Once the police have a warrant to sieze something, they can enter the house to do so. If, during the execution of a legal warrant they spot other contraband it may be siezed as well. If they spot potential evidence of other crimes, that evidence may be siezed and/or a new investigation initiated. All legal, if the original warrant is valid.And, one tactic employed often by police when a refusal for serach is encounterd is to threaten to wait, until they get a warrant, and if they have to get a warrant, they will make it for anything illegal in the house. This is technical bulls**t, because by definition, a warrant must describe the places/objects to be searched/siezed, but many don't seem to know this, including some judges.
An officer may say this is so, but if he attempts to implement it, he will find himself in deep trouble. Courts have ruled that exercising your constitutional rights cannot be used as "probable cause" or supporting evidence for any warrant.I have even heard some state that refusal to search is grounds for a warrant, in and of itself. SO...what do you do?
Of course, the problem is proving that the officer's official statement for obtaining the warrant was based, in part, on your refusal to permit a search.
If parents are worried about their kids getting involved in gun violence, why not search their own house and watch what their kid has in their house.
Amen. Though some parents are afraid to confront their kids due to their physical size and/or aggressive behavior. When it comes to controlling who comes in the house, that can be difficult in poor neighborhoods where the parent(s) may work long hours to make ends meet and the kid is home alone for 3-5 hours after school (providing he really goes to school).