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A 33 year old man pretending to be a police officer drives to a McDonalds and demands free food.

Uuuh, My name is Ossifer Hasbro and I want my free burger!!!

It sounds that they got this guy off the streets before he hurt someone.

The 33-year-old was charged with impersonating a police officer and improper exhibition of a firearm.

Improper exhibition of a firearm? I wonder if they have a definition for a properly exhibited firearm or if this is just their way of saying "brandishing?"

C-dub wrote:

The 33-year-old was charged with impersonating a police officer and improper exhibition of a firearm.

Improper exhibition of a firearm? I wonder if they have a definition for a properly exhibited firearm or if this is just their way of saying "brandishing?"

The article stated that the man flashed a badge and gun. Michigan does have a branishing law, but doesn't define the term.

http://www.ag.state.mi.us/opinion/dataf ... p10176.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931

750.234e Brandishing firearm in public; applicability; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.

Sec. 234e.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person shall not knowingly brandish a firearm in public.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
(a) A peace officer lawfully performing his or her duties as a peace officer.
(b) A person lawfully engaged in hunting.
(c) A person lawfully engaged in target practice.
(d) A person lawfully engaged in the sale, purchase, repair, or transfer of that firearm.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.

History: Add. 1990, Act 321, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991

WildBill wrote: (d) A person lawfully engaged in the sale, purchase, repair, or transfer of that firearm.

Very interesting. Do we have an equivalent exception here in Texas? I have sold two guns herein Texas and was a little paranoid about someone seeing the gun as the buyer was checking it out and during the transfer. If we do have a similar exception I won't worry about it so much. I don't plan on selling any of what I have now anyway, but I may get something from one of the other members here sometime.

The article stated in the first sentence that the gun was also fake. So did he flash the fake gun but had a real gun in the console?

TXPPQ wrote:The article stated in the first sentence that the gun was also fake. So did he flash the fake gun but had a real gun in the console?

It appears that way. IMO, "in the console" meant that it was concealed, but it's hard to tell from the article.

Going to jail over the dollar menu at Micky Ds----- The ultimate in criminal failure.

Jail inmate: "What you in for?"

McCrook: "A Big Mac and fries."

ddurkof wrote:Going to jail over the dollar menu at Micky Ds----- The ultimate in criminal failure.

Jail inmate: "What you in for?"

McCrook: "A Big Mac and fries."

McCrook!

WildBill wrote:

ddurkof wrote:Going to jail over the dollar menu at Micky Ds----- The ultimate in criminal failure.

Jail inmate: "What you in for?"

McCrook: "A Big Mac and fries."

McCrook!

The Hamburglar