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‘Gun’ Tattoo Mistakenly Brings Heavily Armed Police To Maine Man’s Home
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Posted on 03/19/2014 11:56:24 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — Police armed with assault rifles descended on a Maine man’s home after members of a tree removal crew he’d told to clear off his property reported that he had a gun.
Turns out the “gun” the tree crew had seen on Michael Smith of Norridgewock was just a life-sized tattoo of a handgun on his stomach.
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To: Red in Blue PA
ummm so its now illegal to have a gun (or a gun shaped tattoo)
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posted on
03/19/2014 11:58:31 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Red in Blue PA
How did they see his stomach in the middle of winter?
There’s more to this story.
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:00:01 PM PDT
by
ladyjane
To: Red in Blue PA
Something seriously wrong here.
The man was not threatening. There was no crime.
Obviously the establishment is trying to criminalize the legal posession of a gun by non-violent citizens.
(While deliberately leaving guns in the hands of hardened violent criminals)
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:00:28 PM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
To: Red in Blue PA
Even if he DID have a gun, was he “brandishing” it? It was his property he was on.
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:00:36 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The Texas judge's decision was to pave the way for same sex divorce for two Massachusetts women.)
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To: Red in Blue PA
From the NRA State Laws:
MAINE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION
“Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned.”
Article 1, Section 16.
It is unlawful to carry any firearm concealed about the person without having a concealed carrying permit. This includes carrying in an automobile glove compartment, or other area where the firearm is under the person’s control. It is not unlawful to carry a firearm openly.
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:05:52 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: F15Eagle
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:06:08 PM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
To: Red in Blue PA
Yanno, my pappy used to say "just because you can, that doesn't mean you should." Seems to me that a gun tattoo on your stomach would not be a good idea during a dark roadside encounter with a traffic cop.
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:06:13 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: ladyjane
There’s more to this story. Utility company sent tree crew to do some trim a tree.
Utility did not notify man or neighbors.
Man was sleeping and was awakened at 10am by tree crew.
Man comes out of house, shirtless, and confronts crew to get them to stop and leave so he can resume sleeping.
Wimpy little girly men on tree crew see what they believe to be a pistol in man's waistband. They call police who come with ARs deployed. No charges filed against man or tree crew.
My take is...so what if man DID have a pistol? Open carry is legal in Maine.
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:06:41 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Truth sounds like hate...to those who hate truth.)
To: F15Eagle
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:07:30 PM PDT
by
Ray76
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To: Yo-Yo
Better be careful. He could shoot himself in the... leg.
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:08:41 PM PDT
by
Ray76
To: Red in Blue PA
He’s lucky they didn’t shoot his dog.
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:10:19 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(My tagline is in the shop.)
To: Red in Blue PA
“Police didn’t charge him.”
Wow. The 2nd Amendment is safe with these guys around.
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:12:06 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: Red in Blue PA
Elsewhere, this tattoo prompted a Gay Pride Parade:
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:12:24 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: Red in Blue PA
It is very telling, the state we find our once free nation in, when LEO wouldn't tell the complainant that owning a gun is not illegal, especially on their own property; but instead, sends people armed with assault rifles to "check it out".
It all comes down to intimidation. That's what this lawless government wants to do do those of us that wish to remain free.
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:15:35 PM PDT
by
jeffc
(The U.S. media are our enemy)
To: Yo-Yo
Nice. I like the ejected shell (just above the hammer).
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:15:58 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: driftdiver
ATF agents over the dead body: “We told him to drop it.”
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posted on
03/19/2014 12:20:02 PM PDT
by
dangus
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