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:twak: More ammo for the antis.:spankme:The Herald
Lancaster man arrested after child finds his gun
By Charles D. Perry · The Herald
Updated 09/15/08 - 7:10 AM |
A Lancaster man was arrested over the weekend after he left his loaded pistol at a Fort Mill playground and a 7-year-old girl found it, according to a York County Sheriff’s Office report.
A deputy was called to Plaza Fiesta just after 1:45 p.m. Saturday by a man who said a 7-year-old girl had given him a gun that she found on the playground.
The weapon was fully loaded when the girl discovered it, the report stated.
Later, 31-year-old Anthony Roberts asked a security guard if he could have his gun back, the report stated. Roberts told the sheriff’s deputy that he had his gun on the playground and must have dropped it when he went to get his son.
Roberts has a concealed weapons permit, but signs at the entrances to Plaza Fiesta said no weapons were allowed, the report stated. Roberts was charged with trespassing after notice because he brought the gun into Plaza Fiesta.
i have lost keys and cell phone but found them with in 24hours however i always touch the grip of my gun when entering and leaving any area that i walk around in.it keeps me from loosing it along w/not taking it out of my holster untill i get home.i dont care much for pocket pistols in general.Lots of you guys are saying "How could he NOT notice he dropped it?"
Gimme a break here, haven't you guys ever dropped something and not noticed it? I've lost wallets, watches, cell phones, etc, etc. Never lost my carry gun and I hope I never do, but heck, anything is possible.
The offender's biggest mistakes are dropping it in a playground and going into the playground in the first place.
Yeah, it's definitely a stupid move, but if the guys had the gun in pocket-carry in pants with shallow pockets, then it's easy to see how it could fall out.
Please don't get me wrong, I'm NOT saying it's OK to drop/lose your gun! I'm just saying I can understand how it could happen.
Take note of this charge. In SC the signs, if proper, are proper notice and no additional notification is required. In other words unlike other states where signs do not mean anything in SC they do not have to ask you to leave. If the signs are legal and you go anyway then you are already trespassing and can be arrested.Roberts was charged with trespassing after notice because he brought the gun into Plaza Fiesta.
Was this you? :nono:Ahh, news from my town....
It never ceases to amaze me what folks around here manage to do....
I couldn't resist. :rofl::haha:FORT MILL -- An early-morning naked dip in an apartment complex swimming pool landed two "grossly intoxicated" people in jail, according to police.
Richard Earl Branham Jr., 46, of Chester and Melissa Jane Fuller, 44, of Fort Mill were charged with public disorderly conduct after police say they took off their clothes and went swimming around 1:20 a.m. Saturday at the Palmetto Place apartments pool on S.C. 160.
The police report notes authorities saw Branham and Fuller completely naked in the pool. Police handed the pair their clothes and had them exit the pool area after dressing, according to the report.
Both had slurred speech, red eyes and smelled of alcohol, the report notes.
Branham told police he worked with Fuller and that they had been drinking at an office party, according to the report. It notes that Branham was "grossly intoxicated," and Fuller was "even more grossly intoxicated."
Bond was set at $262.50 for Branham, but he remained in custody Saturday on an unrelated charge at York County Detention Center. Fuller posted bond Saturday afternoon.
How do he not know that he did not have his firearm? Some people should not be allowed to own firearms. This guy is one of them. The little girl who found it did the right thing by contacting an adult, but she should not have touched it.The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Lancaster man arrested after child finds his gun - Rock Hill, SC
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Agree 100%. We are all human and can do some extremely stupid stuff.Lots of you guys are saying "How could he NOT notice he dropped it?"
Gimme a break here, haven't you guys ever dropped something and not noticed it? I've lost wallets, watches, cell phones, etc, etc. Never lost my carry gun and I hope I never do, but heck, anything is possible.
The offender's biggest mistakes are dropping it in a playground and going into the playground in the first place.
Yeah, it's definitely a stupid move, but if the guys had the gun in pocket-carry in pants with shallow pockets, then it's easy to see how it could fall out.
Please don't get me wrong, I'm NOT saying it's OK to drop/lose your gun! I'm just saying I can understand how it could happen.