72 Year Old Gordon VanGilder is Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison for Having an Antique 1700′s Flintlock Pistol in his Car

THIS WEEKS, THIS IS WHAT TYRANNY LOOKS LIKE MOMENT OF THE WEEK … NEW JERSEY, THE GARDEN TYRANNY STATE.

If this New Jersey resident is found guilty and is sentenced to prison time, then this country is lost. Here is today’s quiz,  72 year old Gordon VanGilder is facing up to 10 years in prison for having the which of the following guns in his possession?

1. a Ruger 9 mm semiautomatic
2. a Smith and Wesson .357 revolver
3. an AK-47 or AR-15
4. 1770′s Flintlock Pistol

If you answered #4, an 18th century flintlock pistol, you would be correct. In what might be one of the greatest overreach of government and assault on the 2nd Amendment, 72 year old Gordon VanGilder, a former school teacher of 34 years,  was pulled over by Cumberland County police. He was later arrested by multiple police officers, hand cuffed and perp walked to the police cruiser for the possession of an antique 1700′s flintlock pistol that could never be mistaken as a self-defense type weapon. In fact the pistol is celebrating its 300th birthday. The entire miscarriage of justice began when VanGuider was pulled over by a Sheriff’s deputy for a minor traffic violation.

WITH ALL THE FRIGGING CRIME YOU HAVE IN NEW JERSEY AND YOU HARASS A 72 YEAR OLD WITH A FLINTLOCK BECAUSE YOU CAN … YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. BECAUSE I GET A FLINTLOCK AND AN UZI AND MAC-10 CONFUSED ALL THE TIME.

Please watch the below VIDEO and see a real case of police overreach and thanks to the libs and RINO’s in the NJ State legislature, what tyranny looks like. How ironic that we would be discussing a story like this, a day after George Washington’s birthday. You remember him New Jersey, the same guy who before becoming the first President of the United States was a military general during the War of Independence and fought campaigns in New Jersey. Hey maybe he and other might have even used this relic that you are now looking to make a 73 year old man’s life miserable.

The Blaze:

The retired teacher is facing a possible 10 years in prison — and the jeopardization of his pension — all because New Jersey state law classifies antique firearms the same way it classifies regular guns, meaning the state views van Gilder’s possession of an antique on par with him possessing a .44 Magnum.

The day after van Gilder told a deputy during a routine traffic stop about his antique gun, four law enforcement officers showed up at his house to arrest him.

72 year old man faces 10 years in prison for antique pistol: ‘Beware of New Jersey’:

Evan Nappen, an attorney who specializes in gun law cases and is representing Mr. Van Gilder, says that even a plea agreement that avoids jail time but convicts Mr. Van Gilder of a felony would likely jeopardize his teacher’s pension he spent 34 years earning, Legal Insurrection reported.

“It’s a mid-1700s flintlock bonafide antique pistol, unloaded, and yet he’s facing the same draconian penalty as if he had a .44 magnum loaded on his person. It doesn’t matter. There’s no distinction,” Mr. Nappen said.

Mr. Nappen said the prosecutor in the case even asked for ballistics testing on the black powder gun — an exercise that experts in the video argued is futile on such an old firearm.

Mr. Van Gilder said he refuses to spend what could be the rest of his life behind bars and declared he isn’t going to go down without a fight.

5 Responses to “72 Year Old Gordon VanGilder is Facing Up to 10 Years in Prison for Having an Antique 1700′s Flintlock Pistol in his Car”

1. A Texas Grandfather on February 18th, 2015 11:42 am

   This is just more ridiculous state government interference in the life of its citizens. An antique pistol that requires black powder to fire cannot be a danger to anyone.

   This is a direct second amendment violation by the State of New Jersey. I hope Mr. Van Gilder has a real good attorney and that some of the 2nd amendment groups will step up to defend the gentleman.

   From your article, it appears that Mr. Van Gilder was not carrying it in the vehicle, but simply gave the officer information at a traffic stop.

   This smells to me as a case for someone in LE wanting the antique pistol and they are using state law to steal it from Mr. Van Gilder.

2. rob on February 19th, 2015 8:48 am

   Tx grandpa, you got a lot more common sense than most of our gov’t.

3. A Texas Grandfather on February 19th, 2015 10:11 am

   Thanks Rob

   There is a lot more to this than I indicated in my response. There are actual federal laws on the books that declare any firearm manufactured prior to 1899 are antiques and are exempt as collectables.

   Black powder was the powder of everyone until the more powerful powders were developed in the period of 1880 thru 1899.

   These cops had to know this and they decided they could use the law to steal the antique pistol. I think they should be prosecuted along with the judge that signed off on the warrant.

4. Nita Goodly on February 21st, 2015 10:42 am

   Looks like he was really just trying to score some heroin for his rent boy….

   http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2015/02/suspicious_activity_in_drug_area_led_to_antique_gu.html
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   SM: Hmm, wonder how folks would respond to this case if the man’s name was Michel Brown?

   Having lived in NJ and actually having to drive thru known drug areas … just driving thru these areas makes one nervous at the wheel.

5. m. stavanus on February 26th, 2015 5:13 pm

   Charges were dropped finally.. Petition is below to rid the sheriff

   https://www.change.org/p/calling-for-the-resignation-of-sheriff-robert-austino-cumberland-county-new-jersey-resign

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