Former Prince George’s officer convicted of selling seized guns sentenced to 7 years

[Mj45]

This is a perfect example of why SB281 will never work at keeping guns off the streets.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...854-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?hpid=z3

 

[CATMdude]

Disgraceful...

 

[Mj45]

I agree

 

[fabsroman]

Wow. He gets to retire from the police department with benefits after all that.

The reason SB281 will not work is not because criminals will be able to get guns via means like that, but because those with power, law enforcement officers, are not ALL of the highest degree in character.

 

[FireEngineer]

If he is only 38, according to the article, he couldn't have had THAT much time on the job or he got hired at 18 and that time counted for retirement. Absolutely disgraceful, especially considering that the tax payers of PG county now have to pay his pension. I hope that the victims who were attacked by the those who illegally received the guns sue the man and the PGPD for everything they have.

 

[SRD]

"Carter was indicted in 2010 on charges that he sold or gave away guns seized while he was working on a Maryland State Police gun task force"

 

[madness3120]

Nothing new this is why i dont trust 98% of cops

 

[Nanook]

Remember folks, this is the kind of crap that most marylandistan politicians think of whenever they hear "law abiding citizen". 99.999999% (estimated) of the 'gun owners' they see are criminals already...and represent .0001% of the actual gun owning population.


MD gun task force, my ass.

 

[niftyvt]

This is a perfect example of why SB281 will never work at keeping guns off the streets.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...854-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?hpid=z3

Copied to my Facebook.

 

[tapeman1]

Only the police should have guns...

...so they can sell them to criminals.

 

[TheWhiteBuffalo]

I lived a few houses down from Juan Carter in Bowie for a brief time. This guy broke every City Code that you can imagine. Junk cars on the street with flat tires, tall grass, etc.

I'm glad that justice was served.

 

[Omnipotent]

What's more crazy is selling of illegal guns is probation - 2 years! WTF! Increase the punishment for illegal selling of guns for anybody and for a cop, he should forfeit all pensions and be remanded for life.

Justice was NOT served.

 

[SRD]

^^ +1.

Unless I'm reading wrong,he was only charged with misconduct and theft.What about "straw" purchase,posession of illegal/stolen firearms,etc.?Maybe those terms aren't correct but I think everyone knows what I mean.It also would seem to me the Feds should have been involved somewhere.

 

[NY Transplant]

I'm sure that if it was any one of us, the punishment would have been more severe.

 

[Pilot7576]

how on God's green earth does this dirtbag get to keep his retirement benefits after soiling the uniform like that?

Pilot7576

 

[Rich1911]

how on God's green earth does this dirtbag get to keep his retirement benefits after soiling the uniform like that?

Pilot7576

If you listen to the audio of the phone call to his girlfriend from jail he doesn't seem to be to upset.

 

[fabsroman]

I lived a few houses down from Juan Carter in Bowie for a brief time. This guy broke every City Code that you can imagine. Junk cars on the street with flat tires, tall grass, etc.

I'm glad that justice was served.

Justice would have been shooting off one of his fingers and then sentencing him to 7 years.

 

[gmhowell]

If you listen to the audio of the phone call to his girlfriend from jail he doesn't seem to be to upset.

Happy because he doesn't have to keep his 'down low lifestyle' a secret any longer?

 

[Mj45]

Justice would have been shooting off one of his fingers and then sentencing him to 7 years.

+1