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Search warrant yields assault rifle, ammo and eight pit bulls in Dorchester
By adamg on Fri, 11/21/2014 - 12:54pm
Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man early this morning on a variety of gun charges after executing a search warrant at his 68 Stanton St. apartment.
Police charged Canez Tout Puissant, 39, with unlawful possession of a high-capacity firearm, unlawful possession of a high-capacity feeding device, unlawful possession of ammunition and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Utilizing the services of the Boston Police Entry and Apprehension Team, officers made a forced entry into the residence. Inside, the officers encountered 8 Pit Bull dogs, 6 adults and one infant. Officers safely secured the Pit Bull dogs and adults inside the apartment.
During the execution of the warrant officers located a Ruger assault rifle, with two banana clips loaded with 46 rounds of ammunition, a loaded Beretta semi-automatic handgun, and four containers of what is believed to be marijuana.
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Just think, in Oregon or
Just think, in Oregon or Washington no crime would have been committed (unless the guy was a felon)....but in mass they kick down your door at night
Depends on how much weed there was
It is still illegal to have more than an amount deemed to be "for personal use" in both states.
Also, a lot of places in Oregon and Washington would require the dogs to be licensed and vaccinated.
Doesn't matter
With the guns, it's illegal. Even if pot is legal under state law, using or possessing a controlled substance makes you unsuitable under federal law to have firearms.
Yea that looks like more than
Yea that looks like more than an ounce so you would probably be right about washington, looks like less than 8 so he would be ok in oregon. Hopefully they aren't doing night swat assaults for dog license violations.....though apparently they do for barber-shop license violations in Florida.
Nope
Sounds like this guy was intent to distribute and doesn't sound like a licensed distributor. Unless he was properly paying exize tax he would be screwed in Colorado or Oregon. Legalization will screw people like this and put the distribution system back into the hands of business where it belongs.
And the Landlord?
What does s/he have to say about allowing a tenant to have eight dogs in one apartment? This sounds pretty negligent, unless of course the landlord was working with the police. Is that optimistic of me?
Not sure what type of
Not sure what type of dwelling it is, but imagine living downstairs from an apartment that had 8 large dogs? Cripes!
I checked
It's a multifamily house and this was apartment 1.
Are we sure this happened in Boston?
There is a citywide ban on all assault weapons.
Well
That's why we regulate legal, law abiding gun owners. Because we all know criminals tend to follow the same rules.
Stop it. Just stop it. I am a
Stop it. Just stop it. I am a gun owner and this "only hurting law abiding citizens" line is the most pathetic talking point regurgitated by the masses. Oh no, I had to get a criminal background check before I bought a weapon designed to injure or kill other humans. The horror! It ain't the 1700's anymore. I could've won the Revolutionary War with a group of soldiers with semi-auto pistols. Our founders could not have foreseen the world we live in now. We shouldn't regulate anything under your rationale. Do you think anyone should be able to purchase dynamite?
No you stop it Fudd
Trying to limit the constitution to the technology of the time is a joke. What's next anything not written with a quill pen being exempt from 1st amendment protections?
The framers of the constitution were well aware of the advances in small arms technology which would become prevalent in the future.
Clearly you have never heard of a Girardoni air rifle. 1780s technology given by President Jefferson to Lewis and Clark. A 22 shot semi-auto rifle which was standard issue to sharpshooters in continental Europe.
Or the Puckle gun from 1718 which essentially was the granddaddy of the more modern Gatling.
Those are the two most famous bits of modern tech in colonial times. But there were many more one off deigns by the smiths of the time.
Through the war of 1812 and up to the 20th century private citizens owned battleships and crew served artillery pieces! Something unheard of today.
Huh?
Huh?
Over the two centuries it has been in effect our Constitution has constantly been reinterpreted and amended to reflect the changes in technology and the times we live in.
So dynamite?
Should anyone be able to buy it? I guess so if we're all getting battleships and missles.
And thank you for making assumptions about my beliefs on self defense and knowledge of weaponry that had no impact on the war I mentioned with your Fudd reference.
TNT is a common construction
TNT is a common construction tool used extremely rarely in criminal activity. It was available in hardware stores across country until the same geniuses which gave us prohibition decided adults couldn't be responsible people.
And no one needs to make assumptions of your beliefs on self defense and knowledge when you already demonstrated a bias and ignorance on the subject matter.
"I could've won the Revolutionary War with a group of soldiers with semi-auto pistols"
Making a statement like that indicates your level of ignorance of technology, tactics, and logistics of the era.
"Our founders could not have foreseen the world we live in now. We shouldn't regulate anything under your rationale."
As demonstrated the founders had advanced technology at the time even if it wasn't common and for a group of people heavily invested in the pursuit of science (Jefferson, Franklin, etc.) there was plenty of imagination as to what the future may bring.
You are a FUDD for having the bigoted mindset that what you have is all anyone else needs. It is perfectly acceptable to you for regulation to ignore the limits on governmental trespass of natural rights placed in the constitution as long as you got yours and screw anyone else.
High-capacity feeding device?
http://www.robotshop.com/media/files/Images/autopetfeeder-small-detail.jpg
Assault rifle pfft, can
Assault rifle pfft, can anything .22 cal really fall into that category? I have no doubt it looks scary to the inexperienced, 1 year time served
legally in mass it does
legally in mass it does
Why was he not cited for
Why was he not cited for violating the city's assault weapons ban? Or is continuing to ignore the ordinance since 1989 perfectly fine with the mayor, BPD, and the city council?
You might want to check with a lawyer on that
If you're really concerned about the answer, as opposed to just trying to make some vague point.
I am not that lawyer (or any lawyer), so feel free to disregard what I'm about to write, but he was charged with illegal possession of a high-capacity firearm and feeding device, which essentially means illegal possession of an assault weapon. The courts in Massachusetts generally frown on trying to bump up somebody's potential sentence by charging them with what are essentially duplicate offenses.
Lol I'm mad they wrote
Lol I'm mad they wrote "banana clips" instead of 30-round magazines. That's like the hood way to say it.