Comments on: Student arrested for not having guns

By: B Smith

B Smith — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:52:53 +0000

Heh… my original thought was that the ‘action rifle’… TOOK ACTION, and left the damning evidence!!!
My biggest concern about this article is this: NM law apparently makes it a crime to carry any firearm on a college campus, for any reason, even if there is no violent action or intent. It seems that they deemed this apparently harmless event reason enough to go and search his parents’ house, and possibly (probably) charge them, as well.This makes UNM, and possibly the whole state, a serious “place to avoid” in my book.

By: JJR

JJR — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:59:25 +0000

All you have to say is “I choose to exercise my 5th Amendment Rights and will not answer any questions without legal counsel present.”

The photos are kind of damning evidence though–what a doofus.

Copy editor probably missed that the word “bolt” was missing from the description; I can only assume they meant “Bolt-action” rifle. Either that or the word “Lever.”, as in Lever action. Makes you wonder what they’re defining as an “assault rifle”, too. They were all long guns, which otherwise any 19 year old could buy and own.

By: ATLien

ATLien — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:20:05 +0000

Exactly. If anything, i’d taunt the police into screwing up when questioning me. I would answer any and all answers with “suck it”, and “you’re a bunch of douches”.

By: Laughingdog

Laughingdog — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:50:43 +0000

He confessed? Why on earth would he do the cops job for them? I wish I understood why people get this uncontrolable urge to divulge their entire life in those rooms.

By: Caleb

Caleb — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:37:50 +0000

Yeah, the original article that I linked to didn’t have that information - plus he only confessed after he was arrested.

I’m still having a hard time buying this one. My gut instinct is feels like his roommate set him up for some reason, but I can’t prove that.

By: ParatrooperJJ

ParatrooperJJ — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:20:38 +0000

It says he confessed.

By: Dafydd

Dafydd — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:15:58 +0000

It seems that the evidence was a “shotgun cleaning kit, a range finder and photos depicting guns in the residence.” (link)

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:28:14 +0000

That’s beyond belief. Hopefully a judge with a brain throws the case out on its ear.

I bet there were guns, but he flushed them down the toilet! They should have kicked his door in in the middle of the night all ninja’d up.

Maybe one of the gun’s had set on the table so long there was a “dust shadow.” That’d be pretty good evidence that something shaped like a gun had once been in the room.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:19:37 +0000

Maybe it is from living in MASS for so long but you are assuming they think they need real evidence. Around here just knowing you are a gun owner puts you beneath scum in lots of folks books. The Cops seem to think they are better than the students and so they do what they want. Just another sign we are going down a slippery slope with the folks in charge. . .