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September 9, 2017, 09:58 AM | #1 | |
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What the heck is going on in this story...
http://koin.com/2017/09/08/police-ma...w-park-blocks/
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September 9, 2017, 10:52 AM | #2 | ||
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"On the surface"? There is no surface, only a photo and a pathetically minute amount of information. I'm pretty sure the arresting officers knew what they were doing. A quick Google search shows that person with a criminal record. In any event......the accused is carrying a .22 rifle with a bandolier of shotgun shells. That might lead one to question whether he's one taco shy of a combination plate.
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September 9, 2017, 11:01 AM | #3 |
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Lol, good assessment.
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September 9, 2017, 11:11 AM | #4 |
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Is that the bloke's real name?
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September 9, 2017, 12:19 PM | #5 |
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It could lead to the impression that possession of a gun is a crime on its own, but I hate that even such a brief story, there's still misspelling. Pretty common in need articles of today.
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September 9, 2017, 06:57 PM | #6 |
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That's a Marlin 60, right? Shooting squirrels in the park and forgot to bring his Taurus Judge?
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September 10, 2017, 12:35 AM | #7 |
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pupils
The guys pupils look small to me, I'll bet he was high as a kite.
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September 10, 2017, 10:05 AM | #8 |
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Looks like he had a parachute, clean pair of jeans, a heavy chain and something on a shaft.
Probably amongst the unfortunate legions of homeless in the region. I don't doubt that there's more to the story. It is paired down to appear that having a gun was his only crime. |
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The extremely limited information really prevents any kind of meaningful discussion about WHY he was arrested.
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September 11, 2017, 06:49 AM | #10 | |
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Maybe it's illegal there to carry a gun with the wrong ammo? Joking aside, there sure isn't much info there. |
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September 11, 2017, 11:21 AM | #11 | |
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I know you really want this to be a story about an otherwise upstanding citizen who was arrested solely for exercising his Second Amendment rights and fell afoul of the new Oregon law.............but sometimes it is what it is.
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September 11, 2017, 12:01 PM | #12 |
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No, it is what it is. Just brief and devoid of facts.
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September 11, 2017, 12:32 PM | #13 |
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Not an Oregonian
While I am not an Oregonian I live right next store in WA, we go to Oregon often, and I am a former resident.
Oregon is an open carry state. That said the individual arrested may be a prohibited person. The good liberals of Portland have made it a haven for the homeless, it's crazy. Can't walk around downtown without tripping over homeless people, literally. It's one of the many reasons I am no longer an Oregon resident.
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September 11, 2017, 02:45 PM | #14 |
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no real information, sounds like just a liberal poke at gun owners
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September 11, 2017, 05:14 PM | #15 |
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Yes, Tony that was the point I was trying to make.
No doubt there were other circumstances. I know the police wouldn't arrest unless circumstances warranted. Clearly from the information, the gun and ammunition were most likely harmless. I'm sure the guy had "acquired" the items and planned a future use like: sell them, future crime spree, self defense and so on. But just a guy with a gun in his bag is not really a crime. Sometimes I'm a guy with a gun in his bag. If I'm homeless, I'll probably have a gun in my bag. I see all these little gun hit pieces ramping up in the news cycles again. Every time the media highlights every little gun incident, something big happens at the crescendo, usually a ridiculous gun ballot measure or something of the sorts. The PACNW is playland for yellow journalism. |
September 13, 2017, 10:59 AM | #16 | |
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from the article :
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September 13, 2017, 11:29 AM | #17 |
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New math ? That shotgun ammo [ 20 ga ? ] won't go into 22LR caliber unless he's been taught the new math !
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September 13, 2017, 05:44 PM | #18 | |
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News report says "Unlawful possession of firearms" - ORS 166.250
My best guess is that the gentleman had the rifle in the carrying case and Officer Friendly is trying for a liberal interpretation of paragraph (a). Quote:
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September 13, 2017, 07:21 PM | #19 |
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I thought dilated pupils were an indicator, not constricted pupils.
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September 16, 2017, 05:59 PM | #20 |
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He's guilty of being an impoverished person in a sanctuary city. Since he had a gun, however, that makes him a right wing gun nut in the eyes of those caring folks.
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