So, we have a line of cars. A middle aged gentleman gets out of his car with a rifle. :shock: :shock: :shock: ( I did not see this part, I was in the front, this is what the guys and other customers on line told me)

 

Off duty NYPD officer is on line waiting to get his car washed, calls Freehold Twp Police, within seconds, yes, seconds (kudos to the police) 8 Units arrive on scene. Swarm the guy as fast as you can blink and take him down at gunpoint! Turns out, the guy had a BB gun. After the police did their investigation, the man was arrested and charged with carrying a weapon. He was so apologetic, and did not resist at all, and just kept saying its only a BB gun over and over. He had NJ Plates on his car, so he was not an out-of-towner that wouldn't know better that in NJ a BB gun is considered a gun. His Wife was a wreck, crying and very upset but she did manage to drive the car home.

 

The gun was not in a case, just out in the open. VERY stupid thing to do, wether it be a bb gun, airsoft gun, paintball gun, or real gun or even a freakin staple gun!

 

Hopefully it will make APP, nice exposure!

Poor guy, his life is ruined for aomething as dumb as a BB gun. Sometimes the thought process just isn't there. That goes to show you just how little the public actually knows about NJ gun laws.

Surely his intent was to put it in the trunk for the car wash. No? Did he not have plenty of time to put it in? Fucking nosey body out-of-state JBT. Stupid move on the guy's part, but please. :roll:

honestly.... it doesnt surprise me.... i have had chats with a few people whom did not know a bb gun was considered a firearm.

 

chad.... now you need to go to the judge and tell them,.... this is why i need a ccw. You just had a guy get a rifle out of his car at your place of business. =P

maksim I like the way you think never let a crisis go to waste.

They would tell him to hire a security guard.

maksim I like the way you think never let a crisis go to waste.

 

Know your enemy and all that...

Chad which car wash do you own?

 

Discount for NJGF members?

Is it the Rt33 car wash? Or the one in Rt. 9?

......chad.... now you need to go to the judge and tell them,.... this is why i need a ccw. You just had a guy get a rifle out of his car at your place of business. =P

 

In NJ, you can legally carry a firearm at your place of business....

Surely his intent was to put it in the trunk for the car wash. No? Did he not have plenty of time to put it in? friggin nosey body out-of-state JBT. Stupid move on the guy's part, but please. :roll:

 

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing, it seemed that he was planning on walking to the front with it. I did not personally talk to the guy, but he seemed pretty much 'with it'. I really dont know what he was thinking. He had plenty of time to put it in his trunk, but he was standing there holding it in the cradle position while the guys were vacuuming.

 

Maks....VERY good point! I like that

 

Fishpaw....yes you can, to a certain point, and I do when I can. But correct me if I'm wrong, once you take one step outside its illegal.

 

Matty....Both. There is one on Rt. 33 Business in freehold, across the street from sorrentos subs. Also, one on Rt 9 in Marlboro next to Nona's Italian Rest. , Old Bridge on Rt. 516 West next to browntown shopping center, and lastly on Rt. 35 South in Oakhurst between Deal Road and West Park Ave. This incident occured at the one in Freehold.

 

Tiny....I'm working on something for NJGF members. If I'm there I will hook you up. I have to get cards or something made up, so many people come in all the time saying, "Chad said I get a discount / free wash" so, unfortunatley cashiers under no circumstances give discounts to people who say that. People just take advantage. No one from this group tho.

 

Just a warning, if you do come there, make sure your guns are either in a case, or there are no NYPD LEO's on line! lolol :roll:

Poor guy, his life is ruined for aomething as dumb as a BB gun. Sometimes the thought process just isn't there. That goes to show you just how little the public actually knows about NJ gun laws.

 

Yep, I wonder if he actually had a FID, if so all his toys are probably GONE by now. Like maks said, I have also spoke to many many people who do not believe me that a bb gun under nj law IS considered a gun. You even need a PP to purchase a BB pistol. Some people argue, "but its not a real gun". I do agree, but NJ sees it differently.

Interesting - he was on private property...

Interesting - he was on private property...

 

Yeah right, the police came and ask Chad if they could arrest the man with the rifle. Chad can have a gun in his place of business, not his customers.

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Fishpaw....yes you can, to a certain point, and I do when I can. But correct me if I'm wrong, once you take one step outside its illegal.

 

Matty..........Also, one on Rt 9 in Marlboro next to Nona's Italian Rest. .....

 

 

If you are still on your business property I think you are OK....If you had a shop that when you walked out the door, you were on the street, then thats different, but if your business has some land around it, you should be OK...

 

 

I know one of the owner's of Nona's Rest. He is the husband of a good friend of my wife. Nice guy and good restaurant too.

Surely his intent was to put it in the trunk for the car wash

 

In all his wisdom he didn't think that it might cause a bit of a commotion? He's got to be a few fries short of a Happy Meal not to think someone might get flustered. When IS it time to be concerned. After it is learned that it is a actual firearm?

 

As far as his life ruined...not likely. He will get a slap on the wrist from the courts.