
This
bizarre case has drawn national attention because an upstanding citizen
was tried and convicted of possessing unregistered ammunition for
muzzleloader bullets, which are simply pieces of lead and copper.
Immediately
inside the front doors and metal detectors is the Gun Offenders
Registry Unit, which has suddenly appeared in the same office space as
what was the Firearms Registry Unit. A white piece of paper taped over
the existing painted sign indicated the office switch.
“They label it 'gun-offender registry' to sound like a sex-offender registry,” Mr. Witaschek noted.
There
were five uniformed officers and one plainclothes cop manning the unit.
We were the only civilians. Mr. Witaschek quietly gave his name and
said why he was there.
“We've been waiting for you,” said Officer Flores, which startled the Witascheks.
The cops gave Mr. Witaschek forms to fill out, including the “initial gun-registry unit form” which asked for information such as name, address, height, weight, race, work, contact name and parole officer.
He had to sign into an old, thick hardbound book that was inscribed on the front "Gun Offenders Registry." It sat on the counter between the cops and the public. I asked Officer Flores what the book was used for and where it was stored.
"You'll have to file a Freedom of Information to know that," she replied. I told her that I would.
Next, it was time for a mugshot.
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