Manhattan jury finds man who had loaded gun in his car not guilty. (Pro 2A Alert)

The New York Post ^ | 24 Feb 2011 | David K. Li

[Seamus Mc Gillicuddy]

Jurors today shot down the DA’s hunt for a Florida man, and acquitted him on a felony rap for coming into New York packing heat..........

[Seamus Mc Gillicuddy]

You know, I really hate it when the media uses terms like "packing heat", but it looks like common sense got the better of the jury here. Hopefully a sign of better things to come.

[pnh102]

Hooray for jury nullification!

[oh8eleven]

I really hate it when the media uses terms like "packing heat"
Even though it's the Post, it's still a NY tabloid.
Semper Fi...

[pingman]

At least they didn’t call it a “Roscoe”!

[backwoods-engineer]

The solution: don't talk to the cops. Ever. About anything.

There was no reason for the cops to know that pistol was in there. I bet he told them.

I have a lock box in my truck. Bolted to the frame. Anything in the lock box requires a warrant (per the Terry case). A person could put his pistol in there and drive through New York worry free.

[RFEngineer]

“A person could put his pistol in there and drive through New York worry free. “

Except for the worry that your gun is in the lock box, in case you need it.

[TigersEye]

A “Manhattan” jury did this? A small ray of hope peeks out of the dark gray cloud known as The Big Apple.

[TigersEye]

I miss the old days when a piece was called a Gat. /s

Cue Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

[Dan Nunn]

True, but I almost wonder if he truly forgot it was there, got pulled over, reached in his glove box for his insurance and registration, and... jail!

[SeeSac]

The dude says he holds no bitterness. What an attitude after spending $30k and lost time on his defense!