Sorry to hear 'bout this guy. Sounds like the local boys they threw the book at
him! Firearms in the liberal Northeast seem to drive folks crazy!
Many of us drive military vehicles on the road down here in Texas; some even
with dummy or real machine guns on them. I haven't heard of any problems here.
Pike
TEXAS!
Skip Woods wrote:
> Just read this in the Union News New England Briefs:
> West haven, Conn. - Police made a motor vehicle stop near the town beach
> that was anything but routine.
> Philip Roklen, 51, of Woodbridge, was pulled over Saturday while driving his
> antique military vehicle that came complete with a cannon and three machine
> guns. The weapons didn't work, bout police and bystanders didn't know it.
> "It's not a normal occurrence on our beautiful shoreline," said police
> spokesman Dominic Vinci. Police later learned that Roklen collects vintage
> military vehicles - such as tanks and jeeps. His ride near the town beach
> had some folks thinking they were under invasion, said Vinci. Roklen was
> charged with operating an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, breach of
> peace and displaying a fake firearm."
> I did not make this up! Does anybody know Philip? Is he on this list? Would
> like to know more about what happened! Anybody know more about this?
> Skip Woods
> 1954 M37
> Shrewsbury, MA.
>
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