Little-Acorn
08-01-2008, 03:04 PM
Winning back our freedom from leftist government, one case at a time.
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http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=707692&category=REGION
Owner gets back guns taken by police
Return averts showdown over recent decision in Supreme Court case
By SCOTT WALDMAN, Staff writer
First published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
GUILDERLAND -- When Lou Matteo got his handgun collection back, town police averted a legal battle based on a new U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding an individual's right to own a gun.
Matteo, 75, turned over his firearms in March after a verbal spat with his wife led to an order of protection against him. Guilderland police refused to give the guns back, citing a federal law barring anyone under an order of protection from possessing firearms.
But on June 26, the nation's high court struck down a District of Columbia ban on handguns. The ruling also said long-standing provisions barring handgun possession by felons did not violate the Second Amendment.
Matteo has never been convicted of a crime, and his attorney, Tom Marcelle, said the Supreme Court ruling meant he was entitled to have his guns returned.
Matteo's case is the second locally and one of many expected nationwide in the wake of last month's decision, called District of Columbia vs. Heller, challenging legislation that bans or limits handgun ownership.
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http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=707692&category=REGION
Owner gets back guns taken by police
Return averts showdown over recent decision in Supreme Court case
By SCOTT WALDMAN, Staff writer
First published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
GUILDERLAND -- When Lou Matteo got his handgun collection back, town police averted a legal battle based on a new U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding an individual's right to own a gun.
Matteo, 75, turned over his firearms in March after a verbal spat with his wife led to an order of protection against him. Guilderland police refused to give the guns back, citing a federal law barring anyone under an order of protection from possessing firearms.
But on June 26, the nation's high court struck down a District of Columbia ban on handguns. The ruling also said long-standing provisions barring handgun possession by felons did not violate the Second Amendment.
Matteo has never been convicted of a crime, and his attorney, Tom Marcelle, said the Supreme Court ruling meant he was entitled to have his guns returned.
Matteo's case is the second locally and one of many expected nationwide in the wake of last month's decision, called District of Columbia vs. Heller, challenging legislation that bans or limits handgun ownership.