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by txinvestigator
Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:19 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Officers sued over gun arrest
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Re: Officers sued over gun arrest

ejector wrote:http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20 ... /708050581

NORTH PORT -- He was pulled over for a speeding infraction -- traveling 21 mph over the speed limit -- but a lead foot is not what got Jeffrey Poulakis in trouble.

It was the gun in his car's glove compartment.

He was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed firearm, but the charge did not go far.

Prosecutors declined to prosecute the case, citing case law that says a gun owner does not need a concealed weapons permit in order to carry a firearm in a vehicle.

And now, Poulakis is suing two North Port police officers, claiming that they violated his constitutional rights by arresting him on the weapons charge.
Humm, I don't know enough about Florida's law, but IF it is as reported, then he will win the suit. And the chief is wrong.

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