Freedom1Man
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/...hts-come-from-the-creator/#comment-1492543627
A Michigan man facing multiple felony weapons charges argued that police violated his God-given rights by searching his home and confiscating several weapons.
Philip Zapata argued Tuesday in court that he was not bound by state laws, reported Monroe News, citing legal theories promoted by the sovereign citizen movement.
“Your laws are violating my rights,” Zapata said. “My rights don’t come from the Constitution. My rights come from the creator.”
Police executed a search warrant Feb. 6 at Zapata’s Erie Township home, where officers said they found a rifle in the bathroom, a 9 mm handgun behind a trap door in a wall, and a shotgun behind a freezer.
The 36-year-old Zapata is a convicted felon, which bars him from legally owning firearms.