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MILLVILLE, NJ — A retired schoolteacher is facing felony charges for owning an 18th century relic firearm in the state of New Jersey.
Gordan N. Van Gilder, 72, was pulled over by a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy on November 20, 2014 for a minor traffic violation.
Gordon VanGilder’s 300 year old flintlock pistol. (Image: Ammoland)
“The deputy, Joshua Sheppard, started screaming at us,” Mr. Van Gilder recalled to NRA News. “He wanted to search the car.”
“You’re going to give us your consent, or do I have to get the dog?” Deputy Sheppard allegedly challenged.
“You don’t have to get any dogs. Help yourself,” Van Gilder recounted saying to the deputy.
When asked, Mr. Van Gilder told the deputy that he had an unloaded, antique pistol wrapped up in a cloth in his glove compartment. The collectible pistol was made in the mid-1700s and would require the manual loading of gunpowder and spherical projectiles in order to actually fire.
His cooperation with the police ended up being his undoing. The Sheriff’s Deputy nailed him with felony charges because of the antique.
Mr. Van Gilder elaborated on the situation in his interview with NRA News. “They were trying hard to nail me,” he said. “I don’t get it.”
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