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Heres my delema

Today I was at the back so my freind could take out money to buy paintball, and we all had our paintball guns and one person had a black airsoft pistol.

Somebody saw me with the airsoft pistol.  I had it in my hands for about 10 seconts because my freind said put it under the seat.  2 minutes later 2 squad cars roll up and i get a fucking shotgun pointed at my head.  The tell us to all lay down spread eagle and search the car.  They take my freinds paintball guns and airsoft and i fucking get put in a cop car.  its not my fucking gun, and i was fucking hiding it so what happened, didnt happen.  So now the cop said im facing State, Federal, and bank charges.

How fucked am I

Wasnt my gun
Didnt point it anywhere
Wasnt Real

-*DAMN Silent Killer

If you're under 18 don't worry bout it. If not contact the best lawyer in town. I got mixed up in some BS once and ended up getting charged with 7 felonies (2 counts Aggravated burglary, kidnaping, abduction, theft of a firearm ect..) and ended up only getting a 4th degree misdemeanor that got expunged from my record. I walked because my family hired the best criminal defense attorney in town, but had to shell out $8,000. If you didn't do anything wrong I wouldn't worry.

SK, the fact that you were able to write this post means you won't likely get in serious trouble. If they had really wanted your ass you would be in jail right now.

It seems like a big misunderstanding and I'm fairly confident that the cops will understand that. They're just playing it safe, can you imagine what would happen if they let some would-be bank robbers go and they ended up robbing another bank or even killing someone?

Just give it some time to calm down and everything will work out.

btw. how old are you and in what city/state are you in?

Im not pissed that they did it, because there obviously not gona take chances, im just scared bout charges and the fact that I had a Shotgun in my face and 2 fucking magnums(swear to god, six shooter magnumss) pointed at my head

Im 16 and I live in Minnesota

SK, they DID think ya had a gun, so that's pretty much standard police procedure. Be happy they didn't shoot ya.  ;) Glad you're all right though, and I'm sure everything will work out for the best.

didn't feel lucky, did ya, punk 8)

SK, what you have to understand is they were only doing their job. Interesting story for you:

Few weeks ago, some fellow local airsoft players were playing on private property ( their own ), about 100 meters from the road. Someone called 911, saying that they saw men with assaut rifles shooting at one another. Soon after, as my friend Kyle was turning a corner with his Aug, an armed policeman jumped up infront of him holding an MP5; " Drop the gun, NOW! " It took them all of 5 minutes of explaining, the police appologized, and that was the end of it.

One of the problems with airsofts is that they look like real weapons. The police did what they're trained to do.

Cops always do that "you're facing all these charges, and no matter what you say, this was your fault, and blah blah blah". Just be polite and ignore them.

Well an officer just knocked on my door and talked to my parents and said that I am being prosocuted and the city auturny is doing shit, and the shit is going down.

Fuck this bullshit, i should go to canada.

He said "Federal charges can be upped to."

I hate this, i shoulda blasted him with paintballs...

No, you shouldn't have, thing with cops, you may be able to take down one, even 2, but there's always more, blast one with paint and the others blast you with Glocks.

im fucking kiding

Try calling "the best layer in town" or even a few.  Tell him your story over the phone and maybe you'll get some good FREE legal advice.

Do you have to register these airsoft guns at all? (Proof it's not yours)

Did you give a statement?  If so how did it go?

Don't be scared by all this BS the cops are shooting at you.  Take some time to look in to it by seeking legal advice in anyway you can.  90% of arrests start off with BS claims of huge charges, fear not little one!

Minnesota huh? I'm from Minnesota, whereabouts are you located? And where did the incident go down? Maybe there's something I or someone I know can do to help?

Also, what exactly are you being charged with? I'm still surprised they haven't taken you into custody if they're serious about an attempted bank robbery charge.

I dont know how much this will help but...

couple weeks ago a bunch of kids i know where out playing airsoft out near the end of one of the roads in Juneau AK
when a guy pulled called the cops on him because he saw them with AKs and MP5 and M16s and all that.. so about 10 to 15 mins later the little swat team of Juneau pulls its ass out to the end of the road at around midnight, The cops bust out there with m14s  and Ar 15s pointed at my friends and all that... they ended up with a one of there mags getting broken and 2 confinscaded  guns for a day but it must have been scary i thought it was funny...

i know this isnt exactly the same but.... it shouldnt be that bad...

Aren't there supposed to be orange tips on the end of every airsoft gun?

Dont all kids pull them off/get rid of them so they look more realistic?

Just be happy you are under 18 and got caught.  Depending on your state laws it should go fairly okay for you.  You will not escape this unscaved, but you should be able to live a long and non-jailed life for the time being.

In california, if the weapon (toy in this case) is found under your seat, it is yours.  The same goes for drugs and this is usually applied in Federal issues also. So there is no realy fighting this issue.

As for the federal charges, they most likely will be dropped or pleaded out for something really minor.  You did nothing with the weapon to endanger others or with malice, so they don't want to go after you and waste a federal prosecutors time.  Also, if you don't have a previous record (and to get away with this, you better not) they will factor this in greatly in your favor.  Chalk one up to a stupid kid getting one big life learning experience.

What you can expect is a long long probation.  This means anything that looks like a cop would have a problem with it, you better not do it.  You will also be paying some pretty hefty fines, you better learn to kiss your parents asses really well.  I don't think you would have to shell out much in terms of a lawyer.  Just call up the DA's office yourself and see what charges are being filed, actually have a parent do it.  Then ask to see if you can have a private discussion with him/her to work out some sort of plea if the charges look pretty shitty.

All in all, just be happy you are young.  I did so much stupid shit in my life time that I made sure to get done while I was not an adult. As long as it's not violent or heavy theft they dont' want to deal with you.  Call it an overburdoned system.  Dress up nice for court and put your sad face on, you are going to get yelled at pretty bad.

Nice job scaring the shit outta him Fah... lol.

Don't they look realistic enough?

They also have a way of giving away your posistion. Your laying in the bushes, covered in moss and branches, with nothing sticking out. . . Except the bright orange tip on your gun.

Gotta love black spray paint.

yeah right ...

Police came to my house last night and told me and my parnets that the charge is Terroristic threats.

What a fucking joke, im going to canada

Damn.....Well, a scimilar thing happened to me(form Norway btw, no guns on the police here). I was 12 and forgot my toy gun in my friends brothers car when he drove us to this boy scout gathering....next thing I know his father is picking my friend and me up because he has been called up by the police. Long story short, his brother drove around and a friend of him played with the gun. The police arested them, confiscated the gun and slapped their hands....no terrorist charge there. As for me, well the police never gave my gun back after they had asked me out about it for 10 mins.

I know they have to respond on calls about guns, but terrorist charges??? That is a bit over the line. :(

Just a question...

What retard is the one pressing these charges??

 ???

Good luck with everything SK...

wouldn't they know that its air soft?? and when they rolled you, wouldn't they realize that you didn't have the guns on you, or had any intention of robbing the place. you can thank George Dub Ya for the Terrorist bullshit, everyody has their panties in a wad, you just have to be careful around the man.

Terroristic threats? Are you seriouse? Wtf is terroristic threats? You didn't threaten anyone... you didn't wave the guns about shouting "lets scare some people and blow some shit up!" If america has desided to allow people to have normal guns, let alone fake airsoft guns... surely if your seen with them they can't do you for "terroristic threats"!? I thought people kept hand guns in their glove compartments over there....

Christ if i ever come over remind me not to sa "Boo" to someone - they might be terrified... wouldn't want to get myself locked up for terroristic threats.

Tomorow is the day wether they make it huge or cancel everything.... im really really nervious

Don't be. They'll "cancel everything".

I really hope so

Someone probably saw the gun and told 911 that there were several arabic men travelling on the highway towards the white house armed with heavy weaponry. Pathetic that they'd have to classify it as terroristic threats though...

I don't see how this is possible to get charges that great. How did the day go down? You pull up t o the bank take the guns out put them back in the car, then go into the bank? Tell us from time of arrival to time or being in the police car.

well dats kinda sucky but in a sense funny... dont ask why  ;)

If they seriously intended to press those charges, you sure as hell wouldn't be able to post on these forums right now.

This is absurd.  People (i.e. AUTHOURITIES) are way to jumpy these days. That is what is wrong with this country.  We have a bad habit of attacking THE WRONG PEOPLE!

I hope they realize exactly how ridiculous this is.  It is such a waste of my tax dollars for them to be charging you when:
1. We have a stupid war going on
2. We have kids dying of AIDS
3. Our prison population, one of the largest in the world, is  
    overcrowded with drug offenders
4. Bush is STILL in the White House
5. Illegal immigrants come into this country every day
6. Our education system is mediocre AT BEST
7. I still don't own a Ferarri

I could go on and on.  Good luck tomorrow....

am i the only one here having a hard time believing all this non-sense ?

C'mon, "terrorist threat" with a paintball gun. Even american cops arent that stupid !!!!

For all of you who are posting "OMG THIS IS RIDICULOUS!", please remember that you are listening to SK. Do not take everything as truth.

what a story though.

Thx ace

Anyway, i never evan left the car, i had the gun in my lap and pointed at the fucking seat infront of me, they dont belive me, im waiting from a call

So whats the update?

Well ya gotta figure, if they threw his ass in jail, we're not gonna get an update.

ummmm.....I sorta realize that, but i figure this is so ridiculous there is no way he would go to jail. I mean, what is next?  If I drive by a bank with a gas can in my trunk are they gonna arrest me on suspicion of terrorism too?

Ok ok, apples to oranges, gas cans to air soft guns, but I mean jeeez.

Terrorist threats can range from being Al-Qaeda to as little an insignificant as making a verbal threat to someone, i.e. "I am going to shoot you in the face"

If you are telling us the whole story and not hiding anything, I doubt the D.A. will waste his departments time, effort, and money to prosecute a teenager with an airsoft pistol.

Speaking of not hiding anything else, what did you have in the car besides your airsoft weapons?

I had my paintball gun in a drybox in the trunk, and my friend had a paintball gun under the drivers seat, they havent called, so i guess they fucked it

Any calls today?

Still no news SK?