In conjunction with the story of the officer who shot a handcuffed suspect in her cruiser - but wasn't prosecuted because it was "an accident," here's another case of preferential treatment for law-enforcement. It seems that Multinomah County, Oregon Sherriff's Dept. Sergeant Patrick Coffeen had an unregistered machinegun. Now, this will normally land your butt in Club Fed, but not Mr. Coffeen. No, in a plea agreement Sergeant Coffeen plead guilty to attempted unlawful possession of a machine gun, a Class C felony, rather than actual unlawful possession. He had to pay a $2,500 fine, and has lost both his job and his right to arms (which means he won't be working in law-enforcement again.)
Money quote:
"You can't have that weapon unless the federal government gives you permission, and he didn't have that permission"And the gun
If you have to have permission, IT'S NOT A RIGHT!
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