NJ: 72yr. old retired school teacher arrested for 300yr. old flintlock pistol in car

[RugersGR8]

This is absurd/rediculous even for NJ.


http://www.wnd.com/2015/02/man-72-faces-life-sentence-for-unloaded-antique-gun/
Man, 72, faces 'life sentence' for unloaded, antique gun
'It’s the world turned upside-down. Beware of New Jersey. Don't come here'
Published: 7 hours ago
"In a situation reminiscent of the Shaneen Allen case, a 72-year-old retired school teacher in New Jersey faces a 10-year felony sentence (a likely life sentence) and the jeopardization of his pension for possession of an unloaded 300-year-old flintlock pistol."...

 

[RugersGR8]

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/02/16/in-jersey-a-flintlock-pistol-can-get-you-a-10year-jail-sentence-n1957628#!
In Jersey, A Flintlock Pistol Can Get You A 10-Year Jail Sentence
Matt Vespa | Feb 16, 2015

 

[FamousAJ]

sucks, but he should have known the laws in his state for carrying/owing firearms.

i don't walk around with a gun in my hand waving it around walmart even though I have a license to carry one. I know my state laws.

 

[rawhide]

sucks, but he should have known the laws in his state for carrying/owing firearms.

i don't walk around with a gun in my hand waving it around walmart even though I have a license to carry one. I know my state laws.

Nor do I. But I do walk around with an expectation of justice. Outrageous laws or the outrageous execution of laws should be resisted. If the state proceeds in trying to prosecute at least the world can see how ridiculous these laws are. The Townhall article even points out that federal law is on the side of the accused.

 

[RugersGR8]

Here is a video from the NRA that might enlighten you a little more:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Gu6nBQI8ZVo

 

[RugersGR8]

Looks like the whole world is looking in on New Jersey's "Jackwagoniness".

http://sputniknews.com/us/20150218/1018447340.html
72-Year Old Faces Prisonfor Carrying Unloaded 18thCentury Pistol In Car
23:31 18.02.2015(updated 01:53 19.02.2015)

 

[Defnestor]

sucks, but he should have known the laws in his state for carrying/owing firearms.

i don't walk around with a gun in my hand waving it around walmart even though I have a license to carry one. I know my state laws.

Maybe, but while you're in Walmart, you'd be smart not to let your hand stray to far from your holster.

 

[Blinocac200sx]

I find it funny that this is the kind of firearm the left argues the second amendment was written about.

 

[Glocktogo]

I'd never be caught dead in NJ.

 

[dennishoddy]

I'd never be caught dead in NJ.

Had no choice. Spent 22 weeks of my life at Ft Monmouth NJ in 71 going through the Army Communications school.
Lived in Asbury Park across the street from the boardwalk. You didn't go alone in the public those days with a high and tight hair cut.

Not my favorite place.