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86-year-old woman charged after bringing BB gun to town meeting, police say
NBC News ^
| January 9, 2013
| LeAnne Gendreau
Posted on 01/09/2013 9:34:19 PM PST by Altariel
CONNECTICUT -- Westport police arrested an 86-year-old woman accused of bringing a BB gun to a town meeting.
When detectives retrieved the gun, Estelle Margolis, 86, of Westport, Conn., told officers she brought it to make a point during a discussion about gun control to show how easy it is to purchase a gun, according to police.
At 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, a Representative Town Meeting member approached a Westport police officer and reported that he and another RTM member believed a woman walked into the auditorium with what they believed was a weapon under a white cloth, police said.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: banglist; connecticut; guncontrol; secondamendment
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:34:23 PM PST
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Altariel
To: Altariel
She’s lucky she didn’t shoot her eye out.
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:37:43 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Impeach Obama Now.)
To: Altariel
"..a weapon under a white cloth..."
Maybe she is French and was surrendering?
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:38:36 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: FlingWingFlyer
Why didn’t she just bring a cap gun?
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:47:01 PM PST
by
Morris70
To: Altariel
"Hey, Stay safe out there"
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:47:58 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Altariel
I guess her point was that it is really easy to buy a BB gun?
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:48:28 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Impeach Obama Now.)
To: Morris70
Would the result have been different in this environment?
Cap guns are verboten.
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:49:41 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Morris70
Or why didn’t she just mix ammonia & bleach at the meeting to prove how easy it is to purchase ammonia and bleach.
Definitely lacking ability of reasoning.
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:51:02 PM PST
by
Morris70
To: Altariel
This incident could have clearly escalated into a tragedy, police said in the news release.Yeah Cops mighta shot the 86 year old lady with the BB gun if they weren't "Highly Trained Professionals"
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:53:12 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Altariel
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posted on
01/09/2013 9:59:47 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Altariel
A Red Ryder? Granny Oakley, you go gal! (But one of those ‘BB’ black talon rounds could break the skin and cause a nasty infection.)
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posted on
01/09/2013 10:02:14 PM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: mylife
She must be pretty strong to cock the spring on a 46 caliber pellet gun.
To: FlingWingFlyer
I think I can understand and overlook senility in an 86-yr-old woman. Unless she was in Congress.
That also goes for anyone over 85 who can't quite grasp the concept or the difference between a BB gun and a firearm.
No sympathy whatsoever for the "authorities" in that town...
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posted on
01/09/2013 10:03:35 PM PST
by
publius911
(Look for the Union Label -- then buy something else)
To: rickomatic
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posted on
01/09/2013 10:03:39 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: rickomatic
Some how I doubt it was like this...
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posted on
01/09/2013 10:07:08 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Altariel
Odd. She sounds like she could be in the anti-gun crowd. I can’t see her producing it at some point in her town-hall comments and then not trying to pass it off as something more powerful.
To: Altariel
This incident could have clearly escalated into a tragedy, police said in the news release. Ummmm no LoL. Something must be in the water in Connecticut. "Escalating into a tragedy" is when the asteroid Apophis is on course to hit the Earth.
To: OldNewYork
She is the anti gun crowd.
Funny thing, My Mom would never let me have a BB gun, but when my kid was 5 she gave him a sling shot LOL
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posted on
01/09/2013 10:12:35 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
She was worried some one would go on a shooting spree with a bb gun, so she Brought one?
Makes no sense.
If I wanted to alert others how easy it is to make anthrax, should I bring some with me?
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posted on
01/09/2013 10:14:36 PM PST
by
Morris70
To: Morris70
She’s an old lady.
That there splains a lot.
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posted on
01/09/2013 10:16:23 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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