Gun arrest made during festival Saturday

Grand Haven Tribune ^ | 4 August, 2008 | NA

[clee1]

Agreed.

Although I generally carry concealed, due to weather, I will sometimes carry openly.

I can assure you that NOBODY is going to walk/sneak up to me and grab my openly-carried pistol.

I just is NOT going to happen. Period.

[sergeantdave]

“”It is very dangerous and very frightening to spectators down there,” Reiss said.”

I’d bet this Reiss character is “police.” In other words some jackboot bureaucrat thug with a badge that carries out orders from his local Marxist masters.

This is why I don’t like “police.” They are unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats with badges who don’t answer to the people and kiss the ass of their drooling Marxist bosses.

The best law is elected sheriffs, who are accountable to people via the ballot box.

The elected sheriff is law by the people, for the people and of the people.

If I were sheriff of this county, this ass Reiss would be arrested for theft of private property and liberty.

Police are Marxist pukes in the game for money, personal power and the opportunity to harass lawful citizens.

[CSM]

“People carrying weapons can be frightening...”

Sissification personified.

[ASA Vet]

Reiss said. "It simply isn't a place to have a gun."

Lt Reiss, have the Grand Haven PSO's turned in their weapons since "It simply isn't a place to have a gun?"

[laker_dad]

From today’s Grand Haven Tribune:

Grand Haven is dismissing charges against a man accused of carrying a gun downtown during this summer’s Coast Guard Festival.

The 21-year-old Freeport man was arrested under a city ordinance that prohibits possessing and carrying firearms and dangerous weapons in public — but it appears that ordinance is unenforceable under Michigan law, said Capt. Rick Yonker of the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.

“In most cases, a city ordinance can be more restrictive than state law,” Yonker said. “But in this case, that does not apply.”

It appears state statute regarding openly carrying firearms pre-empts local ordinances, he said. The charges will be dismissed without prejudice and arrangements are being made for the man to get his gun back, Yonker said.

The decision to drop the charge came after research of case law by the city’s attorney suggested the ordinance would not hold up in court, Yonker said.

The officers acted in good faith and were enforcing the ordinance, Yonker said, but the city decided not to continue with the case.

“We found it was in the best interest of the city to dismiss this case,” he said.

[marktwain]

Excellent news from Grand Haven. Now I want to see the city pay for damages and for punitive damages for violating civil rights under color of law.

[marktwain]

I would appreciate it if you would post this comment as another thread to the “banglist”. A lot of people will be interested in it.

I can't seem to connect with the Grand Haven Tribune.

I would add “open carry” to the key words.

Thanks

[laker_dad]

Sorry, I have only been a Freeper for 7 years and have not yet gotten the nerve to start my own post :)

I was particularly interested in this story because I was at the festival that night and I have a CPL, but did not carry because I was invited to party on a boat and watch the fireworks. Until I saw your post, I was not aware that the state law negated the local law.

I would add that although Grand Haven is generally a very safe place, they did have a recent double murder at a jewelry store, so I plan on carrying concealed more often.