Doubling down on previous efforts.
Posted on 02/01/2017 5:33:07 AM PST by lowbridge
The Revolutionary Black Panther Party pledged legal action Sunday against local officials for their response to a planned armed march at a news conference interrupted when law enforcement officers arrived to remove their weapons.
The news conference was taking place on the steps of the New Hanover County Courthouse when members of the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office and the Wilmington Police Department arrived. New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Donald Warnick told party leader Dr. Alli Muhammad they were not allowed to have their weapons on courthouse property.
Tensions heightened when some party members noticed officers with the Wilmington Police Department, dressed in tactical gear, aiming weapons toward the group.
“Can you tell them to lower their weapons,” one of the party members asked Warnick. “They need to lower their weapons.”
Warnick responded, “We’re just being ready, sir.”
Warnick continued to ask members to put their weapons on the courthouse steps, as well as remove any facial coverings. At the direction of Muhammad, party members voluntarily put their weapons down.
Members of the party were in violation of a local county ordinance prohibiting the display of firearms and possession of concealed handguns on courthouse property, as well as a state law that prohibits wearing masks at meetings or demonstrations, according to a New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Sheriff’s deputies then picked up the weapons, two revolvers, five semi-automatic pistols and three shotguns, and began unloading them before taking them to be inventoried. All of the weapons were loaded and some had bullets in the chamber.
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“, and began unloading them before taking them to be inventoried. All of the weapons were loaded and some had bullets in the chamber.”
Must be nice to be a member of a color coded thug group.
Any of the rest of us non-coded types would have been arrested and in jail post haste.
Black privilege.
Very common ordinance even in open carry states. There are some places you just can't take a gun...like the courthouse, within 1,000 ft of a school, etc.
Add in they had their faces covered? Heck that rises to the level of felonious menacing, intimidation, and terror.
And I’m sure they were checked for registrations and carry permits...
Which is a real thing, but it isn’t spoken about.
Bet none of them had permits for the pistols either.
Doubt it.
But I detect your implied sarc tag.
Sneaky.
I’ll get you for that..someday..when you least expect it.
Your coffee will spurt out unintentionally in a spray as you laugh..
];-)
bfl
in many cities the armed thugs would intimidate local law enforcement. Sadly to say and speaking as one who has ten years law enforcement experience (in my younger years) at several levels, today’s LE leadership is so afraid of the media and public correctness, they would succumb to the bad guys.
” Add in they had their faces covered? Heck that rises to the level of felonious menacing, intimidation, and terror. “
Long been the law in N.C. It was originally an anti-Klan law, IIRC.
At a minimum, they should have checked the serial numbers against known stolen weapons.
Loaded weapons and covered faces? What were they planning on doing?
https://bluelivesmatter.blue/revolutionary-black-panther-party-armed-march/
https://m.facebook.com/WilmingtonPanthersBlack/?fref=ts
“that rises to the level of felonious menacing, intimidation, and terror”
Yep, and it sounds like that was the intention.
“Sheriff’s deputies then picked up the weapons, two revolvers, five semi-automatic pistols and three shotguns, and began unloading them before taking them to be inventoried. All of the weapons were loaded and some had bullets in the chamber.”
Wow, some were muzzle-loaders!
(Surprised to get in first)
Guess what Panthers, your Homie ain’t in charge any more!
one hopes they also were checking to see if there were any bodies on those weapons..
I am guessing they would just shoot somebody like me in similar circumstances. It is easier and safer for the police.
And not one "assault style" weapon among them..........
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