relic possession nono!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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72 Yr Old Retired Teacher Faces 10 Years In Prison For 300 Yr Old flint lock pistol
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[Treasure_Hunter]

Please remember to keep politics out of replies...

 

[tcornel]

The bottom line will probably be probation for the "criminal", confiscation of the flintlock with the proceeds of its subsequent sale to be added to the general fund of the police department's budget.

Opps.....forgot to mention the fines.

Very sad.

 

[TheSleeper]

This is just soooo wrong, I know its the law but dang, laws and those who enforce them need to have common sense. If this had happened in the south the sheriff would have prob been fascinated with a pistol 300 years old, and known it would be a hand grenade (literally) if anyone tried loading and shooting it. (I'm trying to be politically correct here so TH'r doesn't get mad at me.)

Here is a good defense strategy for him:
When he goes to court, he tells the judge to go outside load it and fire it, if it fires ok, he is guilty of transporting a firearm and will face all penalties.
If it blows up in the judges hand, he was transporting a cultural relic meant for display only and is not guilty, except the judge must make restitutions for the value of the relic.

 

[ivan salis]

federal law clearly states that such "antique weapons" are exempt from being classed as a "modern weapon" --- thus the way NEW JERSEY has "lumped" all guns together is illegal by federal law .. federal law overrides state law .. THIS IS PURE BS --anyone with a brain can see it.

 

[gunsil]

The bottom line will probably be probation for the "criminal", confiscation of the flintlock with the proceeds of its subsequent sale to be added to the general fund of the police department's budget.

Opps.....forgot to mention the fines.

Very sad.

More likely it would not be sold and proceeds added to general fund. More likely it will be added to the private collection of one of the police members.

 

[NHBandit]

I can't comment without upsetting the politics police. Enjoy your "change" folks

 

[Bum Luck]

Please remember to keep politics out of replies...

Pretty much end of discussion then.....................

 

[CoilyGirl]

I am glad I live in Tennessee because what if someone buys an antique gun at a show and happens to be transporting it home? I was taught in the permit class we went to that you always reveal that a. You have a permit and b. That you have a gun and where it is if asked. It seems common sense here would kick in. Maybe it's too cold in Jersey and their brains are frozen.

 

[NHBandit]

I am glad I live in Tennessee because what if someone buys an antique gun at a show and happens to be transporting it home? I was taught in the permit class we went to that you always reveal that a. You have a permit and b. That you have a gun and where it is if asked. It seems common sense here would kick in. Maybe it's too cold in Jersey and their brains are frozen.

Common sense is dead. If a criminal in any of the states with laws similar to NJ is stopped the LAST thing they are going to do is tell the cop they have a gun... The only thing these feel good laws do is turn law abiding citizens into criminals as proven by this article.

 

[kayakpat]

they stop and search many urban citizens and lots of arrest for illegal possession, it is the same in Pa, flintlock or centerfire all weapons, permits are the norm, but He will have his day in court, and penalties will be up to the judge., if any, ignorance of the law is no defense. Even In the old west, they made you check your guns at the sheriffs office when you came into town, and that was more often than naught. TV has a lot of fantasy in portraying the old west

 

[kayakpat]

I wonder what the rules for transporting a antique cannon or something like that, or some of these old weapons the soldiers brought back from the war, I know my dad with WW2 they had some rules and declarations with pistols and rifles, but what kind of classification of firearms would small cannons , or bazookas, or mortars?

 

[Peachy]

I found a Kahr 9mm semi-auto about 6" under a local park a few years ago. I wrapped it in a bandana and dialed 911. A nice patrolman showed up, took my name and such. Called me about a year later and told me that I could pick it up at the station if I wanted it. I told him to keep it. He thanked me for being honest. End of story.

 

[lookindown]

I agree with CoilyGirl here on the legal issue. He should have known the law and should have had a permit. He is in the position now of whether he wants to turn it into a political issue or try to minimize his damages on the legal issue. If I were him I would know that I am legally wrong and would encourage my attorney to minimize damages by going the "reasonable knowledge of the law" " reasonable use " "reasonable capability of item" etc.. He can turn it into a political issue and he has that right but personally I think he should try to minimize damages to himself because he didn't have his ass covered. He can get political later if he wishes.

You misunderstood what she was saying.

 

[Sluice Willis]

You need a permit for a simple BB gun in Jersey.

New Jersey Revised Statutes 2C:39-5 Unlawful possession of weapons.
b.Handguns. Any person who knowingly has in his possession any handgun, including any antique handgun, without first having obtained a permit to carry the same as provided in N.J.S.2C:58-4, is guilty of a crime of the third degree if the handgun is in the nature of an air gun, spring gun or pistol or other weapon of a similar nature in which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, compressed or other gas or vapor, air or compressed air, or is ignited by compressed air, and ejecting a bullet or missile smaller than three-eighths of an inch in diameter, with sufficient force to injure a person. Otherwise it is a crime of the second degree.

 

[Slingshot]

I think flamethrowers are ok everywhere, gotta get me one.

 

[Peyton Manning]

ummm is my sherman tank still legal?

 

[Peyton Manning]

I like the pink barbie car

 

[Sluice Willis]

It's pretty bad when a permit is needed for a toy.

Any person who knowingly has in his possession any handgun, including any antique handgun, without first having obtained a permit to carry the same as provided in N.J.S.2C:58-4, is guilty of a crime of the third degree if the handgun is in the nature of an air gun, spring gun or pistol or other weapon of a similar nature in which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band,carbon dioxide, compressed or other gas or vapor, air or compressed air, or is ignited by compressed air, and ejecting a bullet or missile smaller than three-eighths of an inch in diameter, with sufficient force to injure a person.

Consider this, these toys below could possibly injure somebody, those suction cups never stayed on long and the hard plastic shaft could easily take out an eye. Pencils and pens usually found their way into the barrels of the old dart guns along with anything else that would fit and shoot. But hey look on the bright side, no criminal can get a permit, and they wouldn't dare carry a gun without a permit. Oh those wacky law abiding criminals and their antics!

 

[Peyton Manning]

guess one ought to know the law in their state