Posted on 03/11/2014 8:08:23 AM PDT by Sopater
A Connecticut man revealed shocking comments made by a Branford police officer this week who has openly defended door-to-door gun confiscation.
After the tragic Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, Conn. lawmakers mandated that all “assault rifles” and “high capacity” magazines be banned, requiring all in circulation to be registered with the state. Fearing the obvious move towards confiscation, the vast majority of gun owners have refused to submit, with estimates finding less than 13 percent of rifles being registered.
Navy veteran and firefighter John Cinque, who made national news after telling state lawmakers he would not comply with gun registration, briefly commented on the officer’s statements in a discussion with gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti last Friday.
“I’ve had contact with a police officer in my home town, I live in Branford, and his words straight out were, ‘I cannot wait to get the order to kick your door in,’” Cinque said.
In an exclusive interview with Storyleak, Cinque further detailed the disturbing comments made by Branford Police Officer Joseph Peterson, one of the state’s most highly decorated officers.
WarrantWarrantZZZ“It happened on facebook… he posted to a thread on my wall,” Cinque said. “I have known him personally for 20 years. He was interacting with other friends of mine and it was directly about the video.”
In multiple screenshots captured from the lengthy conversation, Peterson continually argued that law enforcement were not obligated to defy unconstitutional laws. Instead, Peterson stated that he would follow any order given, even if it meant confiscating firearms from close friends.
“But like I said I didn’t make the law,” Peterson told Cinque. “But if it comes down to that then I guess we see how you would respond…”
“I’m not going for any warrants… but if my dept gets them and we have to serve them I will see you then.”
As the conversation’s audience continued to grow, Peterson repeated his pledge, telling multiple people that he would never hesitate to carry out confiscation.
“So if they make a law confiscating guns… You will enforce it?” a Cameron Smith asks in a separate screenshot as Peterson reiterates his stance.
LeftNutPeterson0Angered by comments pointing out the state’s unconstitutional law, Peterson goes as far as to say that he would love to knock down Smith’s door personally.
“I give my left nut to bang down your door and come for your gun,” Peterson said. “Hey everyone Cameron is a criminal law breaking psycho.”
Receiving considerable backlash, Peterson quietly disabled his Facebook page following the conversation, although a screenshot was obtained beforehand.
Despite the inability of several officers to understand what a constitutional law entails, Cinque revealed that countless Conn. officers are opposed to the state’s ruling.
“As for the cops who will stand with the people… there are many,” Cinque said. “None have spoken publicly but in private i know many who do not like this one bit… they realize they are being used.”
“They are supporters of the Constitutional rights of the people, but they need to speak publicly soon.”
Officer Peterson’s mentality is eerily similar to that of Conn. State Police Spokesman Lt. Paul Vance, who recently told one woman that he was “the master” after being asked about gun confiscation.
Although police have begun sending out letters demanding residents comply with the law, Second Amendment activists are standing by their line in the sand. As the police leadership takes its time to analyze the situation, one gun group is now demanding the law be enforced or repealed.
“If the state does not have the stomach to enforce these laws, then the legislature has until May 7th, 2014 to completely repeal these immoral edicts and let the residents of Connecticut return to their rightfully owned property and former exercise of constitutional rights and practices without any threat of State violence,” a press release from Connecticut Carry reads.
Also last month, gun blogger Mike Vanderboegh was informed that multiple cops and politicians wanted him “dead” for sending a 16,000 word email to the Conn. State Police and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. In the email, Vanderboegh warned that violence would surely unfold if officers attempted confiscation.
Despite denial by a few, the agenda of the country’s most powerful gun control groups has been thoroughly exposed. Only one month after the Sandy Hook shooting, rejected democrat proposals from New York’s SAFE Act gun bill were revealed to include outright gun confiscation. New York mayor Andrew Cuomo even publicly supported the idea, stating, ‘You could say confiscation is an option’ during an interview on station WGDJ.
Also last month, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Mayor John C. Tkazyik announced his resignation from Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) group, pointing out the group’s hidden gun confiscation agenda.
“Under the guise of helping mayors facing a crime and drug epidemic, MAIG intended to promote confiscation of guns from law-abiding citizens,” Tkazyik wrote. “Nearly 50 pro-Second Amendment mayors have left the organization. They left for the same reason I did.”
During a Moms Demand Action gun control rally last year, a group that recently merged with MAIG, Austin, Texas City Councilman Mike Martinez admitted that his group was pushing gun control in order to reach an outright ban as well.
Unfortunately for them, even with tens of millions of dollars, the popularity of such groups continues to plummet even faster than the country’s gun crime.
UPDATE: Since the release of this article, Branford Police have confirmed that Officer Peterson has been placed on paid leave while an internal investigation is carried out.
He’s out on workers comp and was before this incident.
If ever you wanted a good reason to avoid having a Con Con, look at the Constitution of Conn before 1965 and the one they rewrote and is now in effect since 1965.
Pre 1965 this cop would be in jail or dead, post 65, this cop has done nothing amiss.
One of the many reasons we must secede on June 12 of 2018 is because there is movement by the democrat s to change Article One and Two of the Constitution of Maine to cause secession to be sedition.
The party of the democrat hates freedom.
This Peterson guy sounds like a problem looking for a place to happen. He has issues. Tick tick tick sooner or later he’s gonna pop.
You just might give more than that.
Punk with a badge...
When this punk “does his job” or “just followed orders” he will be defended by some of his fellow officers and castigated by some who take their word or oath seriously. This officer clearly has not a clue about the law and his word is not worth a warm pitcher of goat piss.
Following orders blindly and using the “just doing my job...” or “just following orders...” lines were convenient excuses at Nuremberg but they didn’t work.
Some Connecticut officers can and will try the same lines and most people would cut them slack on minor secondary issues but when you start ripping up the Bill of Rights, throwing citizens in jail and making them felons for exercising a basic God given perfectly natural Right and then use the “I was just following orders” line and start killing citizens in the process, that crosses a line into the abyss.
“I give my left nut to bang down your door and come for your gun,” Peterson said.”””””””
Best of luck with that. Might want to wear some ear protection because it might get loud for awhile until the clip is empty.
“I’m not going for any warrants… but if my dept gets them and we have to serve them I will see you then.”
It won’t be pleasant for all parties involved.
Branford Police Launch Internal Investigation Into Officers Facebook Post on Gun Control
It’s becoming more and more obvious that a significant chunk of today LEO’s have more interest in oppressing law-abiding residents than they actually do in protecting them.
I get the feeling that many of them act like Officer Peterson not because they are following the laws of their state,city, etc - but because it’s a control issue for them. They want to be the arbiters of what you can say, do etc.
I believe it was in Maryland recently where an officer told a citizen to stop filming him by saying that the person didn’t have any f***ing rights.
We are seeing the future of law enforcement, folks. It’s just not an East Coast thing either. It’s definitely spreading across the rest of this nation.
There’s a reason why police forces don’t hire free thinkers or anyone with an IQ over 98.
Post his home address.
It’s not an easy job. I think this guy has lost perspective.
Like 'ol what's-his-name said, "head shots, nothing but head shots"? hehhehheh
If a cop breaks down a door to illegally confiscate guns, why not surrender them bullets first?
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