Arrest After Cops Classify Weapon as Assault Rifle.. CT.

[livingston]

Arrest After Cops Classify Weapon as Assault Rifle
A Westport man who had turned in his firearms into the Police Department for safe keeping was arrested after officers discovered one of the weapons qualified as an assault rifle and that it had not been registered, police said today.

William Stenson: turned in weapons cache. Westport Police photo
William Stenson, 68, of Saugatuck Avenue was charged with possession of an assault weapon upon his arrest via a warrant Tuesday after an examination of the firearm determined that the forward pistol grip and collapsible stock made it an assault weapon, said Lt. David Farrell.
Arrest After Cops Classify Weapon as Assault Rifle - WestportNow.com - Westport, Connecticut

 

[livingston]

A friend of the suspect brought the weapon - and others - to Westport police.
Westport Man, 68, Had Illegal Assault Weapon: Police

 

[Deplorable Me]

In other news, federal judges tell law enforcement not to enforce immigration laws. States declare sanctuary status and indicate THEY WILL NOT COMPLY...........

 

[Phazer]

William Stenson, 68, of Saugatuck Avenue was charged with possession of an assault weapon upon his arrest via a warrant Tuesday after an examination of the firearm determined that the forward pistol grip and collapsible stock made it an assault weapon, said Lt. David Farrell.
Arrest After Cops Classify Weapon as Assault Rifle - WestportNow.com - Westport, Connecticut

As always, this is just crazy.

Those cosmetic firearm accessories are completely legal in at least 46 other states.

As we know...none of those features turn this man's rifle into an "assault rifle" since none of those features do anything to affect the rifle's caliber, rate of fire, capacity, or accuracy.

UGH!

 

[Uzi]

This is nothing but rifle discrimination! Stop Judging rifles and pistols and their characteristics and colors.

 

[Phazer]

This is nothing but rifle discrimination! Stop Judging rifles and pistols and their characteristics and colors.

"I have a dream that my four little rifles will one day live fire in a nation where they will not be judged by the color and features of their furniture but by the specification of their caliber."

 

[spat]

Sheer ignorance if he didn't even remove the features before turning them in.

Should have given them a bunch of stripped receivers.

 

[livingston]

Who takes their guns to the police for safe keeping .. ?
Did this fellow have a melt down ? Perhaps he was talking about booking out and friend gathered up all the guns and put them with the police not knowing all the gun laws .....

 

[Cooolone]

Wait, they were turned in, meaning transferred To police custody, no longer in his possession, and he was subsequently arrested for possession of an assault weapon! Omg, like really? Crime after the fact with no crime other than probably having evil features on a gun before they were deemed evil sitting in a dark closet unused. Give it to police and they are gonna make things right? How? How does rendering an arrest in this instance serve anything other than to discourage anyone else from turning in anything for fear of reprisals... Tisk, Tisk...

 

[stuck in ny]

Thats it!! Forget anything I ever said for libertarianism! Criminalize anything identified with liberals, make hoodies an evil "feature" for all I care! We need vengance felonies; an eye for an eye!

 

[eagleridge357]

Wait, they were turned in, meaning transferred To police custody, no longer in his possession, and he was subsequently arrested for possession of an assault weapon! Omg, like really? Crime after the fact with no crime other than probably having evil features on a gun before they were deemed evil sitting in a dark closet unused. Give it to police and they are gonna make things right? How? How does rendering an arrest in this instance serve anything other than to discourage anyone else from turning in anything for fear of reprisals... Tisk, Tisk...

Precisely, it will discourage others. Bad move, Mr Policeman

 

[livingston]

Wait, they were turned in, meaning transferred To police custody, no longer in his possession, and he was subsequently arrested for possession of an assault weapon! Omg, like really? Crime after the fact with no crime other than probably having evil features on a gun before they were deemed evil sitting in a dark closet unused. Give it to police and they are gonna make things right? How? How does rendering an arrest in this instance serve anything other than to discourage anyone else from turning in anything for fear of reprisals... Tisk, Tisk...

So if you find granddads pistol in a shoe box 10 years after he has died and you have no permit ...Hmmmm ... what to do what to do . ? One risks getting arrested for just turning it in ... even at a famous gun buy back

 

[GOYABEAN]

Wait, they were turned in, meaning transferred To police custody, no longer in his possession, and he was subsequently arrested for possession of an assault weapon! Omg, like really? Crime after the fact with no crime other than probably having evil features on a gun before they were deemed evil sitting in a dark closet unused. Give it to police and they are gonna make things right? How? How does rendering an arrest in this instance serve anything other than to discourage anyone else from turning in anything for fear of reprisals... Tisk, Tisk...

Fuck CT Apparently is hurting for money got make that money Honey

 

[togmaster]

"I have a dream that my four little rifles will one day live fire in a nation where they will not be judged by the color and features of their furniture but by the specification of their caliber."

If I had son it could have been one of those rifles.