Sgian dhu II

[KiltedKnight]

Chris,
I don't think anyone is doubting the Constitutional validity behind what you have outlined (in case you haven't detected by now, I'm a gun and weapons collector and licensed to carry, so you definitely have my sympathies).

Rather, my post was meant to illustrate reality vs. expectations in the way many law enforcement agencies are likely to react to a person in full highland dress in the world we presently live.

I fully understand what you said, sorry if I sounded like I didn't. I agree with you completely but sometimes it's necessary to put some of these people in their place when they are making a mistake. For instance, an LAPD officer once accused me of wearing a 'costume' while dressed in the Scottish tuxedo,(PC) and I informed him in front of the other people that were present that what I was wearing was Scottish Attire and not a costume. I also informed him that comparatively what he was wearing was the costume since his uniform and it's use was most likely less than 40 years old and that women also wore that costume but the Kilt was hundreds of years old and was worn only by men. I told him that just becasue of incidents like this where an officer in uniform thinks that he can insult and belittle someone because he's wearing a police officers garb that the Kilt was much more resepcted than his costume would ever be. I did this in a very calm manner and he listened evry carefully and he appologized, perhaps because I was correct and there were about 15 people present at the time.
My point is that we have rights and I will study what mine are and I will stand up for what I have a God given right to do. You should all study the Common Law and then look at the administrative law and you can plainly see how they will walk all over you if you don't know your rights. The more ignorant the people get the more dangerous it gets for everyone.

Chris.