The problem I find, at least in Canada, is who to call. The last time I called in plates I was driving at night along the highway. A mini-van and a car were screwing around in traffic (the mini-van at one point STOPPED in the passing lane in light traffic and I had to stand on my brakes (good ole’ new car brakes work really well)). I followed both these cars for a bit and it was obvious that they were cutting each other off for whatever reason.
I noticed about 200 feet later that the car’s lights were swing around like a disco ball. It had crashed and spun around into the guard rail. I stopped but I was way too far to help but the mini-van blasted by me. I peeled out (my first proper use of my 6 speed Matrix) and followed the mini-van and called in the plates. I used *911 and you know what? I got “Sorry, if this happend on the highway you must call the OPP” by the time I tried dialing *opp (because now I have to look at my phone) I started to lose the speeding mini-van and only had a partial plate.
At the risk of preaching, if you are not trained & specifically proficient in firearms…and if you are not legally licensed to have one in your car (and the local Cop isn’t going to buy “…but I was just going to the Range when this all happened…”) then you should not be driving with a firearm. It can turn a speeding ticket into jail time.
I don’t know about a .40 S&W…but those 3-5 Automatics can make a real dent in your social lives. Commit a crime in my state with a gun, its 3-5. Automatic. (Assault & Attempted Assault are crimes)
Was this on Rt 9 in NJ? I was driving down route 9 the other day, and there was this guy in a toyota sedan, probably from the early 90s, late 80s, wearing a nice sportcoat and shirt, with normal grooming (at least from mid-torso up), and he would occasionally cover his mouth with his left hand, and start yelling obscenities so loud I could hear him clearly over my radio. He did this several times, but I could never figure out what he was saying, or reacting to. It was almost a Dr. Jekell/Mr. Hyde thingy, but the shifts between personalities was much faster, with the evil side taking control for only a few seconds at a time.
I find it very hard, nay, impossible to believe that any military police have jurisdiction over civilians off base. As a matter of fact, I won’t believe that until I see a valid cite of a United States law which grants such jurisdiction.