AR-15 Seized by Police for "Public Safety" reasons

[AyatollahGondola]

Pay attention now:

Originally Posted by AyatollahGondola

I don't know the person at the center of this, and I'm not trying to help him personally.

Originally Posted by postal

He can do a lot more for this particular individual along with ALL OF OUR gun rights than you have probably done in your entire life.

[AyatollahGondola]

Originally Posted by postal

Not an attack, just saying you should research the person you're doubting....

I suddenly get the feeling I came into a bar and have insulted the fastest gun in town in the eyes of the local patrons.

I did take a peek at one portion of Mr Combs credentials. Having not found his name on the list of admitted attorneys in this state, I thought it was safe to assume he wasn't the counsel for the ..uh..victim...in this case.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll just finish my drink and walk backwards to my horse before I get surrounded and the fighting breaks out

[emtmark]

May not be the fastest (2 weeks joke lol), but he does more than his fair share of steam rollin. I don't think there's been any major thing said or done that's gonna get you ganged up on or anything. Majority of folks are like me! Part of the "trying to wrap my head around it" gang. I encourage differing points of view/contention in a professional and concise discourse. it allows me to see sides and angles I may not have seen myself. Unfortunately that is normally the case though. But I'm trying to get smarter lol.

Back to you regularly scheduled illegally seized weapon banter

[wildhawker]

First, I agree that there is no need for hostility.

Without the history and institutional knowledge of some of the people here many posts cannot be properly interpreted. I think that the context was missing, ergo the confusion.

Ayatollah, our efforts seem so be generally congruent with one significant difference: we do investigate, prepare, and fund strategic 2A and related litigation. (See, e.g., Farias).

You are correct that I am not an attorney; to paraphrase a reply from Gene in a similar vein, I just manage them.

I can see why you responded as you did, and I hope that my post wasn't taken to mean something other than what it was. We (by we, I mean CGF/SAF rep [me] and an attorney) are working with the subject of the incident and will update everyone as soon as we can.

-Brandon

[Seesm]

Brandon is pretty awesome and been that way for awhile now.. lol

[deebix]

Welcome to our community! You will find an impassioned people here who hold steadfast our importance of civil liberties pertaining to firearms.

[SWalt]

I wonder, if the victim was an attorney, what would the officers reaction be. I'm pretty sure, 99% sure, the officer would have checked to see if the weapon was loaded then promptly say "Here is your weapon, enjoy your evening, sorry for the inconvenience". This, after going through all the ramifications in his head of seizing a legally held weapon in a public place from an attorney. Its the little fish, the small things that need protection. If it means a PD gets spanked a little, has to apologize, and gets better training and awareness out of the deal, its well worth it.

[TeddyBallgame]

Even knowing that what the PD did was most likely a violation, I do ask myself "what if", as in, what if this guy and his buddy did have some type of plan, we'll never know...even law abiding citizens have been known to "lose it" and then we get to hear the astonishing, unbelievable story on the news

What if this action did prevent a tragic incident, one we'll never know about, i mean, what better way to try and sift through a crowd, with a "prop" AR, some body armor and a great cover story i.e., being a SS agent or Halloween CIA agent, in full regalia, as a means to commit, what would become a very memorable and historic act of violence against an unknowing group, a large group, of people

Unbelievable? Probably...Unimaginable? Probably...Impossible? Not in the least, not in todays world

Won't excuse what they did, but, I have to wonder

[lilro]

Originally Posted by TeddyBallgame

Even knowing that what the PD did was most likely a violation, I do ask myself "what if", as in, what if this guy and his buddy did have some type of plan, we'll never know...even law abiding citizens have been known to "lose it" and then we get to hear the astonishing, unbelievable story on the news

What if this action did prevent a tragic incident, one we'll never know about, i mean, what better way to try and sift through a crowd, with a "prop" AR, some body armor and a great cover story i.e., being a SS agent or Halloween CIA agent, in full regalia, as a means to commit, what would become a very memorable and historic act of violence against an unknowing group, a large group, of people

Unbelievable? Probably...Unimaginable? Probably...Impossible? Not in the least, not in todays world

Won't excuse what they did, but, I have to wonder

You should have your car confiscated. What if you decide to drive on the sidewalk and mow down a crowd of people?

[Justin Case]

Originally Posted by TeddyBallgame

Even knowing that what the PD did was most likely a violation, I do ask myself "what if", as in, what if this guy and his buddy did have some type of plan, we'll never know...even law abiding citizens have been known to "lose it" and then we get to hear the astonishing, unbelievable story on the news

What if this action did prevent a tragic incident, one we'll never know about, i mean, what better way to try and sift through a crowd, with a "prop" AR, some body armor and a great cover story i.e., being a SS agent or Halloween CIA agent, in full regalia, as a means to commit, what would become a very memorable and historic act of violence against an unknowing group, a large group, of people

Unbelievable? Probably...Unimaginable? Probably...Impossible? Not in the least, not in todays world

Won't excuse what they did, but, I have to wonder

What if "...Every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners saints?"

What if...so begins every sordid imaginary scenario used to scare mommies into demanding nannies (i.e., NannyGovLaws) "for the childrens' sake."

[TeddyBallgame]

Originally Posted by lilro

You should have your car confiscated. What if you decide to drive on the sidewalk and mow down a crowd of people?

Originally Posted by Justin Case

What if "...Every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners saints?"

What if...so begins every sordid imaginary scenario used to scare mommies into demanding nannies (i.e., NannyGovLaws) "for the childrens' sake."

exactly my point fellas, glad you responded the ways you did...this just better illuminates how just about anything we do can be scrutinized to the point of, either, we being detained, or, having our personal LEGAL property seized, and, then having to deal with the ready made excuse of..."Public Safety"...it just goes to show, that even during the course of our everyday lives, the things we do in a normal, nonchalant fashion, can be easily construed as something that could present a safety issue to someone else..."Public Safety, almost an indefensible word, how could you prove it wrong?

we have post which are condemning this guy, for having the nerve to dress as he did, act as he did, with the possessions that he carried, AND THAT IS ALL!!! leave it to the imagination...my illustration was mainly an attempt to flip the circumstances and make a bad guy out of the good guy and a good guy out of the bad guy...happens all the time in the courtroom

bottom line, if it ever gets there, a jury would be hung, mainly due to the fact that we have too many STUPID people, and they do end up as jurors, who can't understand a simple violation of a person rights...some people are blindly led by the belief that if the police take action against you, then, you MUST have done something wrong...except for the OJ trial, in which, by trying to send an exact OPPOSITE message, they let a murderer walk...go figure

[Maestro Pistolero]

exactly my point fellas, glad you responded the ways you did...

Hmmm. I didn't detect any sarcasm in your first post, but ok.

I cannot think of one example of a shooting rampage that was prevented because the perpetrator was carrying a gun openly. People who are bent on mayhem and murder may be crazy, but not usually that stupid.

[TeddyBallgame]

Originally Posted by Maestro Pistolero

Hmmm. I didn't detect any sarcasm in your first post, but ok.

I cannot think of one example of a shooting rampage that was prevented because the perpetrator was carrying a gun openly. People who are bent on mayhem and murder may be crazy, but not usually that stupid.

you won't detect sarcasm in a courtroom either...all you'll be lead into believing is a heartfelt, sincere, honest reason why someone was just "doing their job"...you sell a story, and, you turn it into the most plausible, simple and understandable story imaginable

[Justin Case]

Originally Posted by TeddyBallgame

you won't detect sarcasm in a courtroom either...all you'll be lead into believing is a heartfelt, sincere, honest reason why someone was just "doing their job"...you sell a story, and, you turn it into the most plausible, simple and understandable story imaginable

Well, your mastery is evident to us all.

May I humbly point out that this isn't a courtroom, and we aren't judges, juries, counsellors, etc.

While you are right that there is great utility in playing the Devil's Advocate, stating such in a forum such as this is usually good form.

Otherwise, you are just trollin'. And we see you rollin' ;-)

[skyscraper]

Originally Posted by Justin Case

Well, your mastery is evident to us all.

May I humbly point out that this isn't a courtroom, and we aren't judges, juries, counsellors, etc.

While you are right that there is great utility in playing the Devil's Advocate, stating such in a forum such as this is usually good form.

Otherwise, you are just trollin'. And we see you rollin' ;-)

Is that what this thread is about? Calling someone a troll just because they see things differently than you?

[Justin Case]

Originally Posted by skyscraper

Is that what this thread is about? Calling someone a troll just because they see things differently than you?

Geezus. Really. You should improve your reading comprehension before attempting to call someone out.

It was a joke (light-hearted quip, tongue-in-cheek - christ, the spelling out that has to take place here sometimes is tedious), genius.

[Meplat1]

Originally Posted by AyatollahGondola

I suddenly get the feeling I came into a bar and have insulted the fastest gun in town in the eyes of the local patrons.

I did take a peek at one portion of Mr Combs credentials. Having not found his name on the list of admitted attorneys in this state, I thought it was safe to assume he wasn't the counsel for the ..uh..victim...in this case.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll just finish my drink and walk backwards to my horse before I get surrounded and the fighting breaks out

Brandon gets a bit zealous at times, but zeal for the cause of liberty is no vice, and he has dearly earned all the respect and deference given him.