The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Duty to inform and your right to not self incriminate

Brian Pfleuger · January 4, 2011, 01:20 PM

Interesting question.

My initial response would be that part of the responsibility of carrying a firearm is to to make every reasonable effort to guarantee that you are within the law at all times.

Which you did, by not carrying, in this case.

Hypothetically though, it's an interesting question. I would GUESS that you would have the duty to inform the officer that you were carrying but could invoke your right to silence if asked about being on campus property. I'm just guessing though.

January 4, 2011, 01:20 PM	#4
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Interesting question. My initial response would be that part of the responsibility of carrying a firearm is to to make every reasonable effort to guarantee that you are within the law at all times. Which you did, by not carrying, in this case. Hypothetically though, it's an interesting question. I would GUESS that you would have the duty to inform the officer that you were carrying but could invoke your right to silence if asked about being on campus property. I'm just guessing though. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley