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The gun was behind a lock (the car), it was broken and the gun was stolen. No gun owner should be charged for any part of this. However this is MA and you or I would have been charged with improper storage or transportation, license suspended and guns seized. But the cop gets a pass.I'm not seeing this as "some animals are more equal" at all. His car was locked, the gun had a trigger lock (or equivalent), and he was robbed. I don't see the big deal. This wasn't him shooting someone during a road rage incident or drunk driving on duty.
I realize that him being a cop probably made the right call easier, but it was still the right call.
for having firearm stolen from his vehicle
Retired Lowell police officer cleared of mishandling firearm
Because the motor vehicle was locked and the firearm's locking mechanism was engaged, Webb said police detectives did not find Miles in violation of state law.
The gun was behind a lock (the car), it was broken and the gun was stolen. No gun owner should be charged for any part of this. However this is MA and you or I would have been charged with improper storage or transportation, license suspended and guns seized. But the cop gets a pass.
This is what's confusing me. It sounds like he had an action lock on the firearm, not at locked container. Unless they're claiming storage (vs. transport) in the automobile, that's insufficient. I'm glad he gets his life back, but expect we unwashed would be told differently.
I was just saying no gun owner should be charged if the gun is protected by a lock of some kind including within a locked car. Just my opinion, I know that's not the law in MA and that sucks. Thanks for the link though, I hadn't read it in a while and it's a good read.
You don't have to be a lawyer to understand how legal precedent works (not that he does). A person acquitted of a crime at trial isn't legal precedent.
But the article says the material is used for NUCLEAR WEAPONZZZZ!!! ... must be important!!Sealed-disk check sources have such a low level of radioactivity that one can literally toss them in the trash can if/when you no longer need it.
In this case, they’re not making a big deal out of it, because it quite simply is not a big deal.
I agree it was the right call.I'm not seeing this as "some animals are more equal" at all. His car was locked, the gun had a trigger lock (or equivalent), and he was robbed. I don't see the big deal. This wasn't him shooting someone during a road rage incident or drunk driving on duty.
I realize that him being a cop probably made the right call easier, but it was still the right call.
I agree it was the right call.
However, if that was one of us, we would have to spend thousands trying to somehow prove the car was locked and the guns had a lock. And how the f*** do you prove that when the gun is gone?
It would be nice if we could get the same treatment.