Back in September 2013, Davis says he was planning to go to the gun range and was checking his handgun when his 6-year-old little sister came into the garage. He then hid the firearm in his car’s glove compartment before taking her into back the house. He ended up not going to the gun range and only realized his mistake when he was pulled over later that day.
Under New Jersey’s restrictive gun laws, a gun “shall be carried unloaded and contained in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, securely tied package, or locked in the trunk of the automobile in which it is being transported, and in the course of travel, shall include only such deviations as are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.”
Davis, who was working as a security truck driver, had all the necessary licensing for his gun.
Davis immediately told the police officer who pulled him over that he was carrying a firearm and explained what had happened. The officer initially only issued Davis a citation, though he confiscated the firearm and told him he could pick it up on Monday. When he went to pick up his gun, he was informed that he was being charged with a felony.
When Loesch asked Davis if the NAACP declined to assist him, he replied, “Well, pretty much, yes, because they did see the circumstances to the case and they saw that it was a firearm. And basically, that was just a red flag on them, they didn’t really listen to what I had to say.”
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