Shot in the Dark

A Tale Of Two Cities

Tyler Gottwalt strapped on an AK47 and took a walk.  He was looking for trouble…

…in pretty much the same way Martin Luther King was.  He set out to flush out an illegal law.

And he found it.  While the Sauk Rapids cops knew the law – citizens with carry permits are allowed to carry uncased long arms in public – the Saint Cloud PD didn’t.  They arrested Gottwalt, citing a city ordinance.

We’ll let the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance take up the story next:

As Professor Olson notes in the video, Saint Cloud can’t regulate guns differently than the state does, due to the state’s pre-emption ordinance. Which makes the SCPD’s arrest an illegal one.

Gottwalt is sueing the city. I hope he wins and wins big.

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4 responses to “A Tale Of Two Cities”

  1. Bill C Avatar
    Bill C

    I remember when James Janosz found out about the state’s pre-emption ordinance. When he was mayor of Brooklyn Center, he said he could solve the city’s budget woes with one simple action: legalize prostitution. And he was absolutely intent on making that happen, until the city attorneys told him he wasn’t able to due to the pre-emption statute.

    I fully agree, he probably could have solved the city’s budget problems within the span of 3 months if he would have been able to legalize prostitution.

  2. Ian in Iowa Avatar
    Ian in Iowa

    I fully agree, he probably could have solved the city’s budget problems within the span of 3 months if he would have been able to legalize prostitution.

    Well, at least legalize the prostitution where you’re more likely to get something for your money: Politicians routinely prostitute themselves for their special interests lobbyists “constituents”.

  3. bosshoss429 Avatar
    bosshoss429

    Ian for the win!

  4. jdege Avatar
    jdege

    “He set out to flush out an illegal law.”

    Did he?

    I know his actions had that result, but I’ve seen nothing, so far, to indicate that he had that intent. He may have intended nothing other than carrying out a perfectly legal and benign act.

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