TN:Controversial gun activist arrested with 'silencer' (Video)

Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 30 July, 2013 | David Codrea

[marktwain]

Leonard Embody, a gun activist whose open carrying and self-representation in the past have produced legal responses as well as no small amount of criticism from some “pro-gun” advocates, was arrested yesterday in Nashville and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, WKRN News 2 reported this morning.

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UPDATE Per Leonard Embody, via email:

The Form 3 paperwork for the silencer was in the sealed and locked rifle case. Tenn. law only requires the possessor "retain" the paperwork, not present it to the law enforcement officer upon demand. The NFA documents are federal tax forms.

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[CharlesWayneCT]

Had someone stopped any number of mass shooters on their way into a theater or college campus, they likely would have changed the outcome.

No doubt if we stop every person on the street, we are likely to change the outcome. That is no reason to do so. We could also impose curfews, and set up road blocks. We could have police search people's houses randomly. These would all make crime less likely.

A person wears a bullet-proof vest. So far as I know, that is not a crime yet. He has a gun in a locked container with him. That is not a crime yet. Is doing two things that are not crimes enough to give "reasonable suspicion" for the police to require a search? Is it against the law to not cooperate with a police officer?

There was a time when being black and walking in the wrong neighborhood would get you harrassed, or maybe beaten by the police. And blacks were told "be respectful, do what the cops say" -- and it only helped osmetimes. And it was wrong. And some would argue that harassing blacks walking in the wrong neighborhoods might well prevent a crime. And that may be true -- but doing so is still wrong. And harassing people for wearing safety equipment or legally carrying weapons is also wrong.

[kwikrnu]

No. If I were to “taunt” police I would find one and belittle him. I was confronted and detained by these cops, not the other way around.

[kwikrnu]

I put up a couple more videos.

video 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRVgFQ4P1Sw
video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QScD986-UZE
audio 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIPzMFH7To4

On 7-29-13 I decided to pass out leaflets in downtown Nashville. I openly carried a molded kydex rifle case on my back with a ballistic vest. I purchased the ballistic vest because Tennessee cops have repeatedly pointed guns at me. It would be foolish not to wear a ballistic vest. I was detained once for about 20 minutes and let go. I then proceeded to do an interview with news channel 5. I then continued to pass out leaflets and was walking back to my vehicle when I was stopped by a crazy cop. He detained me, while his henchmen removed my sealed locked rifle case and pried it open without permission. They saw a suppressor attached to an AR15 rifle inside the case. I was arrested for the silencer even though form 3 paperwork was inside the case. I am an FFL NFA dealer and pay the SOT. The cops said that since the case appeared to maybe have a rifle in it they were justified in opening it. I was arrested and bonded out at about 5am on 7-30-13.

I have broke no law and believe the DA has not dropped the charges for fear of a federal lawsuit.

[ctdonath2]

“The NFA documents are federal tax forms.”

This means he is under NO obligation EVER to show them to anyone not ATF and in court, as they’re just as private as your 1040.

[Justa]

Be very careful of what you’re advocating. You are advocating pre factum apprehension of citizens without any evidence of a crime being committed, IOW the elimination of habeus corpus. Do you REALLY support proactive aprehension in the belief a person ~might~ commit a crime some time in the future? Do you believe in gassing people too? Wake up man!

[GeronL]

Where I live, there is nothing wrong with carrying a rifle down the street if you aren’t doing anything threatening. Even the black activists have done it and had no problems.

[marktwain]

Thank you for posting.

[marktwain]

“I have broke no law and believe the DA has not dropped the charges for fear of a federal lawsuit.”

This statement is confusing to me. Do you mean that the DA has *not* charged you due to fear of a federal lawsuit?

I would like to see a picture of the locked and sealed rifle case.

Thanks.

[kwikrnu]

I have been charged, but they want to give the impression they acted properly. This is why they will drop the charges, but not too soon after the charges were made. They are in possession of my form 3, as it was in the sealed and locked rifle case.

watch the first video and it shows the rifle case. The case was made from kydex. The kydex covered every part of the firearm and no part of the firearm was visible. A cable lock was placed on the kydex case so that the firearm could not be used. The sling was strapped in two places over the kydex case, preventing the case from being opened. As a final touch I placed tape around the case at six points to ensure cops did not attempt to open it.

here is a better picture of the case

http://www.kwikrnuarms.com/vacuum_form_rifle_cases.htm