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Police seize legal gunowner
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| 6/5/04
| WorldNetDaily
Posted on 06/05/2004 8:48:52 PM PDT by natewill
A gunowners group is protesting the seizure of a legally armed citizen in a bookstore by two police officers who responded to an anonymous caller alarmed by the weapon.
Michael Pelletier was browsing a Manchester, N.H., Barnes & Noble with his wife March 27 when a police officer, assisted by a colleague, suddenly grabbed him by the right shoulder and his holster and pushed him toward the corner of a bookcase, says Gunowners of America.
The Manchester Police Department officers, Chris Byron and David DuPont, ordered Pelletier to place his hands on his head, which he did at once, the group said.
Pelletier was carrying a pistol openly at the small of his back, which became apparent after he took off his jacket.
The officers then disarmed Pelletier and escorted him out of the store. Background checks revealed no record, but officers and detectives issued a barrage of questions about why he carries a gun and what kind of training he had, the gun group said.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; gunowner; policeseize
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To: LFOD; mvpel
Just about everyone I know back home carries. Only a moron would display their sidearm in public. The consequences should be readily apparent; though not to Mr. Pellitier. After reading the original story, what struck me was that if the person grabbing him had been a "bad guy" instead of a policeman, Mr. Pellitiercould well have had his own weapon used against him.
The pistol certainly didn't seem to offer any protection against the assault in the bookstore. Not that anyone expects to be assaulted in a bookstore.
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posted on
06/05/2004 9:55:55 PM PDT
by
Amelia
Y'all shouldn't post about a good pistol without giving the curious a picture of it to drool over.
----Subtle, ain't I?
42
posted on
06/05/2004 9:56:29 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(<a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com" target="_blank">miserable failure)
To: Mulder
Where do you find a DA willing to enforce the Code?
43
posted on
06/05/2004 10:00:10 PM PDT
by
B4Ranch
(Ignore your rights and they'll go away.)
To: LFOD
Only a moron would display their sidearm in public.
44
posted on
06/05/2004 10:00:44 PM PDT
by
lowbridge
("You are an American. You are my brother. I would die for you." -Kurdish Sergeant)
To: Mulder
think of the possibilities to mess with the enviro wackos!don't mess with my snowmobiling in yellowstone!!
45
posted on
06/05/2004 10:04:48 PM PDT
by
buccaneer
(no rats on my ship !)
To: natewill
To: Amelia
Well if they just hit him in the back of the head with an encyclopedia the gun would have been useless to both of the parties. Still got to be prepared.
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:14:42 PM PDT
by
Bogey78O
(McDonalds rejected slogan "Billions served....millions if not counting Michael Moore")
To: lowbridge
Hey, are those pearl handles? ;)
48
posted on
06/05/2004 10:15:27 PM PDT
by
Bogey78O
(McDonalds rejected slogan "Billions served....millions if not counting Michael Moore")
To: TheRIGHTChoice
He has asked us NOT to do anything, as he has retained legal counsel.
49
posted on
06/05/2004 10:17:37 PM PDT
by
Politicalmom
( Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they're not entitled to their own facts -D. Rumsfeld)
To: longtermmemmory
The police are calling it an "internal matter" and last I heard, are refusing to provide the tapes, and have instructed the manager of the bookstore not to talk to him or his lawyer.
50
posted on
06/05/2004 10:20:24 PM PDT
by
Politicalmom
( Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they're not entitled to their own facts -D. Rumsfeld)
To: Mulder
In Idaho, a concealed carry is exactly that... It must be concealed. If someone saw it, it must have not been concealed.
I don't know if it's the same in Vermont, but in Idaho the fact that someone saw it would probably end your lawsuit.
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:24:04 PM PDT
by
babygene
(Viable after 87 trimesters)
To: babygene
He had a permit. Open carry is allowed in his state.
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:24:38 PM PDT
by
Politicalmom
( Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they're not entitled to their own facts -D. Rumsfeld)
To: Amelia
After reading the original story, what struck me was that if the person grabbing him had been a "bad guy" instead of a policeman, Mr. Pellitiercould well have had his own weapon used against him. It could have turned into a deadly situation for either party, very quickly.
That's why it's important that cops don't go around assaulting armed citizens and trying to take their guns.
And that's why these rogue officers need to find another line of work.
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:26:14 PM PDT
by
Mulder
(Those who would give up liberty for temporary security, deserve neither -- Ben Franklin)
To: Politicalmom
"Open carry is allowed in his state."
OK, I didn't know that...
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:26:59 PM PDT
by
babygene
(Viable after 87 trimesters)
To: B4Ranch
Where do you find a DA willing to enforce the Code? Good point. The laws don't apply to the ruling class and their protectors.
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:28:31 PM PDT
by
Mulder
(Those who would give up liberty for temporary security, deserve neither -- Ben Franklin)
To: babygene
In Idaho, a concealed carry is exactly that... It must be concealed. If someone saw it, it must have not been concealed. In New Hampshire, open carry in public is legal.
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:29:37 PM PDT
by
Mulder
(Those who would give up liberty for temporary security, deserve neither -- Ben Franklin)
To: Mulder
Alright - for those of us who are slow OR await openings...
Private citizens need to be discreet. Okay?
57
posted on
06/05/2004 10:35:14 PM PDT
by
LFOD
To: LFOD
Why?
He was minding his own business, and exercising one of his rights.
He wasn't the one with the problem.
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:42:00 PM PDT
by
Politicalmom
( Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they're not entitled to their own facts -D. Rumsfeld)
To: natewill
"but officers and detectives issued a barrage of questions about why he carries a gun and what kind of training he had" If his training consisted only of potty training, it was obviously better than what these police had.
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:49:07 PM PDT
by
TheCrusader
("the frenzy of the Mohammedans has devastated the churches of God" Pope Urban II)
To: Mulder
In Wyoming open carry is legal and doesn't get a second look.
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posted on
06/05/2004 10:50:12 PM PDT
by
agitator
(...And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark)
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