Bearing Arms – by Bob Owens A Milford man appears to be the first person charged after failing to comply with Connecticut’s law requiring the registration of certain firearms and standard capacity magazines:
A 65-year-old man faces an array of charges after he allegedly shot a squirrel in his yard Monday morning.
James Toigo, 258 Housatonic Dr., was charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, cruelty to an animal, first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree breach of peace, failure to register an assault rifle and three counts of possessing large-capacity magazines, according to a police press release.
Police were directing traffic in the area of Housatonic Drive when they heard a gunshot nearby, according to the release.
Upon investigation, police said Toigo was taken into custody after finding he had shot the squirrel. Police said they also found an unregistered assault rifle, as well as three large-capacity magazines, in Toigo’s home. Both the firearms and the magazines were taken, the release said.
It will be interesting to hear under what conditions police entered the home, and whether they used suspected state databases of gun owners to connect the apparent crime of shooting the squirrel with the ownership of an unregistered rifle and standard capacity magazines.
Folks, it appears we may have a test case on whether the Connecticut ban constitutes an unconstitutional ex post facto law.
well I dont agree with the stealing of this mans rifle, but he was an idiot
shooting a squirrel in your front yard with a 223 or 5.56 ? dip shit!
ever hear of a sling shot? BB gun? pellet gun?
its dorks like this that are going to ruin this for the rest of us
Unless, of course, it was one of those 22LR versions of an AR and the area around this place is maybe un-incorporated low density County – then I would absolutely agree with you, Tom – My initial reaction was; sounds like a dork to me
true, we need more info
Dork?
This man did not infringe on any other American national’s right, hence he committed no offense and is the victim of infringement by an unconstitutional social communist dictatorship.
The only thing that is going to ruin this for the rest of us is if we don’t have the balls to stand up to the mother f#@kers.
I agree with you for ONCE Henry!
Not THE Mr. Fantastic from “Bulletproof Monk”?
(Sorry, couldn’t resist) lol
If this communist cop arrested the man for “unregistered” firearms and magazines then people need to get into groups and hunt these communist cops down on the roads, in their homes or even (if you have enough people) at the communist cop stations. If they will do this to one of us they will do this to all of us.
Thank you!
I agree with you for the millionth time Henry! Maybe the squirrel was eating chicken feed or maybe he was just hungry for rodent stew. Whatever the case, it’s his own damn business.
The Fantastic Cow #416
It may have been an endangered species of squirrel, Henry. 🙂
Makes me wonder what this guy would use to kill a groundhog… Claymore mines?
In addition to agreeing with Henry, I also have to point out that the article doesn’t say that he shot the squirrel with the .223
It just says they responded to the shot, he apparently confessed to shooting the squirrel, they charged him, and they “also found” an assault rifle….etc.
He could have shot the squirrel with a .22, and the cops searched the house after they charged him with animal cruelty, and found the assault rifle and magazines during the subsequent search.
also if he answered these cops questions and gave him self away..than yes a stupid dork he is and probably deserved what happened to him
I also agree with you Henry (“This man did not infringe on any other American national’s right, hence he committed no offense and is the victim of infringement by an unconstitutional social communist dictatorship.
The only thing that is going to ruin this for the rest of us is if we don’t have the balls to stand up to the mother f#@kers.”)!
That LEO was in the wrong, “just following orders” which now makes him a criminal.
(The Nuremberg Trials _ “just following orders” or “just doing your job” does NOT excuse you from being tried for treason or other criminal acts done against a legitimate government. That is why Lt. Calley – Vietnam, and others in that “war” and in other “wars” was prosecuted. The Oath he took made him and ALL who are required to take the oath PERSONALLY responsible for his/their actions.)
I believe that we must prosecute first, then if found guilty and given the maximum sentence – hang them. But that is just my opinion.
The article does not say what he shot the squirrel with. It says that they also found an assault rifle (semi-auto, is not an assault rifle). It may well have been a bb gun he used.
point is they have arrested him for an unregistered weapon and magazines (among other things) .
No wonder gun owners get a bad rap. Idiots like this fellow and the leftist media that preys/prays on/for situations like this…
But then again, who knows, really, what happened there. Whole story could be fabricated. Whatever it takes, i.e. whatever “they” need to do to tarnish the reputation of law abiding gun owners. Nowadays, it’s simply a movie script to be written, and placed on a teleprompter for the evening news.
I wonder what Psychotropic he was on.
No victim, no crime.
F&%K ’em.
-flek
His response should have been: (After disposing of dead squirrel)
1. No, officers. I didn’t hear anything.
2. I don’t know anything about it.
3. It isn’t anyone’s business if I own a firearm.
4. No, you cannot search my house nor any of my property.
5. I refuse to say anything else unless my attorney is present.
If there are no witnesses and no pictures, it didn’t happen.
If there are witnesses and/or pictures, you really are a dipshit.
Do you really think the police would give a care about numbers 4 and 5 on your list there?
Please don’t be so naive and don’t insult my intelligence. Once again, we have no law and they would just as easily have beaten his ass for exercising his 4th and 5th Article Rights.
By the way, I tried 4 and 5. Didn’t work. I got forced out of my car, with a taser pointed at my face, beaten and arrested for it and they extorted money from me and only gave me a blue slip and said, “Here’s a list of your Rights. You can read it for yourself. In the meantime, get in the car. We’re taking you to jail”.
Never was arrested before in my entire life and all for exercising my Rights at a bogus traffic stop. So again, DON’T insult my intelligence.
Got that right, NC.
Yup. Pretty much.