I just got through watching an episode of the above show - here's a rough breakdown of what happened. This took place in Mass.
A young guy was approached when he was found sitting in a parking lot at night and the cops were suspicious of him being there.
He advised them that he was carrying a handgun and they asked him to step out of the vehicle at which point an officer disarmed him. The weapon was a Beretta 92FS carried strong side IWB, the young man had a valid CCW permit which was produced.
The usual questioning began "why do you need a gun", "I mean just look at this thing", "what if you shot someone", "what if some kids attacked you, would you shoot them" etc etc
On removing the magazine, it was found to contain 15 Black Talons (including the chambered round - I guess he didn't top off). Then the questions became more specific:
Q. "What weight are these"
A. "147 grain"
Statement - "You aren't allowed to have 147 grain bullets, that's what we use"
Statement/question (second cop) - "and these are hollow points, they only have one purpose you know, why would you want to have hollow points."
Q. "Did the box say Law Enforcement Only" (please note all you users of Winchester Ranger T)
A. No
Q. "How many more of these do you have at home"
A. "5"
Statement - "Well I'm going to take these 15 and you better hadn't shoot off the other 5 because you may need to bring those in also"
He then gave the now unloaded and useless pistol back to its owner and told him to be on his way and not drive around armed with a gun any more.
The show closed with a statement that Winchester stopped selling Black Talon ammunition to civilians in 1993 and that it was now only available for sale to law enforcement officers, so this was obviously an old show.
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Now I know this hapened in Mass., not known for being gun friendly, but I have little doubt that these incidents are not unheard of in other states, and as far as I am concerned, they represent Constitutional violations.
How would you have acted in a similar situation.
A young guy was approached when he was found sitting in a parking lot at night and the cops were suspicious of him being there.
He advised them that he was carrying a handgun and they asked him to step out of the vehicle at which point an officer disarmed him. The weapon was a Beretta 92FS carried strong side IWB, the young man had a valid CCW permit which was produced.
The usual questioning began "why do you need a gun", "I mean just look at this thing", "what if you shot someone", "what if some kids attacked you, would you shoot them" etc etc
On removing the magazine, it was found to contain 15 Black Talons (including the chambered round - I guess he didn't top off). Then the questions became more specific:
Q. "What weight are these"
A. "147 grain"
Statement - "You aren't allowed to have 147 grain bullets, that's what we use"
Statement/question (second cop) - "and these are hollow points, they only have one purpose you know, why would you want to have hollow points."
Q. "Did the box say Law Enforcement Only" (please note all you users of Winchester Ranger T)
A. No
Q. "How many more of these do you have at home"
A. "5"
Statement - "Well I'm going to take these 15 and you better hadn't shoot off the other 5 because you may need to bring those in also"
He then gave the now unloaded and useless pistol back to its owner and told him to be on his way and not drive around armed with a gun any more.
The show closed with a statement that Winchester stopped selling Black Talon ammunition to civilians in 1993 and that it was now only available for sale to law enforcement officers, so this was obviously an old show.
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Now I know this hapened in Mass., not known for being gun friendly, but I have little doubt that these incidents are not unheard of in other states, and as far as I am concerned, they represent Constitutional violations.
How would you have acted in a similar situation.
