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E.D.Pa.: Because of the Second Amendment, possession of a firearm is not per se a ground for a stop-and-frisk

FourthAmendment.com - News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:53

Merely being in possession of a firearm is not a reason for a stop-and-frisk–-an objective risk of potentially using it criminally is. Here, defendant was acting evasively when he saw the police and tried to get into a house he was not allowed in. United States v. Derrick, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76540 (E.D. Pa. May 31, 2012):

However, as some individuals are legally permitted to carry guns pursuant to the Second Amendment of the Constitution, a reasonable suspicion that an individual is carrying a gun, without more, is not evidence of criminal activity afoot. Therefore, the tip alone was not sufficient to support an investigatory stop and the Court must examine whether the stop was supported by other factors.

Defendant’s stop on his own porch by a homicide detective for a traffic offense was without reasonable suspicion. Defendant’s car was not stopped, and defendant got out and went to his house, and the officer pulled up and ran behind him yelling “stop” showing his badge and then there was a “tangle” on the porch with uniformed officers, too. The stop was without reasonable suspicion, and the gun found on him is suppressed. United States v. Walker, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76781 (S.D. Ohio June 4, 2012).*

Bilderberg Enraged Over “Cockroach” Protesters

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Infowars.com| Bilderberg members attending their annual confab in Chantilly Virginia this past weekend referred to protesters outside as "cockroaches".

Bilderberg Enraged Over “Cockroach” Protesters

TruthNews.US - News - Thu, 2024-11-28 02:53
Infowars.com| Bilderberg members attending their annual confab in Chantilly Virginia this past weekend referred to protesters outside as "cockroaches".

PRUDEN: Waiting for Gov. Scott Walker's survivor's tale

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Wisconsin is a land of thrifty cheeseheads, angry labor bosses and sore Democratic losers, hardly typical of everywhere else, but Tuesday night it might tell the rest of us something about November.

The results of a referendum on whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker will say whether it's possible ...

PRUDEN: Waiting for Gov. Scott Walker's survivor's tale

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Wisconsin is a land of thrifty cheeseheads, angry labor bosses and sore Democratic losers, hardly typical of everywhere else, but Tuesday night it might tell the rest of us something about November.

The results of a referendum on whether to recall Gov. Scott Walker will say whether it's possible ...

NTSB to decide cause of deadly N.Y. tour bus crash

WASHINGTON — The results of an investigation into a deadly tour bus crash in New York last year that killed 15 passengers and helped prompt a crackdown on rogue bus operators by federal regulators are about to be released.

The five-member National Transportation Safety Board plans to meet Tuesday to ...

Laundry list California ballot has Feinstein, 23 others

California voters can head to the movies Tuesday to watch "Snow White and the Huntsman," or turn up at the ballot box to see something not much different: "Dianne Feinstein and the 23 Dwarfs."

A voter-approved overhaul of California's election procedures has resulted in a whopping 24 candidates vying for ...

2 die in Utah firefighter plane crash

RENO, Nev. — A firefighting aircraft crashed into rugged terrain near the Utah-Nevada border as it dropped retardant on a 5,000-acre wildfire, killing the two Idaho men on board.

The air tanker went down Sunday afternoon in the Hamblin Valley area of western Utah, Bureau of Land Management officials said. ...

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