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POLICE SEEK CONSENT TO SEARCH HOMES

By Walin & Klarich

Police officers in Washington, D.C. are so anxious to get guns out of the city they are actually going door-to-door asking citizens for "consent" to enter their homes to search for illegal guns. Washington, D.C. is home to one of the most restrictive gun bans in the United States. The gun ban is currently the subject of a case that is pending before the United States Supreme Court. People should be aware that, if they give the police permission to search their home, or their car, or their person, that they are giving up valuable rights under our Constitution. Specifically, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution forbids the police from engaging in "unreasonable" searches, and generally, the police are forbidden from searching people's homes without a search warrant issued by a judge...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on May 16, 2008 (boomark / email).