Top 10 Victims of Stupid Gun Laws

1. Gordon VanGilder

This is the most outrageous case in a long time and has just made national news over the past few days. VanGilder is a 72 year old retired school teacher who collects 18th century artifacts. He was arrested for having a nearly 300 year old flintlock pistol in the glovebox of his car by a New Jersey sheriff in 2015. Prosecutors refuse to drop the charges and he refuses to accept their plea deals. VanGilder is currently facing up to 10 years behind bars, with a minimum mandatory sentence of 42 months incarceration if found guilty. Federal law exempts antique firearms from being classified as illegal weapons but New Jersey includes antique firearms in their definition of illegal weapons. His case is ongoing. “I’ve been thrown to the lions, so I’m going to fight back,” VanGilder told NRA News, “I want these people to know they’re messing with the wrong guy, because I know my rights and they’re not going to get away with this.”

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