Monday, April 27, 2015

RI: ACLU files lawsuit to force return of Guns

Local ACLU chapters do not necessarily follow national policy.

NORTH SMITHFIELD – The ACLU today filed a lawsuit in federal district court on behalf of a North Smithfield resident, seeking the return of weapons that were seized from him over six years ago by the local police department and which the department still refuses to return to him.

The lawsuit, filed by RI ACLU volunteer attorney Thomas W. Lyons on behalf of Jason Richer, argues that the North Smithfield Police Department violated his right to due process and his right to keep and bear arms by retaining his property without just cause. The ACLU successfully filed a similar lawsuit against the Cranston Police Department three years ago.

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Unknown said...

Success! http://www.riaclu.org/news/post/judge-rules-unlawful-six-year-seizure-of-weapons-by-north-smithfield-police