In an update to my post on consent searches, Ravenwood has more:

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.

If that happened at my house, I (and some others) would be dead. Ravenwood offers this bit of advice:

This is why all police business should be conducted on the porch. If a policeman wants entry into my home, unless they have a warrant the answer is always “NO”. I don’t know about you, but if you hear that Ravenwood’s guns have been taken, you’ll know Ravenwood is dead.

Indeed.

Update: Jed has more.

Posted in uncategorized on July 28th, 2004 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |