I was Number 1 on the stack, with the responsibility to ram the door immediately to clear the way for the rest of the team to enter and apprehend the suspect. To make a long story short(er), we knocked this guy’s door down, tackled and cuffed him, and took his guns…based on a single complaint from a single witness. No criminal history. No psychological evaluation. No judge. No warrant.
I don’t recall exactly how things were resolved post-incident, except for some generalities. I remember that the man ended up being released, perhaps after agreeing to a psychological evaluation. I honestly don’t remember, except that he got to go home in fairly short order. I don’t even think he was criminally charged with anything. The 14 guns we confiscated from him were eventually returned; I think it took about a week or so. Basically, it ended up being a big nothingburger.
What I do remember is that we heard no ranting coming from his apartment before we went in, and he was genuinely surprised when his door came down that night; I remember him standing in his apartment with his hands up saying, “What’s going on, fellas?” as our team sergeant tackled him.
But the overriding memory is of how easily our police department leaders…based on the uncorroborated statement of a single witness…made the decision to enter this man’s home without a warrant, to deprive him of his freedom, and to seize his property. If police conduct of this sort bothers you, then consider what will happen when police departments are given a virtual green light* with red flag laws.
https://www.deltabravocharlie.com/home/i-was-a-gun-confiscator
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/scenes-from-a-gun-confiscation/
From commits;
We have a crazy neighbor. Come to learn, he’s been pointing handguns at people over parking spaces for years, and caused 3 homeowners to sell and move. The last episode I witnessed and attempted to mediate. (No skin in the game. I only park on my private property.)
4am one morning, police kicked my front door off the hinges of the home I own, waking me with screams of “Where are your gun?!!!” while pointing their guns in my face.
After being polite, cooperative, and telling that I have no record, and proving numbers of police brass that could vouch for my character, they tore apart my home for 5 hours with no explanation. Use your worst imagination, and that’s what it was like.
Turns out, the crazy neighbor filed a report claiming watched me steal a less than $100 car part from his vehicle, and that I am the neighborhood drug addict, who doesn’t work and steals from the neighbors. Meanwhile, I’ve never been high, have no record, own a successful business, and have zero debt or mortgage, and even hold a conceal carry permit in a large Democrat city.
They left my door and door frame destroyed, expensive items in my home broken, and had me assuming for 5 hours that I had unknowingly killed someone with my vehicle and that I was about to spend my life in prison. (Only crime I could imagine being charged with).
I know he belongs in prison for what he did to me, and I deserve compensation.
Any advice on what I should do before this lunatic does this to someone else, or worse?
The detectives were as rude as you can imagine after clearing me, refused to admit they made a mistake or even apologize, and told me I had zero recourse against the false accuser or the city.
I don’t recall exactly how things were resolved post-incident, except for some generalities. I remember that the man ended up being released, perhaps after agreeing to a psychological evaluation. I honestly don’t remember, except that he got to go home in fairly short order. I don’t even think he was criminally charged with anything. The 14 guns we confiscated from him were eventually returned; I think it took about a week or so. Basically, it ended up being a big nothingburger.
What I do remember is that we heard no ranting coming from his apartment before we went in, and he was genuinely surprised when his door came down that night; I remember him standing in his apartment with his hands up saying, “What’s going on, fellas?” as our team sergeant tackled him.
But the overriding memory is of how easily our police department leaders…based on the uncorroborated statement of a single witness…made the decision to enter this man’s home without a warrant, to deprive him of his freedom, and to seize his property. If police conduct of this sort bothers you, then consider what will happen when police departments are given a virtual green light* with red flag laws.
https://www.deltabravocharlie.com/home/i-was-a-gun-confiscator
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/scenes-from-a-gun-confiscation/
From commits;
We have a crazy neighbor. Come to learn, he’s been pointing handguns at people over parking spaces for years, and caused 3 homeowners to sell and move. The last episode I witnessed and attempted to mediate. (No skin in the game. I only park on my private property.)
4am one morning, police kicked my front door off the hinges of the home I own, waking me with screams of “Where are your gun?!!!” while pointing their guns in my face.
After being polite, cooperative, and telling that I have no record, and proving numbers of police brass that could vouch for my character, they tore apart my home for 5 hours with no explanation. Use your worst imagination, and that’s what it was like.
Turns out, the crazy neighbor filed a report claiming watched me steal a less than $100 car part from his vehicle, and that I am the neighborhood drug addict, who doesn’t work and steals from the neighbors. Meanwhile, I’ve never been high, have no record, own a successful business, and have zero debt or mortgage, and even hold a conceal carry permit in a large Democrat city.
They left my door and door frame destroyed, expensive items in my home broken, and had me assuming for 5 hours that I had unknowingly killed someone with my vehicle and that I was about to spend my life in prison. (Only crime I could imagine being charged with).
I know he belongs in prison for what he did to me, and I deserve compensation.
Any advice on what I should do before this lunatic does this to someone else, or worse?
The detectives were as rude as you can imagine after clearing me, refused to admit they made a mistake or even apologize, and told me I had zero recourse against the false accuser or the city.
