Cop not allowed to carry a gun

**WhiteFeather** · August 31st, 2007, 05:11 PM

I found irony in this article funny.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08302007..._again_in_.htm

DIALLO COP SHOT DOWN AGAIN IN BID FOR GUN
By DAREH GREGORIAN

August 30, 2007 -- A cop involved in the infamous shooting death of Amadou Diallo isn't entitled to get his gun back, a federal judge has ruled.
Kenneth Boss, acquitted of criminal charges and cleared of wrongdoing by the NYPD Firearms Discharge Review Board, said in his Manhattan federal court suit that being deprived of a gun has led to his being "regarded as a pariah" and "forced to endure regular taunts because of his duty status," including "the mocking moniker 'Kenny No-Gun.' "

He charged that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's decision not to let him carry a gun is a violation of his constitutional rights.

Judge Sidney Stein disagreed, noting the commisioner has the power to prevent ordinary citizens from carrying guns and therefore can prevent one of his employees from being armed.

Responding to a previous failed bid in state court, Kelly filed an affidavit saying he didn't want Boss armed because if he ever had to shoot, "he and the department would be inappropriately subjected to prejudgment."

Boss' lawyer, Ed Hayes, vowed to appeal. "I'm never going to stop trying," Hayes said.

Boss was one of four cops who unleashed a hail of gunfire on an unarmed Diallo on Feb. 4, 1999.

**ChamberedRound** · August 31st, 2007, 05:30 PM

He thinks the policy is a violation of his constitutional rights, but I wonder if he thinks those same policies are a violation of everyone else's rights too...

Too bad, so sad...

**Pa. Patriot** · August 31st, 2007, 05:37 PM

Wow, this is so wrong... on so many levels and in so many conflicting ways.
I have a head-ache just thinking about it.

**1FingrCHan** · September 1st, 2007, 04:37 PM

Cop with no gun? not a problem. I knew a dude from Hong Kong who was a cop. He was a Kung-fu expert thus he disarmed and put perps in hospital all the time. We all know cops need firearms but some tend to use them too readily. Hope that you won't be a shooting victum who was just trying to recover your wallet so you can extract your ID to show them cops who "thought" you were going for a gun, he he heh........NOT funny, I know.

1FingrCHan