5 Wisconsin Carry Members Handcuffed, Detained, & Issued Citations For Obstruction

5 Wisconsin Carry Members Handcuffed, Detained, & Issued Citations For Obstruction
Wisconsin police fail to understand the law again.

Wisconsin Carry
Wisconsin Carry

Racine, WI –-(Ammoland.com)- Saturday night at approximately 7:30 pm 5 Wisconsin Carry members were peaceably dining at a Culvers in Madison.

8 Madison Police officers arrived and demanded ID from our members. As Wisconsin is not a police-state, Wisconsin law does not require you to provide identification to an officer unless you are operating a motor vehicle.

2 Wisconsin Carry members, in consideration of their legal rights politely declined to provide ID and were handcuffed, detained, and issued citations for obstruction.

Wisconsin Case-Law clearly states that refusing to give your name is not grounds for obstruction.

“No law allows officers to arrest for obstruction on a person’s refusal to give his or her name. Mere silence is insufficient to constitute obstruction.” Henes v. Morrissey,194 Wis. 2d 339, 533 N.W.2d 802 (1995).

Wisconsin Carry has previously filed suit and won a judgment against the Racine Police Department on January 8th 2010 for unlawfully arresting one of our members, Frank Hannon-Rock on obstruction charges for refusing to provide ID.

Wisconsin Carry obtained a $10,000 judgement against Racine in that case where the Racine City Attorney explains to the Racine City council that the officers did not have the authority to arrest Mr. Hannon-Rock.

Audio of that first encounter is available here: www.youtube.com/wisconsincarry#p/a/u/1/PuiO8tixuKY

Wisconsin Carry will be taking action against the Madison Police Department and the officers who illegally detained, handcuffed, searched, and cited our members.

Nik Clark Chairman – Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
P.O. Box 270403
Milwaukee, WI 53227
[email protected]

About:
Wisconsin Carry, Inc is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and reclamation of the basic rights critical to a free society. We believe that “Open-Carry” and “Conceal Carry” are choices to be made by law-abiding citizens based on what suits their needs best. Our mission is to preserve, advance and expand these basic rights which law-abiding citizens are entitled to have a practical ability to exercise. Visit: www.wisconsincarry.org

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Frank Garro

Since the MPD is being sued, can the individual officers be sued for violation of our rights? Just asking.

gene

Alaska law says like the Constitution that you dont need a permit to keep and bear arms concealed or not. That is the law, all other gun control laws are unconstituional as the Supreme court has ruled several times in the past that an unconstitutional law is null and void and can not be inforced. These Police Officers should be immediatly fired and prosecuted for false arrest which in most states is a felony