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Alyosha
10-19-2013, 10:43 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2463994/Brian-Aitken-Father-sent-jail-barred-seeing-son-possessing-gun.html

Father sent to jail and barred from seeing his son for four years after he was found with unloaded gun in back of his car among possessions as he moved house

Brian Aitken was arrested in 2009 as he was moving back from Colorado to New Jersey to be near his child after a divorce
He was later convicted of possessing a gun, sentenced to seven years' prison and banned from seeing his son
Now the New York University graduate and digital media entrepreneur is raising funds so he can write a book about his ordeal
He is also fighting to be reunited with his little boy who is now five



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Alyosha
10-19-2013, 10:57 AM
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roadmaster
10-19-2013, 12:25 PM
We need to start protesting. The government is way out of hand.

Dr. Who
10-19-2013, 12:46 PM
Two of his three convictions were overturned by the NJ Appellate Court in 2012:

the appellate court overturned Aitken’s conviction for possessing the guns, saying Morley erred and that jurors should have been allowed to consider the exemption argument. The panel also overturned Aitken’s conviction for possession of a large-capacity ammunition magazine, saying the prosecution had failed to show the magazines were operable.However, the judges upheld Aitkin’s conviction for possessing hollow-point bullets, rejecting his argument that ammunition should also fall under the exemption for weapons being moved.
Lawyers for both sides are mulling whether to appeal any of the appellate court decisions to the state Supreme Court. Aitken, who now lives in Atlanta, could not be reached for comment Saturday. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/31/nj-appellate-court-overturns-2-convictions-in-brian-aitken-case/

Alyosha
10-19-2013, 01:10 PM
Two of his three convictions were overturned by the NJ Appellate Court in 2012:

the appellate court overturned Aitken’s conviction for possessing the guns, saying Morley erred and that jurors should have been allowed to consider the exemption argument. The panel also overturned Aitken’s conviction for possession of a large-capacity ammunition magazine, saying the prosecution had failed to show the magazines were operable.However, the judges upheld Aitkin’s conviction for possessing hollow-point bullets, rejecting his argument that ammunition should also fall under the exemption for weapons being moved.
Lawyers for both sides are mulling whether to appeal any of the appellate court decisions to the state Supreme Court. Aitken, who now lives in Atlanta, could not be reached for comment Saturday. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/31/nj-appellate-court-overturns-2-convictions-in-brian-aitken-case/


Here is what gets me...in Virginia, that would be legal. In many states, that would be legal. When you are moving, there should be some leniency to it because you're traveling across country, not really "staying" in that state.

Dr. Who
10-19-2013, 01:22 PM
Here is what gets me...in Virginia, that would be legal. In many states, that would be legal. When you are moving, there should be some leniency to it because you're traveling across country, not really "staying" in that state.I think it has to do with NJ state law wrt transportation of hollow point bullets:

The state of New Jersey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey) bans possession of hollow point bullets by civilians except for ammunition possessed at one's dwelling, premises or other land owned or possessed. The law also requires all hollow point ammunition to be transported directly from the place of purchase to one's home, or by members of a rifle or pistol club directly to a place of target practice, or directly to an authorized target range from the place of purchase or one's home. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow-point_bullet. Since he didn't take them directly to his home, and instead stopped off at the home of his ex wife, he was in violation of the law.

jillian
10-19-2013, 01:25 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2463994/Brian-Aitken-Father-sent-jail-barred-seeing-son-possessing-gun.html

Father sent to jail and barred from seeing his son for four years after he was found with unloaded gun in back of his car among possessions as he moved house



Brian Aitken was arrested in 2009 as he was moving back from Colorado to New Jersey to be near his child after a divorce
He was later convicted of possessing a gun, sentenced to seven years' prison and banned from seeing his son
Now the New York University graduate and digital media entrepreneur is raising funds so he can write a book about his ordeal
He is also fighting to be reunited with his little boy who is now five


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assuming its true, people keep making excuses about that type of thing... it wasn't legal. there are rules about transporting weapons when you own a gun legally in one state but not in the one you're going to.