Posted on 07/18/2014 4:31:38 PM PDT by RC one
A Philadelphia mother of two is facing three years in prison after she mistakenly entered New Jersey, where she was stopped for a traffic violation and found in possession of a handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets.
Shaneen Allen, 27, was pulled over in New Jerseys Atlantic County after making an unsafe lane change in the early morning hours of Oct. 1. Allen then told the officer that she had the .380 Bersa Thunder handgun, as well as a concealed carry permit for Pennsylvania, unaware that her permit was not transferable to The Garden State.
The gun charge was not proper to begin with at all, her attorney, Evan Nappen, told FoxNews.com. She made an honest mistake.
Allen, who has no criminal record, was later charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of hollow-point bullets. If convicted, the illegal possession of the handgun is a second-degree felony punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of three years in prison.
The officer knew there was a gun there, she was completely honest and open, he continued. Theres no aggravating factors in this case; shes a single mom of two, working in the medical field who was robbed twice and thats what inspired her to get a gun license in the first place.
Allen, who could not be reached for comment early Wednesday, had only owned the gun for a week prior to the arrest, Nappen said, and purchased it for her protection after being robbed twice in the past year.
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Law abiding citizen one moment, felon the next.
If she was coming in across our southern international border they would have waved her on through.
She should declare herself to be an undocumented democrat....
all part of their plan.
“...shall not be infringed.”
What a shame. Here we have a hardworking, law-abiding young mother. No one was hurt. She was honest. And now she’s facing three years?!
Meanwhile, so many criminals that are real and dangerous walk free. I wonder if the people who robbed her were ever caught.
Now, the lady who was robbed twice is about to be raped by the state.
I don’t know in my CCW class we talked a lot about reciprocity and making sure you know the laws where you’re going. And we were in big ol’ AZ with other states multiple hours drive away. I understand it can be tough when you’re dealing with back east states that so often have stupid gun laws, but that’s just more reason to be more careful.
you ever seen the traffic in that area? It is too easy to miss an exit and end up in New Jersey. This lady is going to do three years for missing an exit.
Forget prison, I doubt this will happen. She will be spending at least $20 thousand on lawyers (my guess)
Unsafe lane change. Improper left turn. Failure to signal. Seat belt law. All designed to give them a reason to pull everybody over.
You people demanded safety and you got the nanny State in all it’s glory.
Everybody must be stopped periodically and have their name run through the data base.
Gotta be smart. And she didn’t get pulled over for missing an exit. It’s unfortunate, and certainly shouldn’t face 3 years. But that’s the region, another good reason not to live there.
Article IV, Section 1:
Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.[5]
A good point. I have not heard this clause mentioned for years!
Sad and excessive, but on the other hand if you are going to carry heat ya needs to know da rules.
I got stuck on the brige to Canada by accident once and could not turn around due to construction. I was stuck in customs for about an hour while they searched my car with dogs and the whole bit. They couldn’t grasp that I didn’t have any passport or documentation and that I was there because the traffic was horrendous thanks to road construction in Detroit and they were quite threatening about it actually. I hate Canada as much as Jersey to be honest. Friends to the north my Arse.
full faith and credit clause. She was granted the right in Pennsylvania. Every other state is required to recognize that right.
True dat. I got stopped in nj several years ago for speeding and the cop axed if I had any weapons in my vehicle, and I told him no.
My S&W 38 was my business and it is legal in PA but not nj and I wasn't going to do time for turning myself in.
I always carry {except when going into places that have metal detectors}, therefore I avoid airports, gummint buildings, schools and any business that posts no gun signs.
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