Falls Man Charged With Carrying a BB Gun, Hollow Point Bullets in His Car(WI)

menomoneefalls.patch.com ^ | 5 November, 2011 | Joe Petrie

[marktwain]

I do not see a crime here under Wisconsin law. A BB gun is not a "weapon". The .22 bullets are irrelevant. Still, this shows the wisdom of never giving consent to search your vehicle. A couple of .22 bullets might have fallen out of a range bag and rolled under the seat. An overzealous police officer could ruin your whole weekend.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Good case for GOP governor Walker, to issue a pardon.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Is it Illegal to have .22 hollowpoints in your car up there?
That place must be crazier than I thought and it’s never been somewhere I would visit.

[Lockbox]

If it’s such a big crime, why did the police let him go?

[hal ogen]

It is disgusting how “authorities” can just ruin your day by charging you with lame BS. This individual must experience the emotions and probably hire an attorney...even though this is obvious BS. Disgusting.

[from occupied ga]

An overzealous police officer could ruin your whole weekend.

An overzealous police officer could ruin your whole weekend. life. There - fixed it.

[rightwingextremist1776]

not to mention the life of your dog as well.....

[from occupied ga]

facing charges after he was caught driving through the village with a concealed BB gun in his car

The horror, the horror - a deadly BB gun.

Waiting for the FR jackboot lickers to tell us once again how the police are "on our side."

[TSgt]

He told the officer he didn’t and gave him consent to search his car

FAIL - I have a lily white clean background and can't remember when I last got a speeding ticket however I would NEVER allow a cop to search my car without a warrant. And if he did without probable cause I would own his police department.

[from occupied ga]

not to mention the life of your dog as well.....

Well you want them to be able to go home to their families at night don't you? (never could figure out why this was supposed to be the ultimate argument in favor of any sort of police excess)

[Lockbox]

I had a friend who was ticketed for DUI in a private parking lot of the bar. The judge asked him if he was drunk, the friend replied 'if I was drunk why did the police offer let me drive home'? Case dismissed.

So my question is if the driver of the car had such a dangerous weapon and bullets, why was he let go to drive home?

[catman67]

[ex91B10]

[Travis McGee]

Welcome to the USSA, comrade.

[Rapscallion]

No matter how friendly, never trust a cop. Their objective at all times is to get an arrest for law-breaking no matter how stupid it seems.

[Venturer]

A BB gun?

This man faces prison for a BB gun?

[deoetdoctrinae]

They need to put this BB gun carrying terrorist under the jail. {/sarc}

[Rannug]

After a recent experience, and quite an experience it was, in the Barberton, Ohio muni court, I shall never trust the OSP, nor a judge, again. The trooper outright lied, and the “blind and deaf” judge completely disregarded my rebutal. Yep, justice is blind.

[backwoods-engineer]

three .22 caliber hollow point bullets

This line is supposed to make the commie libs and hoplophobes pee their pants.

That guy had every right to refuse the cop to search.

A BB gun is not a firearm.

Really? Three .22 cartridges? They better not look in my gun room, then.

[Condor51]

There must be something ''secretly evil'' about BB-Guns that only politicians know about.

In Chicago of the 1950's when you could go into any Sears Sports Dept. and touch, handle, and buy Long Guns right off an unlocked rack in an aisle - you wouldn't see a single Daisy Red Ryder BB-Rifle, or a Benjamin-Sheridan Pellet Rifle.

Reason, all BB-Guns and Pellet Rifles were Outlawed in Chicago. I'm series. Even when I just turned 18 and I bought my 1st .22 cal Rifle in a 'discount' Dept Store they didn't, and couldn't, have a single BB gun for sale. Now how STOO-PID^™ is that. Any caliber rifle or any shotgun, noooooo problem. But a BB Gun? Are you crazy, they're dangerous.

So really, there must be some secret eveil about BB Guns us mortals are not privy too.