NJ: Man Stabbed by Wife - Police Destroy Safes, Take his Guns

Robert Lintner, 64 was seen holding his wife outside his home and calling for neighbors to call police. He had been stabbed in the neck by his wife in a domestic dispute. His wife is 65. She was arrested, and he was treated and released.

Then it gets interesting. Remember, this is New Jersey, where the government says that you have no rights to weapons, only what the state allows you. From nj.com:

"Standard protocol " is also a violation of the NJ Criminal Code :

(3) No victim shall be denied relief or arrested or charged under this act with an offense because the victim used reasonable force in self defense against domestic violence by an attacker.

d. (1) In addition to a law enforcement officer's authority to seize any weapon that is contraband, evidence or an instrumentality of crime, a law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that an act of domestic violence has been committed shall:

(a) question persons present to determine whether there are weapons on the premises; and

(b) upon observing or learning that a weapon is present on the premises, seize any weapon that the officer reasonably believes would expose the victim to a risk of serious bodily injury. If a law enforcement officer seizes any firearm pursuant to this paragraph, the officer shall also seize any firearm purchaser identification card or permit to purchase a handgun issued to the person accused of the act of domestic violence

The only weapon that should have been seized is the knife.

She used the knife to attack him!

Weapons are seized if an officer reasonably believes they pose a risk to the VICTIM.

The language is very clear.

It's obviously a bogus warrant the Judge issued. When that gets thrown out , you have nothing. Doesn't matter what they find if the warrant was defective.

I am not a lawyer, but I suspect that even if evidence is thrown out, this man will never be made whole. The police are investigating to see if any of the firearms are not "legal", which in New Jersey is a fairly high standard. Remember, in New Jersey, many Marlin .22 rifles are legally "assault weapons".

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Could make a big boom if mishandled just right. It would have to be in a container that would pressurize the burn. Most gunpowder is sold in containers designed to allow it to burn rather than explode. It is classified as a “propellant” rather than an explosive.

I do not know exactly how it was contained. But it was likely about as dangerous as 10 five gallon cans of gasoline.

This is and was nothing more than FELONY ARMED ROBBERY, The warrant will be Tossed, they know it, and they knew it when they got it. The ENTIRE Police Force belongs in PRISON, as well as the scumbag lawyer in a dress that signed the BOGUS WARRANT.

When we start making these people PAY for OWN MISDEEDS instead of the Taxpayers, it will change overnight.

IIRC my municipality does not have a cap on the amount of gunpowder I can store but if it is over 20lb’s it is required to be stored in a 1” thick wooden box (or similar container). Further I think my homeowner’s insurance only lets me have 20 lbs in my house.

If he violated some municple code on powder storage that should warrant a ticket and nothing more. There is no fate too horrible for the rotten gun grabbing scum in power in NJ.

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