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Thursday, January 04, 2007
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Arrested For What?

Hopefully there will be a little more information posted on this "breaking story" later:

Waukesha police arrested a 72-year-old man walking near Hawthorne Elementary School with a pellet gun this morning, Capt. Mike Babe said.

Babe said he doesn't know why the man was walking with the gun but the action prompted a driver to call police because the gun looked real.

The man was taken into custody without incident at 10:15 near the intersection of Hawthorn Drive and Moreland Blvd.

That's all there is to the story.  What was the crime?

Update:  JSOnline Day watch is now saying that he was "ticketed"... but still haven't said what the ticket is for.  What crime did he commit?  Anyone?  Please?

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Thursday, January 04, 2007 1:40:21 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
I'm sure there's some ordinance they can find to charge him with whether he intended mischief or not.
elliot
Saturday, January 06, 2007 5:02:05 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
It is illegal to have a gun within (I believe) 1,000 feet of a school. Also, a disturbing the peace citation would probably be given for anyone displaying a gun in public. While a concealed gun is illegal in Wisconsin at any time (one of only 2 states in the nation), having one in the open will usually get you a ticket too. So you are damned if you do, and damned if you don't conceal it.

As for this case, I don't know any details though, just thought I would toss in my 2¢
Patrick
Saturday, January 06, 2007 6:33:43 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
If you're referring to the federal Gun Free School Zone's Law, that was actually struck down. One of the few times the Supreme Court ever decided that a law passed by Congress didn't meet the standard of affecting interstate commerce in recent years.
Nick
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