Oshkosh WI Police Conduct Door To Door Gun Confiscations

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Saw this posted over on Glocktalk:

Tyranny Alert!

http://www.wisconsingunowners.org/

Shooting of Oshkosh police officer results in knee jerk neighborhood gun grab

Oshkosh, Wis. -- Following the shooting of an Oshkosh police officer Saturday night, area residents were forced from their homes, their lawful firearms being confiscated by police.

The Oshkosh Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics Unit responded to the area, with a K-9 police dog in pursuit of the perpetrator who was reported to have fled on foot.

Citizens' guns were seized through searches of area homes. The police promised to return the firearms after forensic tests proved they were not involved in the crime. The injured officer's name was withheld, but media reports indicate his condition is not life-threatening.

"The message is: Hand over your guns, now!" said Corey Graff, executive director of Wisconsin Gun Owners Inc. "This is a blatant case of guilty-until-proven-innocent and an abuse of police power."

Still, residents in the area are furious about the home invasions by police and what they see as theft of their property. Although early reports are unclear, they indicate a search warrant was issued for two homes, yet additional home owners also had firearms confiscated.

"We want the perpetrator of this crime caught and brought to justice just like everyone else," said Graff. "But that doesn't mean the police should trample citizens' 4th amendment protections, steal lawful private property and enter the home without reasonable suspicion or warrant."

One homeowner in the area said his guns were taken by police, guns that hadn't left his gun safe since last hunting season. Another victim of the police searches -- an elderly women -- reported waking up to officers' searching her home in the early morning hours.

The Oshkosh Northwestern reported, "Residents were not being allowed to return to their homes by press time."
 
Yeah the executive director of that group has lots to say, but I haven't seen any reports from people whose homes were actually searched that show there was anything other than consensual searches, or searches with warrants.

W9, that guy can scream all day long, but if the people who were actually affected say they gave consent, or the magistrate issued a warrant, then the cops did nothing wrong.

I suspect this guy from WIG Owners, Inc. ;) is pushing an agenda - much like you are.
 
but I haven't seen any reports from people whose homes were actually searched that show there was anything other than consensual searches, or searches with warrants.

No doubt you've been scouring the internet looking for them right.... Warrants that don't have sufficient evidence are illegal warrants.
 
No doubt you've been scouring the internet looking for them right.... Warrants that don't have sufficient evidence are illegal warrants.
Got any proof that PC on the warrants was insufficient? See in the real world you need PROOF that something illegal occurred. The ravings of Corey Graff, Exec Director- WIG Owners, Inc. isn't proof of anything.

I notice you completely ignored the notion that people consented to searches.
 
Got any proof that PC on the warrants was insufficient? See in the real world you need PROOF that something illegal occurred.

Got any proof that PC on the warrants was sufficient? See in the real world you need PROOF that something illegal has occurred.

I notice you completely ignored the notion that people consented to searches.

Supposedly some people did. So?
 
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