Folded-up Tripod Mistaken for a Rifle!
Oct 5, 2023 11:24:06 #
Even if it was a gun, I'm not sure why the cops were called. Maine is an open carry state. It is, in essence, like carrying a camera, according to the law.
https://gunlawsuits.org/gun-laws/maine/open-carry/
https://gunlawsuits.org/gun-laws/maine/open-carry/
Oct 5, 2023 11:55:31 #
Longshadow wrote:
And those people v o t e..... 
Exactly. Perhaps that has something to do with the mess we’re in. :-)
Oct 5, 2023 12:10:45 #
Longshadow wrote:
Manche Leute sind einfach Dip-Scheiße.
Not the first time.....
I suppose it looks like a portable Gatling Gun?
Manche Leute sind einfach Dip-Scheiße.
Not the first time.....
I suppose it looks like a portable Gatling Gun?
Sehr gut.
Oct 5, 2023 12:37:42 #
The people that call in for a 'what if' situation should make sure it really could be a danger. We don't have enough police as it is without answering the silly 'what if' calls.
Oct 5, 2023 14:17:46 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
Several years ago I encountered a similar situatio... (show quote)
I'm not sure my reply to him would have been polite or printable. If he can't tell the difference between a tripod and a rifle I would suggest that his eyesight was bad enough that he had no business being a rent-a-cop!
Oct 5, 2023 14:18:25 #
Oct 5, 2023 16:59:53 #
SteveR wrote:
Even if it was a gun, I'm not sure why the cops were called. Maine is an open carry state. It is, in essence, like carrying a camera, according to the law.
https://gunlawsuits.org/gun-laws/maine/open-carry/
https://gunlawsuits.org/gun-laws/maine/open-carry/
Not in Acadia National Park and not on private property where prohibited by the owner.
https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/12/title12sec756.html
Oct 5, 2023 17:11:33 #
MDI Mainer wrote:
BAR HARBOR, MAINE, from the police log book: br b... (show quote)
Better safe than sorry. No big deal!
Oct 5, 2023 17:26:24 #
I fully agree, and I'm happy that the call was made and that an officer responded in a timely manner. I seldom carry a tripod and was a bit surprised at this, so posted the report, but apparently it's not unheard of.
Oct 5, 2023 17:56:06 #
I understand that event.
And because of that, I don't carry my mini-tripod, (In it's leather case),
in my back pocket anymore.
We humanoids have been programed for fear of little black cases.
Note: maybe I'll just paint my tripod red and yellow and "open carry" it
to my next events.
And because of that, I don't carry my mini-tripod, (In it's leather case),
in my back pocket anymore.
We humanoids have been programed for fear of little black cases.
Note: maybe I'll just paint my tripod red and yellow and "open carry" it
to my next events.
Oct 5, 2023 18:45:36 #
MDI Mainer wrote:
Not in Acadia National Park and not on private property where prohibited by the owner.
https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/12/title12sec756.html
https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/12/title12sec756.html
No, but you said this happened in Bar Harbor. I do understand that their are restrictions to open carry.
I also don't fault police for checking on anybody carrying a rifle when not in use for hunting or any firearm when in close proximity of a school, mall or entertainment venue. However, if you will remember when five policemen were killed in Dallas, there was a protestor carrying a rifle. He was, initially, the first suspect and his photo, taken from downtown cameras, was put on television to help identify him. He was identified as the possible shooter, picked up and questioned. As it turned out, he was not, and he later made a big fuss.
Oct 5, 2023 19:00:34 #
SteveR wrote:
No, but you said this happened in Bar Harbor. I d... (show quote)
As far as I'm aware the incident occurred on private property which happens to be located in the town of Bar Harbor.
Oct 5, 2023 19:12:16 #
MDI Mainer wrote:
As far as I'm aware the incident occurred on private property which happens to be located in the town of Bar Harbor.
You said it was in the "area" of the Stone Barn but not on the property of the Stone Barn or that that Stone Barn was posted. That would have been significant information. For instance, private property has to be posted before firearms cannot be carried.
Oct 5, 2023 20:42:36 #
BebuLamar wrote:
By all but an idiot. And they vote, and they breed.300mm lens is too fat to be mistaken for a sniper rifle.
Oct 5, 2023 21:12:22 #
In 1963/64 several of us attending the University of Illinois were on break driving to Northern Florida to go cave diving in the springs and sinkholes. One of our party was a grad student in biology, and he had an SLR mounted on a rifle stock with a fairly long telephoto lens. We were in avRalph Nader special Chevy Corvair and there wasn’t an inch of spare room, so the camera rig was wrapped in an army blanket and laying in the rear window… long story-short; we were pulled over in Georgia for traveling while Yankees with Illinois plates and by the time the deputy got to the driver’s window his gun was out and he was doing his best impression of the typical LEO doing “You’re in a heap of trouble boys….” By the time his backup arrived he was enjoying us being contrite and well mannered and having a laugh with his buddies. Fun in the south during the peak of the civil rights era. (The diving was terrific and at times chocked full of doses of terror.) a week later four older men went back north still dumb and happy.
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