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Sunday, January 05, 2014

Court: State Trooper Can’t Carry Gun While Off-Duty Due To Mental Health Record

Yet officer is allowed to carry while on-duty, granting him special concession he is not afforded as a private citizen

A Pennsylvania court has declared that a state trooper who was previously hospitalized for depression should be banned from possessing firearms while off-duty, but should still be allowed to carry a gun while on-duty, granting him special concession while serving the state which he is not afforded as a private citizen.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that State Trooper Michael L. Keyes’ involuntary mental health treatment in 2006 bars him from possessing any firearms privately, but he should still be allowed to carry a gun while on official police business, according to Penn Live.

“The dangers inherent in the possession of firearms by the mentally ill are manifest,” Jude Fort Elliott declared. “A present clean bill of health is no guarantee that a relapse is not possible.”

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10 comments:

lmclain said...

Public Masters. Above the law. And rubberstamped by the courts.
Keep cheering.

Anonymous said...

unreal

Anonymous said...

Then he shouldn't be a Trooper. Bye

Anonymous said...

He should be governor of Maryland, or better yet, the president, just another idiot in government!

Anonymous said...

3:28, there would be few officers left on the Md. State Police force if they did that here.
MANY officers are under Doctors care for mental disorders and should not be allowed to carry a weapon.
They suffer from clinical paranoid schizophrenia, depression and aggressive personality disorders to name a few. Ask any local psychologist or psychiatrist that has a contract with MSP. This problem is of epidemic proportions among officers. That is a fact.

Anonymous said...

Soooo, a relapse is not possible while he's on duty???????????

Wow, I don't want to get pulled over by him!

Next time I get pulled over, I'll drive to the Sheriff's office!

Anonymous said...

Liberals!! This judge is an idiot and a communist.

Anonymous said...

you can smoke crack on Thursdays only. you can drive drunk between the hours of 3am to 7am on the weekends.

Anonymous said...

YES...by all means... lets fire anyone in a place of authority that is on a prescribed medication...ESPECIALLY if they are taking the medication to be a better person. Wait... we just lost 99 percent of our workforce. Lets see you cast the first stone!!!!!!!!!
When I think of all the great minds that have invented things in this country and continue to add to society while on medication it makes me ill that pea brains sit around in judgement on their fat a$$ and collect welfare.

Anonymous said...

1:13 AM, There are plenty of desk jobs in State Policing. Now go to bed, you're tired.