**UPDATE**Man Beaten, Arrested for Reportedly Carrying Handgun… Despite Having Concealed Carry Permit

They're driving us to that action.

It is around the corner

Police increasingly out of control in many places.

What good is having a carry permit, if shit like this could happen to you?

I've been told that if someone smashes your face into the sidewalk it's impossible to clean it up and your face will be ruins for centuries.
So I have to call BS

BS on what? That he was beaten for having a weapon?

It's illegal to carry a concealed weapon into a place that sells and serves alcohol, with a permit or not.

me and the wife have them we have never had a problem but we are in the sticks.Normaly carried on camping and shopping trips to town or traveling

EVERYONE know the Minneapolis Police Department is CORRUPT AS SHIT SELLING DRUGS AND SEX FOR MONEY. We all know this. They're not 'law officers' -- they're corrupt THUGS IN UNIFORMS like the Brown-Shirts or the Gestapo of NAZI Germany.

Don't you get it?

Don't expect "lawful behavior" from a corrupt THUG. The Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) are dying -- turning into DETROIT. THUG VILLE overrun by Negroes.

Every state has different concealed carry laws.

Is it illegal to carry a concealed weapon into a business that sells alcohol in Minnesota?

maybe there but not in Ohio.....

According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, residents are prohibited from carrying their handguns while at the following places:
•School property
•A childcare center while children are present
•Public colleges and universities – may have policy restricting the carrying of weapons on their premises by employees and students while on campus
•Private establishments that have posted a sign banning guns on their premises
•Private establishments who have personally informed the permit holder that guns are prohibited and demands compliance
•Places of employment, public or private, if employer restricts the carry or possession of firearms by is employees
•State correctional facilities or state hospitals and grounds (MN Statute 243.55)
•Any jail, lockup or correctional facility (MN Statute 641.165)
•Courthouse complexes, unless the sheriff is notified (MN Statute 609.66)
•Offices and courtrooms of the Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
•Any state building in the Capitol Area of St. Paul described in MN Statute Chapter 15B unless the commissioner of public safety is notified (MN Statute 609.66)
•In federal court facilities or other federal facilities (Title 18 U.S.C.§ 930)

We searched Minnesota’s statute database and could not find any mention of a restriction against carrying a pistol into an establishment that serves alcohol, however, concealed carry holders are generally discouraged from carrying places like bars, especially when drinking alcohol.

Further, Minnesota statute 624.7142 says it is a crime to carry a concealed handgun when under the influence of alcohol. It is unclear whether King had been drinking that night.

[link to www.theblaze.com]

Last Edited by Nostril Domus on 06/26/2012 08:28 PM

If he had concealed it properly, no person would have seen it.

Concealed, means, the cops can not see it.


His pain was self inflicted.

That still dont make it right to beat the shit out of him!

should have used it

They're cops. What else would you expect.

They're just dumb animals that don't know any better.

BriefStain will be here soon to take a Hot Load.......

But is it too much to ask the police to respect the laws they uphold? And respect the citizens in their community?

That sucks!

Why carry if he's not gonna use it?

Zachary King is black.
I bet Glenn Beck doesn't know that.
I bet his defenders don't know that.
Concealed carry is for white people.
Stand your ground is for white people.

King was probably selling crack in the bar.

Serves him right to get his ass slammed to the ground.

White or black don't matter... don't be a dumb ass.

How could anyone not know he was black? Its right there in the link.

Do you make a habit of just making stuff up?

Why did police stop him in the first place?

After leaving a local nightclub, King said he was walking down a Minneapolis street heading towards his truck at around 2:45 a.m. when he observed some police officers in front of him, which he says “wasn’t a problem” because he was doing nothing wrong.

Before making it to his vehicle, though, one of the officers stopped him and asked, “Hey, what’s that bulge under your shirt?”

King said he put his hands in the air and informed the officer that he was in possession of a handgun and a legal concealed carry permit. His permit does not expire until 2017, he said.


Zachary King's permit to carry a pistol. (Provided by Zachary King)





“He did not ask first to see my permit, he did not ask to see my ID,” King explained. “He just grabbed me by the neck and slammed me against the wall and snatched my gun from its holster, screaming ‘gun! gun! gun!’”

Four additional cops reacted to the commotion and began beating King and slamming his face on the ground, he said.

“I did not resist. I was telling them I wasn’t resisting,” he added. “I was asking, ‘Why are you guys doing this? I have a conceal and carry,‘ but they just kept asking ’Where?,’ still beating me.”

Eventually, one of the police officers went for his wallet and discovered the permit. The beating ceased shortly after, King explained.

When they pulled him from the ground, the pavement was soaked in his blood, he said. Though police wanted to take him straight to jail, he explained, a paramedic confirmed he was in need of medical attention.

“I felt nauseous, dizzy and faint,” King told The Blaze. “I was scared to go to sleep because I thought I wasn’t going to wake up. I thought I was going to die.”



Didn’t drink “one lick”

According to King, the reason he was at a local night club was to see a performance where his friend was working as a show promoter. His wife had suggested he “go have some fun” on Father’s Day, an already somber day considering King and his wife lost their 7-year-old son five years ago after their pit bull mauled the boy. (King was acquitted of manslaughter charges in that case in 2008.)

King says he had not been drinking any alcohol the night he was beaten and arrested and claims he took two separate breathalyzer tests, one administered by the police and another at the hospital. Both readings turned up zero traces of alcohol, he says, although that has not been verified by officials.

“I did not drink one lick at all … . I know I’m not supposed to when I have my gun,” King told The Blaze. “I wanted them to give me a breathalyzer because I knew I hadn’t been drinking anything and they have to try to find a reason for why they beat and arrested me.”

Michael Padden, King’s lawyer, told The Blaze on Tuesday he is trying to get the breathalyzer results released in order to corroborate his client’s story. Padden said he would make the results available to The Blaze once they are confirmed.



“I don’t think cops are bad”

King is charged with misdemeanor obstructing the legal process, which his lawyer argues is a nonsense charge that the Minneapolis Police Department uses when they have roughed up a suspect but have no case against them. Padden says the department has a troubled history of accosting people, particularly African-Americans, as nightclubs are closing.

King will appear in court for the first time on July 2. Padden said it is “probable” the city’s surveillance cameras caught the incident on tape, which he thinks will vindicate his client.

King was also arrested and not charged on April 29 after recording what he says was police brutality after cops allegedly roughed up his nephew. He was taken to jail and left in a cell for two days before being released. During that time, he said no officer explained the charges against him or told him why he was arrested.

Padden said he is looking into whether King’s recent arrest was some type of retaliation for the previous incident.

A video of the April incident, provided exclusively to The Blaze by King’s lawyer, shows King and a group of men in a confrontation with a number of Minneapolis Police officers who had just arrested his cousin.

King can be heard verbally informing the cops that he is recording their actions.

“We can send this right to channel 9,” he says.

“Hi, Channel 9,” a female police officer replies sarcastically, waving to the camera before apparently putting her hands on King.

“Don’t touch me!” King shouts.

The same female cop is shown a few frames later seemingly shaking up a can of mace as if she is preparing to use it.

King’s nephew is seen shortly after yelling at cops that he has them all of them tape and after using a profanity, the previously mentioned lady officer says, “OK, now you’re under arrest.”

He doesn’t immediately submit to the woman and a gang of male officers arrive quickly and slam him onto a police car before handcuffing him. King urges his nephew not to resist and continues recording.

The female police officer, who appears to be the aggressor in the video, then turns to King and shouts, “You too. You’re under arrest too!”

He initially argues arguing they have no reason to arrest him, however, another male officer interjected, ”If she tells you you’re under arrest, you’re under arrest!” he shouted.

Then the video ends. King says he wasn’t even read his Miranda rights. There is certainly no evidence in the video that would suggest King should have been arrested.

You can watch the exclusive video of the incident, below
[link to www.theblaze.com]

WTF's the cock sucking cop apologist now???

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