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Ok, so what is your next step if Johnny Law doesn't accept your "no"?In order to be walked on, you must first be lying down. I don't see it as escalating or combative. Just a simple "no".
Again, I get what you are saying. Just because I am in possession of a NFA item, it should not put the burden on me to prove the legality of said item. It would be akin to getting randomly pulled over and asked to prove that the car I am driving isn't stolen.
However, we are not talking cars. The reality is many LEOs are not entirely up to speed on NFA rules and allowances, and can get uptight when the discussions involve machine guns and silencers.
Now, I could take the stance of "no", which no matter how calmly or politely you say it, is likely going to raise blood pressures and escalate the situation, or I could simply produce the paperwork, which ATF recommends you carry for this very reason.
I would choose the second option. I would much rather have a friendly interaction where everyone goes away happy as opposed to an argument over rights, rules, and procedures which you may or may not win in the short term. I fight enough battles in my life already.
Now you can call that "lying down" if you want, but I will take that type of lying down as opposed to the face-down-in-the-asphalt type lying down any day.
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