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Firearms charge for using a taser???

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LEOnardo,

You're just trying to entice us to do something wrong to arrest us!Your subliminal state programming is starting to show:lol:.

Boy, remember those days around here. It was a lot more exciting. I'm so board when we are all friends. Oh well. Where's swatpro(tagonist) 911 when you need him. Just like a mall ninja, never around when you need'em.
 
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Ya... Where is Swat and Vermonter???

I would even like to go a round or two with LEO 230.

Getting dull here. :p
 
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Hey, I like Vermonter; added: he's my easy ticket for expired registration tag, I bet in CA I could even tow his car! Pick on him, and you'll answer to my yankee boot, southern boy!
 
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I like him too... would love to hit him with a taser just for fun.
 
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LEOnardo,

Nice twist to bring this back On Topic. I fear the taser. I got a 5 second ride at the academy. Oh such pain! I have never felt before or since.
 
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I got hit too.. It sucked but not as bad as mace! I would rather be tazed again and will never ever allow myself to be maced ever again!
 
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Oh... I ate the oc (mace) up. It was bad don't get me wrong, but it just made me mad. We then had to defend from a gun grab and take down an assailant. I did better than before the oc was shot in my eyes and down my throat (they made us stand there with our eyes and mouth open - the instructors got tooooo much pleasure from this). It must have been the shot of adrenaline.

And I've encountered thiswith some suspects. It's like shooting a bear with a pistol. So we mostly just go hands on for a take down.
 
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Updating on this case: all charges were dropped.

http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/072007/07262007/303207

Bouncer cleared of Taser use charges

Charges against bouncer dropped

Date published: 7/26/2007

BY KEITH EPPS

Charges against a bouncer accused of using a Taser on an unruly patron were dropped Tuesday in Fredericksburg General District Court.

Richard A. Sullivan, 24, of Stafford County was charged in May with carrying a concealed weapon and discharging a firearm within a building. The latter charge is a Class 6 felony.

City prosecutor Andy Cornick determined that Sullivan had been improperly charged after a more thorough review of a state law.

Cornick said it is not technically illegal to conceal a Taser unless you are a convicted felon, which Sullivan is not.

He also said that the Taser does not qualify as a firearm under the felony statute Sullivan was charged under.

According to city police, Sullivan was working as a bouncer at Buffalo Wild Wings in Central Park early May 19 when he became involved in an altercation with two Marines.

During the incident, police said, a Taser was used on one of the Marines.

Later that morning, police said, Sullivan encountered the two Marines he'd kicked out of the club at a nearby Wawa. This time, Sullivan was assaulted.

During the investigation, police learned about the Taser and filed charges the next day.

Keith Epps: 540/374-5404
Email: kepps@freelancestar.com
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Its me!

Its funny the things your find when you "google" your own name. Yes this was me, everything turned out fine. Charges were dropped. Ironicly it wasn't even a "taser" by definition. It was a handheld stun gun. No projectiles at all.
 
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To the man with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

So, are you going to file suit against the jarheads who attacked you?
 
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It was years ago. Court date was the same for them. I pressed charges for assault and battery and he (the aggressor) plead guilty and got 6 months probation. I guess that was fair. I'm sure he got in more trouble in the marines as I believe they may not be as nice.
 
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He was most likely charged under the UCMJ for "Bringing discredit upon the Service"... That sounds like nothing to civilians, but rest assured, good readers, it is a VERY serious charge in the Coast Guard and probably moreso to the Marine Corps.

Thou Shalt NOT bring discredit upon your Branch of Service...
 
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I didn't realize there was such interest in alternate weapons. As everyone that knows me is aware of, I do carry a Taser in addition to my gun but today....I added on::uhoh:

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Heck man most people I know who carry a gun at least carry a knife as an alternative. I generally have both a knife and pepper spray, since a gun may not be the right tool for the job, but one of the others may be.
 
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jmelvin said:
Heck man most people I know who carry a gun at least carry a knife as an alternative. I generally have both a knife and pepper spray, since a gun may not be the right tool for the job, but one of the others may be.
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I figured these posts had already gone from OC'ed handguns to chambered handguns in vehicles to assisted openers to Tasers....I'd throw in something more exotic...and...very useful if I'm attacked by a Great White Shark.

Tomorrow, I may OC an Atlatl :lol::p:lol:

Sunday I may strap on a couple of my #5 long spring traps.
 
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