The suit further states that the Nassau County Police arrived, found “the home at peace, spoke with the wife and son and found that the argument had been peaceably resolved.” This didn’t stop the cops, however, from asking to see Weinstein’s handgun permit and demanding he give them his registered weapons. Weinstein refused — and the police left. But that wasn’t the end of it.
No crime, but they DEMANDED surrender of his legally-owned firearms. And then it gets worse:
Three hours later, the ex-firefighter found himself confronted by five armed officers. And even though they had no warrant, they stated that Weinstein would be arrested unless he surrendered his expensive collection of firearms and ammunition. He reluctantly complied, he says, “under duress.” American Thinker’s Michael Filozof reports on the rest of the story, writing:
The suit contends that no charges were
ever filed against Weinstein and that both his wife and son gave sworn
testimony to the effect that the dispute involved no violence, no
threats, and no brandishing of weapons; nonetheless, Nassau County
Police refused to give back Weinstein’s handgun permit, his handguns, or
his long guns.
Even worse, the suit alleges that “it is
the policy of the ... Nassau County Police Department to confiscate all
firearms with regard to any domestic disturbance call, whether such call is valid or not
... and once confiscated to prevent the return of such firearms on any
pretense that can be imagined, and either destroying said firearms or converting them to the Department’s use without compensation to the owner.” [Emphasis added.]
One more example of theft under color of law, this time without even the fig leaf of asset forfeiture to hide behind.
Last time I heard, police swear to uphold the Constitution; apparently in Nassau County that oath includes "-except when the Constitution gets in our way."
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