Family Says New Jersey Overreacted To Boy’s Gun Photo On Facebook

CBS Philly
March 20, 2013

The ruddy-cheeked, camouflage-clad boy in the photo smiles out from behind a pair of glasses, proudly holding a gun his father gave him as a present for his upcoming 11th birthday.

The weapon in the photo, posted by his dad on Facebook, resembles a military-style assault rifle but, his father says, is actually just a .22-caliber copy. And that, the family believes, is why child welfare case workers and police officers visited the home in Carneys Point last Friday and asked to see his guns.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 11:53 am

Tags: constitution, gun rights

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