[marktwain]

I hope she received a goodly monetary settlement to compensate for the attorney fees and to teach the police to be more considerate of Constitutional rights.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Looks like all she got were her firearms. I’d like to see her take a chunk out of the chief’s rear end.

[org.whodat]

Wonder how many cops homes they had to raid to find all the firearms.?

[TheConservativeParty]

PING to bamahead

She should get a huge settlement, but it says in the last part of the story that her legal action was “tabled”.

To have his happen to any American is an outrage, and to a veteran is dispicable, nazi-like behavior by our thug government.

[Enterprise]

"The incident started in September 2010, when Lakewood Police were asked to check on Rice by the VA hospital, where she'd been receiving treatment."

I am a very strong 2nd Amendment supporter, and doubly so for returning veterans. But to me, when medical personnel request law enforcement to check on a patient it tells me that there is a concern for the safety and well being of the patient. We don't yet know if she expressed a desire to harm herself or others, and/or if that was communicated to the police. Without knowing if she made such a statement, the actions of the police cannot be adequately judged.

[djf]

confiscated the collection from her home when she was away.

Is there anything about the above statement that would make you think a warrant was ever lawfully served?
I’m havin a bit of trouble here making the connection...

[mosaicwolf]

This veteran and firearms issue is getting a bit out of control. I am receiving treatment at a VA Hospital and every time I go there they always ask me...”Have you been feeling depressed lately?” I have thought about this question many times and I of course say...”No.” Any veteran that is a gun owner beware of that question. It could come back to haunt you.

[G Larry]

Why were the cops aware of her collection in the first place?

I will assume the cops had no warrant or probable cause.

This would then be simple larceny theft.

[Vaquero]

Jack-booted Thugs...

[Usagi_yo]

I have no problem with them temporarily taking the firearms based on the information in the article being 100% factual and not some made up pretext to enter her apartment in search of the guns. I.E an anti-gun neighbor complained or an ‘anonymous’ tip.

1. Reported missing
2. Police opened her apartment to check for her
3. They find a cache of guns and the owner is reported missing.

Police should take the guns for safety and security reasons ... since they did essentially break into with her being reported as missing.

However, they should have immediately returned the guns to her after checking on the legality. Now I know that may sound extreme to some, but the check simply has to be done once the firearms are in police custody and being readied to hand back to the owner. They have to make sure that they are not arming somebody who otherwise wouldn’t be entitled. Imagine the outcry that would ensue if they gave’em back without checking then discovered that she couldn’t legally own them — after she guns down few people.

[bamahead]

Her cache somehow caught the attention of Lakewood Police, who paid a visit last September. When they found Rice wasn't home, they asked an obliging employee of the complex to open up the apartment without her consent. Once inside, they raided the gun rack....When Rice kindly asked to have her toys returned, the cops acknowledged that the weapons were legally owned. But they refused to return them without a court order.. And so Rice has filed suit in Lakewood Municipal Court.

Such blatant hubris. She should also sue them for legal fees among other things!



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[paratrooper82]

God help me if I catch a “sneak and peek” in my private home some night in the early hours! I would shove that Thompson Sub-Machine gun so far up a freddy’s ass they could taste gun oil! Not to mention I would stick my size 13 jump boot right behind the Thompson for good measure!

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

[PoloSec]

These stories of gun confiscation never mention if they also took the ammo. Guns without ammo is no more useful than sticks and stones.

[texmexis best]

Which law is it that requires a court order before proprty is returnned?

[Red Boots]

Once our medical records are all linked up through Obamacare, this kind of stuff can happen to all of us ! Can’t wait !

[jjm2111]

I know of combat vets who have paid for PTSD treatment out of pocket in cash to avoid such a thing.