Taken down by 5.0 :(

[Heraclid]

Okay, I guess I don't know jack about this handgun stuff. I don't understand why he got penalized for having a loaded handgun in his possession so long as the safety was engaged and/or the trigger was locked and it was put away and hopefully locked in the glovebox. It oughta be perfectly fine to have one in your car, even loaded if you wish, as long as you're not waving it at people every time they cut you off. It would suck if some thug broke into your car and later committed a crime with your gun, but you still should be able to have your personal property in your personal vehicle if it is legally obtained and registered. Can you have a magazine as long as it's not in the gun, or would they have a fit over that too? Or did they just give him a hard time because he didn't tell the officer up front that it was there? I could maybe see it then. Just curious.

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

Back in my younger days I had a Trans Am and some other guy pulled a similar stunt and I reacted as you did. Unfortunately, I too paid the fine and took the 5 pts hit to my driving record. My Violation was titled "Maximum Speed Limit Violation" in that I was clocked @ 67mph in a 25mph Zone. However, I found out later I also had to attend a "Departamental Hearing" in Pittsburgh where a person hears your side of the story and decides on whether to suspend your liscence for 14 days to 6 months. I got the least (14 days). The bright side of the story was my Insurance didn't seem to find out about it. I was told that as long as you don't make changes to your policy they won't know unless they look into it at renewal. But, that was a long time ago and may no longer be the case. Taught me to resist the urge to repeat my mistake.

I gotta say...I would see if you could still be hit with a suspension as I was and if so....I would go to court and tell the Judge your side and he might reduce it.

P.S.--- I thought the title to this thread meant you lost in a street
Race against a 5.0 L....(Mustang??) LOL.

[Heraclid]

At first I kinda read it that way too, and so I was thinking, "well, YEAH!" :-)