Barry is a police officer from Texas visiting California. W…
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Bаrry is а pоlice оfficer frоm Texаs visiting California. While passing through a metal detector to enter an LA dance club, security officials there discovered that he was carrying a loaded gun. Barry showed the security officials his police badge, but they called the Los Angeles Police Department anyway and Barry was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. The applicable statute provides that “it shall be unlawful for any person to possess a firearm in a public place except for law enforcement officers from this jurisdiction.” During the court proceedings against him, Barry’s lawyer argued that the law in Texas allows off-duty police officers to carry firearms. Under questioning from the Judge, Barry’s lawyer responded that the statute is ambiguous and that Barry acted in good faith and should not be held criminally responsible. Assume this jurisdiction follows the Model Penal Code. A court is likely to find Barry:
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