Another Victory for the Good Guys! (WI Open Carry Judgment) - The Firearms Forum

Silencer · 03-09-2010, 09:12 PM

http://www.wisconsincarry.org/pdf/Ju...instRacine.pdf

http://www.fox6now.com/news/sns-ap-w...,3242474.story

Racine man wins $10,000 judgment from city, police dept after arrest for openly carrying gun
By Associated Press
3:10 PM CST, March 8, 2010

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A Racine man arrested after openly carrying a holstered gun on his porch has won a $10,000 judgment from the city and two police officers.

Frank Hannan Rock and a gun-rights group sued the city and officers in January in federal court.

The Journal Times in Racine says Hannan Rock claimed he was improperly arrested for obstructing justice in September. He was carrying a gun and refused to give his name or other information to police investigating a complaint of shots fired. He was never charged.

The lawsuit also challenges Wisconsin's Gun Free School Zone Act, which restricts gun possession within 1,000 feet of a school. The plaintiffs say the act is too restrictive for gun owners. Plaintiffs' attorney John Monroe says Monday that this part of the lawsuit is pending.

BETH · 03-09-2010, 09:14 PM

alright

Old Grump · 03-10-2010, 01:46 AM

One little step at a time but the victory's are slowly adding up in our favor.

hogger129 · 03-10-2010, 05:03 PM

The tide is turning in our favor.

Haligan · 03-10-2010, 05:47 PM

if anybody tells you, "we can't win the many battles we are fighting." You just tell em' "YOU WATCH TOO MUCH TV !"

Trust me WE CAN WIN !!!!!

Hardballer · 03-10-2010, 06:07 PM

Thank

Wisconsin Carry

among others for this win. These guys started the law suit with no backing.

They can use donations to keep this great work going for all of us. What happens in Wisconsin can translate to positive changes in laws everywhere.

I think it is $15 to join and $100 to become a founding member of something truly great.

pickenup · 03-11-2010, 12:30 AM

$10,000 will buy a bit of ammo.

03-09-2010, 09:12 PM	#1
Silencer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern California: Inland Empire Posts: 1,301	Another Victory for the Good Guys! (WI Open Carry Judgment) http://www.wisconsincarry.org/pdf/Ju...instRacine.pdf http://www.fox6now.com/news/sns-ap-w...,3242474.story Racine man wins $10,000 judgment from city, police dept after arrest for openly carrying gun By Associated Press 3:10 PM CST, March 8, 2010 RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A Racine man arrested after openly carrying a holstered gun on his porch has won a $10,000 judgment from the city and two police officers. Frank Hannan Rock and a gun-rights group sued the city and officers in January in federal court. The Journal Times in Racine says Hannan Rock claimed he was improperly arrested for obstructing justice in September. He was carrying a gun and refused to give his name or other information to police investigating a complaint of shots fired. He was never charged. The lawsuit also challenges Wisconsin's Gun Free School Zone Act, which restricts gun possession within 1,000 feet of a school. The plaintiffs say the act is too restrictive for gun owners. Plaintiffs' attorney John Monroe says Monday that this part of the lawsuit is pending. __________________ War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. Skeet Shooting Game! Don't Shoot Your Eye Out! -->

03-09-2010, 09:14 PM	#2
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,676	Re: Another Victory for the Good Guys! (WI Open Carry Judgment) alright

03-10-2010, 01:46 AM	#3
Old Grump Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Little hut in the woods near Blue River Wisconsin Posts: 2,294	Re: Another Victory for the Good Guys! (WI Open Carry Judgment) One little step at a time but the victory's are slowly adding up in our favor. __________________ "When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil."~~- Thomas Jefferson Roman Catholic, Life Member of American Legion, VFW, Wisconsin Libertarian party, Wi-FORCE, WGO, NRA, JPFO, GOA, SAFand CCRKBA

03-10-2010, 05:03 PM	#4
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,069	Re: Another Victory for the Good Guys! (WI Open Carry Judgment) The tide is turning in our favor.

03-10-2010, 05:47 PM	#5
Haligan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: FEMA Region II Posts: 1,900	Re: Another Victory for the Good Guys! (WI Open Carry Judgment) if anybody tells you, "we can't win the many battles we are fighting." You just tell em' "YOU WATCH TOO MUCH TV !" Trust me WE CAN WIN !!!!! __________________ "He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falshoods and errors." - Thomas Jefferson

03-10-2010, 06:07 PM	#6
Hardballer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Smack dab in da middle Posts: 471	Re: Another Victory for the Good Guys! (WI Open Carry Judgment) Thank Wisconsin Carry among others for this win. These guys started the law suit with no backing. They can use donations to keep this great work going for all of us. What happens in Wisconsin can translate to positive changes in laws everywhere. I think it is $15 to join and $100 to become a founding member of something truly great.

03-11-2010, 12:30 AM	#7
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,838	Re: Another Victory for the Good Guys! (WI Open Carry Judgment) $10,000 will buy a bit of ammo. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine