ok… huh?

They were traveling across multiple states. Federal law states when traveling with Firearms across states in a vehicle. They are to be unloaded, locked in a case, and out of reach from driver and passengers.

[WuWei]

@Dem

@WuWei

@Dem

Firearms Protection Act.

Ok… huh?

They were traveling across multiple states. Federal law states when traveling with Firearms across states in a vehicle. They are to be unloaded, locked in a case, and out of reach from driver and passengers.

Can you post that law please?

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@WuWei

Can you post that law please?

It’s cited in the OP.

18 U.S. Code § 926A - Interstate transportation of firearms

It’s actually a safe harbor law.

[WuWei]

Might want to do a little research on that.

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@WuWei

Might want to do a little research on that.

On what, exactly?

[WuWei]

@TheDoctorIsIn

@WuWei

Might want to do a little research on that.

On what, exactly?

To whom and situations to which it applies. That law was passed to protect the right to keep arms when passing through states in violation of the 2nd, so it probably applies in the case of that yankee hell hole.

It is not a requirement for all interstate travel.

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@WuWei

To whom and situations to which it applies. That law was passed to protect the right to keep arms when passing through states in violation of the 2nd, so it probably applies in the case of that yankee hell hole.

I’m aware. As I said, it’s a safe harbor law.

But it only applies if the guns are unloaded and locked up.

@WuWei

It is not a requirement for all interstate travel.

No, it is only a requirement to avoid state laws.

[WuWei]

@TheDoctorIsIn

I’m aware. As I said, it’s a safe harbor law.

I’m glad we agree.

[WuWei]

Police issued a shelter-in-place order for Wakefield and Reading residents until the issue resolved. The men made no threats, according to the Wakefield Police Department.

Massachusetts police arrest 11 men after standoff with armed group that 'does...

Emphasis mine

[UnoURright]

As far as i know all you have to do is abide by the laws of the local jurisdiction you are in, ie state, city.

No federal law on traveling across state lines.

[Dem]

Hmm, did I misinterpret the law? It’s not required to have the guns unloaded and in a case when traveling?

[TheDoctorIsIn]

@Dem

Hmm, did I misinterpret the law? It’s not required to have the guns unloaded and in a case when traveling?

The law is a safe harbor law. If the conditions are satisfied, it overrides any state laws to the contrary. It does not impose any punishment for not meeting those conditions.

Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof…