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> if they can legally disarm me, and I make it known that I don't consent, is there a case for me in the courtroom?

No, because they can legally disarm you.

When I say don't consent to any search, I'm referring to posts like this one from yesterday. The reason to do this is to capture for their dashcam/audio and your dashcam/audio that no searches have been consented to. That way if they do go beyond a Terry search you've got it on record.

Also, I recommend checking out the book You & the Police!. Much will have changed since this book was published, but as a basic primer on what the police can and can't legally do I believe it still remains relevant.

I'm pretty sure they can actually come in without a warrant or without knocking now as long as they have 'probable cause' and yes, illegally-seized evidence can be used in some circumstances... --> Understanding Search and Seizure Law

I'm also not one to typically advertise something... but as an ent who has had to deal with the law once or twice, I highly suggest this book to all other ents, for their own safety and the safety of their fellow frients. You and the Police!

http://www.amazon.com/You-Police-Boston-T-Party/dp/1888766093/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1419439684&sr=8-2&keywords=dealing+with+the+police

You and the Police

This book is very easy and introductory. It would be a great start.
Make sure you buy two because you will make your friends read the other one.

Also Bastists The Law as a free online publication.

If you could redo the talking-to-the-cops part, what would you say? You certainly couldn't lie to them, and I'm not suggesting that you would, but you had to say something. Here's a book, You &The Police that gives some relevant advice.