Man removed by PD for carrying at St. Joe County polls

[JetGirl]

You can't say "**** chat" here, either.

 

[jeremy]

OC is legal here in Indiana...

Huh...
The things one can learn...

 

[Expat]

You can't say "**** chat" here, either.

I assume I know what that is... but I gotta try it...

****
chitty chitty bang bang.

edit addition... so **** is bad but chitty is good...

 

[theweakerbrother]

Thinking about running are you?!

I look pretty good in county browns.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

I think you can still be a felon and get elected sheriff.

It seems like I remember a story about a sheriff that couldn't carry a gun in California anymore becuase he was convicted of a felony but he didn't lose his position. Go figure that one out.

 

[bobzilla]

It seems like I remember a story about a sheriff that couldn't carry a gun in California anymore becuase he was convicted of a felony but he didn't lose his position. Go figure that one out.

You said "California", all sense and reason stops there.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Meanwhile, back on topic, this just in my email inbox. Heads up St. Joe County area INGOers:


The following item was sent to me concerning a US Marine who was denied the privledge of voting in the recent election primary. You are invited to attend a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday May 20th to show the Warren Township Fire Department that you support the Second Amendment and Indiana's Access Law.

Please get this out. We are attending the Pancake Breakfast on May 20th to pass out free breakfast tickets, legally armed. We will be there at 8 A.M. Warren Township Fire Department 54837 Quince Road. We will peacefully support the very Fire Department that did not support the Second Amendment and provide free tickets for the pancake breakfast for the community. We have already received a commitment for $200.00 for ticket purchases. Please pass the word.

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Poll workers at one Warren Township location got more than they expected when a man tried to test Indiana gun laws Tuesday morning.
There was one person that stood out as voters began to trickle into the Warren Township Fire Station.
“This man walks in with a gun out in the open and I said sir, you can’t have a gun in here,” said Richard Marshall, a polling place judge.
This man, who asked us to not reveal his identity, was displaying his handgun, while attempting to vote. He was asked leave before casting his ballot. Officials gave him the chance to leave his gun inside his car and return to the polls. But, he refused.
“I was very surprised when they told me I couldn’t carry in there because I’ve looked at the Indiana laws and the federal laws and none of them say that I can’t carry inside a polling place,” the gun-carrying man said.
The assistant fire chief at the station, who is also a police officer, escorted him outside and St. Joseph County Police were called to the scene to assist.
“That’s when my police instincts kicked in and my goal was to get him away from the public, get him out of the building,” assistant chief Tony Vanoverberghe said.
The man in question also had a copy of Indiana gun laws with him. But, police officers looked up the facts on their own.
The conflict at the fire station reached the St. Joseph County election board.
“We contacted the state election board and they said if it was a school, public building or private building where the owner does not want a person to enter with a gun -- then they are not allowed inside the building,” said James Korpal, chairman of the St. Joseph County election board.
After about two hours of waiting for a final decision, the man drove away without voting. He said he was standing for his right to bear arms.
“I suggested to just put the gun under the seat [of his car] and go vote,” Vanoverberghe said. “But, I personally feel he wants to prove it wrong and come back with his weapon again."
The man did return to the fire station just before 6 p.m. Tuesday for a second attempt at voting while still carrying his weapon. Officials once again asked him to not enter with the handgun and police were called to the scene.
The gun carrier tells Newscenter 16 that he plans on taking legal action.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Careful there Lockstock, the REAL gunowners will say they are trying to incite fear and panic.


Green is facetiousness. I'm not sarcastic.

 

[LanceRobbins24]

Meanwhile, back on topic, this just in my email inbox. Heads up St. Joe County area INGOers:


The following item was sent to me concerning a US Marine who was denied the privledge of voting in the recent election primary. You are invited to attend a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday May 20th to show the Warren Township Fire Department that you support the Second Amendment and Indiana's Access Law.

Please get this out. We are attending the Pancake Breakfast on May 20th to pass out free breakfast tickets, legally armed. We will be there at 8 A.M. Warren Township Fire Department 54837 Quince Road. We will peacefully support the very Fire Department that did not support the Second Amendment and provide free tickets for the pancake breakfast for the community. We have already received a commitment for $200.00 for ticket purchases. Please pass the word.

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Poll workers at one Warren Township location got more than they expected when a man tried to test Indiana gun laws Tuesday morning.
There was one person that stood out as voters began to trickle into the Warren Township Fire Station.
“This man walks in with a gun out in the open and I said sir, you can’t have a gun in here,” said Richard Marshall, a polling place judge.
This man, who asked us to not reveal his identity, was displaying his handgun, while attempting to vote. He was asked leave before casting his ballot. Officials gave him the chance to leave his gun inside his car and return to the polls. But, he refused.
“I was very surprised when they told me I couldn’t carry in there because I’ve looked at the Indiana laws and the federal laws and none of them say that I can’t carry inside a polling place,” the gun-carrying man said.
The assistant fire chief at the station, who is also a police officer, escorted him outside and St. Joseph County Police were called to the scene to assist.
“That’s when my police instincts kicked in and my goal was to get him away from the public, get him out of the building,” assistant chief Tony Vanoverberghe said.
The man in question also had a copy of Indiana gun laws with him. But, police officers looked up the facts on their own.
The conflict at the fire station reached the St. Joseph County election board.
“We contacted the state election board and they said if it was a school, public building or private building where the owner does not want a person to enter with a gun -- then they are not allowed inside the building,” said James Korpal, chairman of the St. Joseph County election board.
After about two hours of waiting for a final decision, the man drove away without voting. He said he was standing for his right to bear arms.
“I suggested to just put the gun under the seat [of his car] and go vote,” Vanoverberghe said. “But, I personally feel he wants to prove it wrong and come back with his weapon again."
The man did return to the fire station just before 6 p.m. Tuesday for a second attempt at voting while still carrying his weapon. Officials once again asked him to not enter with the handgun and police were called to the scene.
The gun carrier tells Newscenter 16 that he plans on taking legal action.

Unfortunately, my flight back from Texas gets me back into town too late in the evening to attend. Please report back with how the event goes. Hopefully it is a good turnout.

 

[KG1]

I wonder if OC'rs will be allowed in to have pancakes.

 

[sharkey]

Meanwhile, back on topic, this just in my email inbox. Heads up St. Joe County area INGOers:


The following item was sent to me concerning a US Marine who was denied the privledge of voting in the recent election primary.

Voting isn't a right?

 

[goinggreyfast]

Voting isn't a right?

You saw that too huh...

 

[PeaShooter]

Voting isn't a right?

Not in the us Constitution. There have been amendments that protect peoples ability to vote, but there is no enumerated right in the original Constitution.

15th amendment prevents each government in the us from denying someone the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

19th amendment prevents denying a citizen the right to vote because of their gender.

23rd amendment permits the citizens of the District of Columbia the ability to vote for president.

24th amendment prohibits poll taxes as a condition to vote.

26th amendment declared the minimum voting age to be 18.

 

[smellslikemichigan]

here's the latest:
Were laws broken when gun-carrying man asked to leave polling place? - wsbt.com
it would seem that mum's the word

 

[Stschil]

here's the latest:
Were laws broken when gun-carrying man asked to leave polling place? - wsbt.com
it would seem that mum's the word

A news article devoid of speculation, opinion, and inciteful statements????

I am shocked. Shocked, I say!!!! That writer should be fired.

(I couldnt watch the clip, just read the article)

 

[Bunnykid68]

Not in the us Constitution. There have been amendments that protect peoples ability to vote, but there is no enumerated right in the original Constitution.

15th amendment prevents each government in the us from denying someone the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

19th amendment prevents denying a citizen the right to vote because of their gender.

23rd amendment permits the citizens of the District of Columbia the ability to vote for president.

24th amendment prohibits poll taxes as a condition to vote.

26th amendment declared the minimum voting age to be 18.

Looks like the 15th and 19th Amendment both say RIGHT

 

[Expat]

here's the latest:
Were laws broken when gun-carrying man asked to leave polling place? - wsbt.com
it would seem that mum's the word

They said they found some grey... Where was the grey? I must have missed it.

 

[Expat]

Not in the us Constitution. There have been amendments that protect peoples ability to vote, but there is no enumerated right in the original Constitution.

The Constitution doesn't enumerate our rights. It does enumerate the powers of the government. Most of what they do isn't on that list though...

 

[PeaShooter]

Looks like the 15th and 19th Amendment both say RIGHT

I said in the original Constitution. It also doesn't state that you have the right to vote, just that your right to vote can't be infringed. It infers that the right exists, but never declares it explicitly, as in the bill of rights or the articles.

 

[KG1]

I said in the original Constitution. It also doesn't state that you have the right to vote, just that your right to vote can't be infringed. It infers that the right exists, but never declares it explicitly, as in the bill of rights or the articles.

You're doing it again.