Urinate in public? That’s fine. Cop smells pot in your car? No problemo. But if you have a BB gun in your purse and live in Connecticut, you’re going to jail.
The stop resulted in an arrest, although it wasn’t on a charge related to the man urinating on the street by the car, which was stopped in a westbound lane of the Post Road at its intersection with Old Kings Highway South.
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But the officer did look inside the car for evidence that someone in it possessed at least some marijuana. The officer didn’t find any — but that’s where the arrest comes in.
According to the police report, the officer saw an open handbag on the back seat.
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The handbag contained a bright, shiny object which looked just like a firearm. It turned out to be a BB gun replica of a Walther CP99.
The handbag belonged to Shana Inabinet, 23, of Seaton Road in Stamford. She told police that although it was her handbag, it wasn’t her BB gun and she didn’t know how it got in the bag.
She was charged with having a weapon in a motor vehicle without a permit to do so. She was initially held on $500 bond, but a bail commissioner later reduced that to a promise to appear in court.
She is scheduled to appear Tuesday, Jan. 7, in state Superior Court in Stamford.
A Darien police spokesman did not know why the man urinating on the Post Road was not charged
Source: http://darien.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/bb-gun-in-handbag-gets-driver-arrested
It’s a BB gun! A freaking toy! Something I can buy on eBay for as little as $75 or as much as $499 for a Walther Lever Action CO2 Rifle Nickel 8-Shot Lever-Action – 0.177 cal.
I grant you that such air rifle has a Max Velocity of 600 ft/sec, enough to kill a bird, but can you kill a man with it? I doubt it. I grant you that such rifle can’t be shipped to places like Chicago and DC (see the link for all the restricted places) yet Massachusetts wasn’t on the list.
And now this poor woman has to appear in court, how ridiculous.
I live in assachusetts,it sucks,we have a corrupt black governor,who supports a corrupt president,they both are tribal americans{if you know what I mean),this state is a demonrat,liberal stenchhole,that should be flushed from this country{I volunteer to pull the toilet lever} we have gestapo police and one of the worst traitors to the justice system Martha coakley{kookey}
attorney general,i think assachusetts government days will be numbered
I hear you, brother. Even though the story takes place in Connecticut (my bad for writing MA), both are blue states full of the damned Democrats. If you ever get sick of it, visit indeed.com and look for work in places like Circle, Montana or Chattanooga or Nashville. Avoid Atlanta, that’s Liberal Occupied Territory.
Urinate in public? That’s fine. Cop smells pot in your car? No problemo. But if you have a BB gun in your purse and live in Massachusetts, you’re going to jail.
This happened in Connecticut NOT Massachusetts.
Apologies, I was in a hurry when I did that blog. I thought Bristol was in MA