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"Centerville man says police search, revocation of license to carry violated his rights.
On Dec. 21, 2018, three members of the Barnstable Police Department — Eugene Desruisseaux, Corey Frederickson and Mark Delaney — and a Cape Cod Hospital security director went to Gargano’s home for a well-being check and to serve a no-trespass order on his son, Paul N. Gargano, who had been involved in an argument with hospital staff, according to the lawsuit.
They asked the younger Gargano about a Twitter feed that allegedly depicted him holding a firearm, and he said the gun belonged to his father. According to the suit, one of the officers demanded the elder Gargano produce the handgun, a .25-caliber Beretta, and two officers, whom he says he did not give permission to accompany him, followed him upstairs to his bedroom to retrieve it.
Once Gargano produced the gun, one of the officers asked him to unlock and open a closet and safe where other firearms and ammunition were stored, the suit states. Gargano was then told that because of improper storage of the Beretta, his license to carry was suspended pending further investigation, and all his firearms, including a Smith & Wesson revolver and a Glock G17 pistol, had to be surrendered to the police, according to the suit.
Gargano initially refused to surrender the firearms but eventually did after being told he would be placed under arrest if he did not, according to the complaint."
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Should be interesting, was the gun being stored or was under his direct control and thus not required to be secured?
On Dec. 21, 2018, three members of the Barnstable Police Department — Eugene Desruisseaux, Corey Frederickson and Mark Delaney — and a Cape Cod Hospital security director went to Gargano’s home for a well-being check and to serve a no-trespass order on his son, Paul N. Gargano, who had been involved in an argument with hospital staff, according to the lawsuit.
They asked the younger Gargano about a Twitter feed that allegedly depicted him holding a firearm, and he said the gun belonged to his father. According to the suit, one of the officers demanded the elder Gargano produce the handgun, a .25-caliber Beretta, and two officers, whom he says he did not give permission to accompany him, followed him upstairs to his bedroom to retrieve it.
Once Gargano produced the gun, one of the officers asked him to unlock and open a closet and safe where other firearms and ammunition were stored, the suit states. Gargano was then told that because of improper storage of the Beretta, his license to carry was suspended pending further investigation, and all his firearms, including a Smith & Wesson revolver and a Glock G17 pistol, had to be surrendered to the police, according to the suit.
Gargano initially refused to surrender the firearms but eventually did after being told he would be placed under arrest if he did not, according to the complaint."
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Lawsuit against Barnstable challenges seizure of guns
Centerville man says police search, revocation of license to carry violated his rights.
www.capecodtimes.com
Should be interesting, was the gun being stored or was under his direct control and thus not required to be secured?