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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
WENATCHEE — A 70-year-old Wenatchee woman was cited Monday morning after trying to bring a loaded weapon into the Chelan County District Court.
The woman was stopped at a security checkpoint at about 11:30 a.m. Officers discovered she was carrying a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, said Wenatchee Police Sgt. Cherie Smith.
The woman told authorities she didn’t realize she wasn’t allowed to bring the pistol into the courtroom, and didn’t see the sign stating weapons were not allowed. Smith said she did have a concealed weapons permit.
She was cited for carrying a weapon in a prohibited area and released, Smith said.
Source: http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/sep/29/woman-cited-for-bringing-gun-to-court/#c1326
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Since it did not have her name listed, I have no way to contact her and advise her that what they did was illegal. If you notice, she reached the checkpoint, had her CPL and did nothing wrong!!! I left a comment (that's me "Nobody").... I just hope someone can tell her so that she can get ahold of her lawyer...
As far as I know, according to
RCW 9.41.300In addition, the local legislative authority shall provide either a stationary locked box sufficient in size for pistols and key to a weapon owner for weapon storage, or shall designate an official to receive weapons for safekeeping, during the owner's visit to restricted areas of the building. The locked box or designated official shall be located within the same building used in connection with court proceedings. The local legislative authority shall be liable for any negligence causing damage to or loss of a weapon either placed in a locked box or left with an official during the owner's visit to restricted areas of the building.
But they DID NOT inform her of that... they cited her for doing nothing wrong, when they in fact did not know the law!!!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
WENATCHEE — A 70-year-old Wenatchee woman was cited Monday morning after trying to bring a loaded weapon into the Chelan County District Court.
The woman was stopped at a security checkpoint at about 11:30 a.m. Officers discovered she was carrying a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, said Wenatchee Police Sgt. Cherie Smith.
The woman told authorities she didn’t realize she wasn’t allowed to bring the pistol into the courtroom, and didn’t see the sign stating weapons were not allowed. Smith said she did have a concealed weapons permit.
She was cited for carrying a weapon in a prohibited area and released, Smith said.
Source: http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/sep/29/woman-cited-for-bringing-gun-to-court/#c1326
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Since it did not have her name listed, I have no way to contact her and advise her that what they did was illegal. If you notice, she reached the checkpoint, had her CPL and did nothing wrong!!! I left a comment (that's me "Nobody").... I just hope someone can tell her so that she can get ahold of her lawyer...
As far as I know, according to
RCW 9.41.300In addition, the local legislative authority shall provide either a stationary locked box sufficient in size for pistols and key to a weapon owner for weapon storage, or shall designate an official to receive weapons for safekeeping, during the owner's visit to restricted areas of the building. The locked box or designated official shall be located within the same building used in connection with court proceedings. The local legislative authority shall be liable for any negligence causing damage to or loss of a weapon either placed in a locked box or left with an official during the owner's visit to restricted areas of the building.
But they DID NOT inform her of that... they cited her for doing nothing wrong, when they in fact did not know the law!!!