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Abin Sur Donating Member (647 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-16-11 10:46 PM
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Update on Lakewood lady's "arsenal"...it's been returned!
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http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2011/09/14/cops-confiscate-lakewood-ladys-arsenal-motive-pending-updated

Update: Last month we brought you the story of Francesca Rice, an Iraq war veteran in Lakewood whose stockpile of licensed firearms was seized by cops. So Rice, whose service left her disabled, pursued justice the American way: By suing their ass.

Since Scene first reported the story, Rice’s arsenal has been restocked and her legal action tabled.

The incident started in September 2010, when Lakewood Police were asked to check on Rice by the VA hospital, where she’d been receiving treatment. Thirteen weapons — including a machine gun and sniper rifle — were taken when cops suspected Rice’s disability prevented her from owning them under Ohio law.
Last week, with no further evidence from the VA that Rice couldn’t handle a gun, the police returned her weapons.

“On the advice of my attorney,” says Rice, “I have safely and legally stored my collection elsewhere.”


By the way, as per a list provided by the Lakewood Municipal Court,

http://www.lovelakewood.com/pdf/law/110817_guns.pdf

The "machine gun" turns out to be (just as suspected) a semi-automatic Thompson M1928 rifle. The "sniper rifle" is an SKS, of all things. While the court document describes it as a sniper rifle, this would be quite a surprise to Sergei Simonov. In all likelihood it simply has an inexpensive scope mounted it.

In any case...good news!
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