Some more newbie confussion

[jdftheman]

1. My char is currently playing as an Independent Trader. At one point I passed other trader who got 'pulled over' by a BAF officer because he was holding Side Arms. I can't remember all the chatter but apparently only one faction is aloud to trade in Side Arms.
So my question is, how am I suppose to know what I can or can't trade? My ID doesn't give any info regarding that. Is there someway in-game I can find out what and where? (In a RP way ofcourse).
I would have thought that an Independent Trader would be aloud to trade anything legal. Not complaining, just curious what my limits are. :P

To answer this, i think you should use RL as an example: for instances, the military needs a tank moved, will they just let an independent driver move it, or will they use a company that they have often worked with and had no problems with?

Same can apply here. Also, the BAF officer might have stopped him because he was moving them to kusari, against the embargo.

As a final piece of advise, when you do encounter a lawful who says you can't carry that specific cargo, try to RP yourself out of the mess, that way he might let you pass and both of you will have had a nice experience