was disarmed last night. im a peace officer

[Like gandhi but better]

im a correctional peace officer. i carry off duty. theres also a 'green light' on all law enforcement from fresno bulldog gang members.

so i arrive at the hanford fair grounds last night with my children and wife. local pd is checking bags and wanding people. i show the cop my ID and badge and tell him im armed.

he tells me i have to leave the gun in my car because its private property. i speak with his leiutenant and get nothing except his card. they said by law they can disarm me.

i only complied because i didnt wanna let down my kids. seemed crazy that they would rather leave my gun in a parking lot where it could be stolen easily.

so. are they right here?

[barca101]

I believe they were wrong. Anyways why is the local PD doing security at the county fair grounds when it should be sheriffs. You should have ask this the LE section. There was a case several years ago where SDSD deputies were bring disarmed at the entrance. The deputies to it to courts and fought it and won. Allegedly a County fair is a public venue and not private, so they shouldn't have disarmed you. Just google the case law.

[desertexplore]

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[SilverTauron]

Sometimes LE work off duty as security for private events.A lot of cops in Chicago do it because working class people need every extra cent they can given the city's cost of living. In that event its a tresspass matter:if the property owner doesn't want anyone being armed on their territory,they can enforce it.

[VictorFranko]

I believe they were wrong. Anyways why is the local PD doing security at the county fair grounds when it should be sheriffs. You should have ask this the LE section. There was a case several years ago where SDSD deputies were bring disarmed at the entrance. The deputies to it to courts and fought it and won. Allegedly a County fair is a public venue and not private, so they shouldn't have disarmed you. Just google the case law.

I am headed to our 'county fairgrounds' for a dog show in an hour.
The fairgrounds are located inside the 'city' limits.
County fairgrounds are not always located in a remote, unincorporated part of a county.

[h0use]

Same thing at the San Diego county fair. Even if you have a permit or your a officer that's off duty they will
Not allow you to bring in your firearm even with Credentials.

[BigJ]

Looking forward to an expert opinion on this. Here's my totally-non-expert opinion:

if its private property, the most they can do is cite you for trespassing and see you off the privately owned land. They have no authority to physically disarm you, unless you were to resist leaving.

[DannyInSoCal]

Great.

More areas where large groups of unarmed defenseless victims become easy targets for criminals.

Thank a delusional naive liberal.....

[VictorFranko]

They have no authority to physically disarm you, unless you were to resist leaving.

They didn't physically disarm the OP, they told him he couldn't enter the fairgrounds armed. It was the OPs choice to leave the gun in the car and attend the fair, he could have retained his firearm and not attended the fair.

[ptusa]

You where not "disarmed". You where given a choice and you chose funnel cakes.

[BigJ]

They didn't physically disarm the OP, they told him he couldn't enter the fairgrounds armed. It was the OPs choice to leave the gun in the car and attend the fair, he could have retained his firearm and not attended the fair.

Yes, understood and we agree. My comments are based on that understanding.

[negolien]

Yes, understood and we agree. My comments are based on that understanding.

I concur

[Like gandhi but better]

ill be contacting attorneys to see if theres a case here, based on the advice of partners who have 20 plus years in.

even tho im in corrections, im still a 24 hour peace officer. theres no such thing as an 8 hour peace officer.

if one of the local pd's off duty cops wouldve showed up armed, id bet $ that he wouldve been allowed in with his weapon.

theres no way the fair grounds are private property

[chad allred]

What if you met up with one of the bad guys you busted??
I'm not a cop but have lots of cop buddies and this pisses me off.very uncool.
Only good way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with one.
Libtards have gone too far.
That being said if it was me I would have had some disappointed kids....

[Librarian]

No definitive answer on this one - probably will be influenced by local laws.

A private property owner, or the private operator of a publicly-owned facility, may specify that no one, even LEO, may carry firearms in that facility. The response is comply with their wishes or go somewhere else.

If such operator is serious about that, they search and wand those who would enter; Hanford is evidently serious. King's Fair appears to be operated by "24-A District Agriculture Association".

Agriculture associations are legislatively established -

Local fairs became full-fledged State of California agencies in 1904 when the state legislature formally organized district agricultural associations to promote and encourage local agricultural and home industry.

http://www.delmarfairgrounds.com/ind...t.history_1900, so the operator here is public.

See Food and Agriculture Code, " PART 3. DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS" beginning 3801