What is the best way to find out laws for a specific subject?

Question

This has been bumping around in my head for a bit - I'm quite the odd type, and have had an idea, which I sketched out, for a plan to build a system for that would mount in the roof of my car, that would have several nerf style guns on it - by pressing a button in the passenger compartment, I could use compressed air to launch them. Physics of small foam cylinders aside (of course they would not work while driving), and safety aside (I would not be wanting to use them on people I don't know, nor while I or they would be driving), I'm more interested in the legal aspects - I've had several people tell me it is probably against the law to mount projectile launchers on a moter vehicle and keep it road legal.

My question is, where in the world would I go to find out the legality of such a system? I'm assuming it would be state regulated, but which part of the government would be in charge of such things? Is that sort of thing online and easily searchable? State of Georgia, if it matters.

Answer 1

The best way is to find an index to the laws and to the regulations for the state and try to figure out what word or phrase might get you a result. The really best way is to find a traffic cop and ask him or her, although you might get an answer the officer would like to be the law.

Many years ago, I had a psychiatrist ask me if he could get a siren and flashing blue light for his car so that when he had to get somewhere where his services were needed, he wouldn't have to worry about stupid traffic rules keeping him from getting there as fast as possible. I thought there must surely be a rule against it. After a couple of days of exhaustive research, I had to tell him there was no rule against the light and siren, but I could not say that it would allow him to violate traffic laws.

A few months later, the state Public Safety office issued regulations prohibiting them on anything but police vehicles.

People put all kinds of things on top of their vehicles, and as long as they don't appear to be falling off or dangerous (catching electric wires, for example), they're probably legal. If you covered your "nerf guns" with a bubble of some sort, so it was clear they could not shoot anything, I would be surprised if you had a problem, except keeping it from being stolen when you left the car parked somewhere.

I could find nothing in the Georgia statutes or regulations that applied to your situation.

Answer 2

I would suggest first going to your local law library. Any public (state) law school will likely have a Pro Se area in the law library. There you can find state statutes and lots of local laws. Try looking in the index for the state statutes. Also, law librarians are REALLY helpful, especially in a law library that has a Pro Se area (the librarians are used to lots of people asking questions). You can always google it too.

Answer 3

properly technically, Jesus got here for the Jews quite a lot. It wasn't till Paul's time that you observe something with regards to gentiles. If it weren't for Paul we in all likelihood does not have christianity - except for perhaps a sparkling sect of Judaism. The rules that Jesus fulfilled were for the Jews. There are Noahide rules that were for gentiles to stay by skill of yet...

Answer 4

If it has to do with a motor vehicle and the operation of the vehicle, and how it's equipped, your best resource is the people who enforce those laws: Your state highway patrol office.

Answer 5

I would call the city or county that you live in. That would be the first place to check and the first place to give you a ticket. In all honesty, I think it would be illegal.

Answer 6

Just go ahead and do it...It is alot easier to get forgiveness than it is permission.