In another example of our paranoid and hoplophobic society, police scoured a Madison, WI neighborhood last Saturday morning after residents reported ‘a man in camo’ carrying a shotgun down the street. Everything worked out in the end, but a law-abiding hunter found himself the object of intense police scrutiny for a little while . . .
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The Madison Police Department said in a statement that the man, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, had been hunting outside the city and was unable to find parking close to his residence. He decided to walk home from his parked vehicle with an uncased shotgun, police said.
The man never pointed his weapon or made any threats, and he was not arrested or cited, the department said.
Props to the cops for keeping their cool and not calling out the SWAT team MRAP.
This hunter is NOT an Irresponsible Gun Owner Of The Day. Leaving a gun in a car in Milwaukee might be borderline irresponsible due to the risk of theft; this guy was forced to make a less-than-optimal choice because he couldn’t find a close parking spot. Reports indicate that he forgot to wipe the camo greasepaint off his face, but I’ve got to hand it to him for the effort of going hunting while living in an urban area.
I guess the takeaway here is that you should always have a gun rug (or even an old blanket) handy when you transport your guns in crowded areas.
The dems never consider that humans have free will. Add “free will” to “bat shit crazy” and no piece of paper no matter how well written can trump that.
That guy must be some kind of criminal to carry a hunting shotgun openly in an open carry state. Given the record of the little fascists who run the Madison police and some TTAG commenters, shotgun buddy is lucky that he wasn’t the hunted instead of the hunter.
http://concealedwisconsin.com/blog/city-of-madison-to-pay-10000-for-open-carry-incident-at-culvers-restaurant/
wouldn’t a plastic shank be as effective as a one shot gun, really, it’s going to do just as much harm, if not more
cold steel honeycomb, anyone?
So glad I live in western Wisconsin were this is not a cause for alarm. Hell one job I worked here my boss and another employee openly compared shotguns in the work parking lot.
Hunters in Wisconsin shoot at anything. Shouldn’t he have been wearing hunter orange?
I’m still wanting to hear more about this ATF program that runs serial numbers for dealers. Trace data is supposed to be restricted to valid law enforcement inquiries only. If there is something new, I’d like to know.
allegedly pointing a shotgun at his girlfriend
What was he supposed to do? The b1tch jumped him after he ate her Skittles.
Throwing out that “R(ecall)” word. I like it.
Absolutely awesome, well done sir! Your actions and writing are spot on.
Best thing I have read today…if not this year.
Semper Fi!!!
Man, you guys are really pimping this thing.
Factoid: The Chief sounds like one of Bloomer’s ass-clowns.
I go to Ball State too. It was the very definition of a farce. 20+ cop cars blocking the road, 3 news choppers, warrantless searches.
Nice article, sir.
Living with someone who is diabolically opposed to your firearm collection can be a dangerous thing. I wish you well, but I would seriously be looking into different living arrangements. Ex-wives aren’t the only ones out there who can make baseless accusations, and one of those can seriously screw up your life.
It’s good to know that we have ambassadors for the 2A out there. I know that I certainly can’t reach everyone I talk to, but the efforts are worthwhile nonetheless.
what is her email address so i can send her articles where guns saved lives?
It is refreshing to find someone who is so honest about her viewpoint. As least she is not trying to tell us that she doesn’t want to ban all guns, when she really does.