Wisconsin Carry, Inc. Reaches Settlement In Lawsuit Against City Of Milwaukee & Milwaukee Police Department
Wisconsin –-(Ammoland.com)- On June 6th, 2009, Dave Bernson, a Wisconsin Carry member was unlawfully arrested in his home by a Milwaukee Police Officer after he had been legally carrying in the only manner allowed by Wisconsin law (open carry).
Mr. Bernson’s house and vehicle were searched without his consent and without a warrant.
A legally owned handgun was seized by the police. Mr. Bernson was then transported to a Milwaukee jail facility where he was later released without any charges being filed.
After Mr. Berson applied for the return of his property from the Milwaukee Police Department over a month later, he was then issued a citation for unlawful transport of a firearm by the MPD. A Milwaukee circuit judge later dismissed that frivolous citation. Despite there being no charges and no convictions of any crime or wrong-doing by Mr. Bernson his unlawfully seized firearm was not returned.
On Jan. 10th, 2010, Wisconsin Carry, Inc filed a lawsuit against the City of Milwaukee and the arresting MPD officer on Mr. Bernson’s behalf to seek damages for his unlawful arrest and seizure of his property. A copy of that lawsuit is available here:
www.wisconsincarry.org/pdf/GFSZA_Legal_Documents/03_GFSZ_Complaint_A2.pdf
Wisconsin Carry is pleased to announce that a settlement in the amount of $6,500 has been reached with The City of Milwaukee to resolve this lawsuit and compensate Mr. Bernson for the violation of his civil rights. A copy of the settlement agreement is available here:
www.wisconsincarry.org/pdf/GFSZA_Legal_Documents/Resolution-of-Settlement-Oct-2011-10-12-04.pdf
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A quick note to pass along:
There is an Open Carry Picnic:
Sunday October 9, 2011
Noon – 4:00 PM
Marathon Trap and Sportsman’s Club
West of Wausau
Exit 188 on I39/US 51 to County N and drive West 7 miles
Open carry encouraged but not required. This is not a WCI event, but we have been invited to attend and we will have a table set up.
Carry On,
Nik Clark Chairman – Wisconsin Carry, Inc.P.O. Box 270403
Milwaukee, WI 53227
[email protected]
About:
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation and reclamation of the rights of law-abiding Wisconsin residents to carry in the manner of their choosing. We believe that “open carry” and “concealed carry” are choices to be made by law-abiding citizens based on their situation and preference. Wisconsin Carry, like many gun-rights organizations in Wisconsin, is investing a great deal of resources to get Wisconsin law changed to allow concealed carry this next legislative session by proposing Constitutional Carry. Wisconsin Carry, Inc. will continue to use legal recourse to deter unlawful treatment of law-abiding Wisconsin residents who currently exercise their right to open carry, and soon will exercise their right to concealed carry in Wisconsin. Visit: www.wisconsincarry.org