Cherished family heirlooms were among the 21 firearms Michael Roberts surrendered to the Torrance Police Department in 2010, after his doctor filed a restraining order against him.
The court order was the result of a dispute Roberts had with a member of the doctor’s staff and, after Roberts pleaded no contest, the matter was resolved. Yet, even though he filed the proper Law Enforcement Gun Release paperwork on four separate occasions, obtained clearance from the California Department of Justice and had two court orders commanding the return of his guns, police refused to hand them over.
With the backing of the National Rifle Association and California Rifle and Pistol Association, Roberts filed a federal lawsuit in May 2014, over the $15,500 worth of firearms. In the end he got the money, but not the guns. The police had had them destroyed.
Second Amendment lawyers say his case is not rare.
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Another example of the LEOs, acting as if they are above the law and different set of "rules" apply to them. So tell me again who the "good guys" are? If this guy had a collection of firearms with some being heirlooms, that implies he had some very nice ones. Just a thought here, who is to say that ALL of them were destroyed? I would not be suprised if some of those firearms got "lost", and some how found their way, right into the closet or gunsafe of same LEOs. But, nah, our brave heros in the thin blue line who risk their lives every single day to keep us safe would never steal any thing, (sarc)
ReplyDeletewould never steal any thing,
DeleteOf course, whatever made you come up with that ridiculous idea.......? :)