A Michigan jury acquitted a teen of all charges filed against him after he openly carried his M1 Garand rifle for over an hour on the sidewalks of his community. Specifically, 18 year-old Sean Combs was found not guilty of brandishing a weapon and disturbing the peace, which are misdemeanors punishable by up to $500 in fines and 93 days in jail. Combs, the son of a retired police officer, said he carried his rifle because “It was about freedom of speech and freedom of expression. It’s my way of saying what I believe in.”
In framing Combs’s defense, his attorney, James Makowski, was quoted as saying “I’ve said from the beginning this is not a gun rights case, this is a civil rights case. Birmingham Police violated his civil rights by arresting him that night.”
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/Story_not_found#ixzz20QqYGwpT
