From the boy am I shocked column

[brucin 923]

Here is a story of 2 people who were found to be in illegal possession of a handgun and released ROR.

 

Not that I disagree because this has the hallmarks of another Shaneen Allen situation but I'm totally surprised.

 

http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/12/texas_woman_had_illegal_hollow-point_bullets_handgun_cops_say.html#incart_river

 

 

[Old School 611]

These folks KNOW SOMEBODY!!!!

 

Weed, Handgun, no license and released on own recognizance?

 

Could this be the start of reciprocity?

[GRIZ 3,369]

I believe the AG issued new guidelines for such cases after the Allen case. This sounds like this may be them.

[siderman 1,138]

But Shaneen had a ccw- No mention of the Texas folks having one, at least in this article so wtf?...

[Duppie 73]

Say What?...... we get jacked up for a wiff of a infraction...these fine folks had no license,unsecured hand gun,10+ hollow points,and weed and walked on their own recognizance?

So which one's relative is a large donator to the political machine?

[Midwest 28]

"Inside the glove box, officers recovered a 9 mm Smith and Wesson handgun loaded with nine hollow-point bullets, police said. Police also recovered a clear bag of suspected marijuana and four additional rounds of hollow-point ammunition during a search of the vehicle. Both the driver and passenger were then arrested. Collier was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, failure to keep right and being an unlicensed driver, and Liverpool was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun and unlawful possession of hollow-point ammunition, police said. Both Collier and Liverpool were released on their own recognizance pending upcoming court appearances, police said."

 

 

Didn't Brian Aitken have the book thrown at him for having a firearms in the trunk and faced 7 years in jail , but these people are released? There is more to this story than what we are privy to.

[JimmyAGR 54]

These folks KNOW SOMEBODY!!!!

 

Weed, Handgun, no license and released on own recognizance?

 

Could this be the start of reciprocity?

 

Wouldn't that be a nice New Year's present....

[jackandjill 683]

I secretly hope that we get more of these cases. Lets not get mad that someone from out of state got a pass (unless they are involved in otherwise illegal activity). Lets hope we gather up as many of these cases as possible and then use that as stepping stone to apply same to in-state residents.

[ReadDude 0]

I sat in the Union County Superior Court for a morning a couple years ago. About 50% of the cases had a weapons/firearms related charge. Only a couple of them had any bail, all the rest (over 10) were ROR.   It takes a serious violent act to get real bail (or very large drug arrest).

 

Harsh penalties are only willing dupes who try to live by the law.......

 

BTW, most of the weapons charges were for possession of an illegal firearm (unregistered handgun or no FOID). Several were for actual brazen open carry on the streets...

[Newtonian 453]

Tell me this thread is a New Year's joke. Did I wake up in the year 2525?

 

Think about it from the perspective of the criminal justice system: no driver's license, loaded gun in glove compartment, presumably no permit to carry, hollow point ammo, and a bag of weed. Put your libertarian sensibilities aside for a moment and assume you're a judge in New Jersey: You let these individuals go?

[jackandjill 683]

May be they were friendly Fast & Furious participants :-)