American Military News by Ryan Morgan 11/25/2019
The combat vet ‘red flag standoff’ in New York is a complete mess – here’s what you need to know
An Afghanistan combat veteran had an armed standoff with police on Saturday that went viral worldwide. Initial reports had indicated it was a “red flag†gun confiscation incident, but this was later refuted by police who claimed they responded to a domestic incident. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department later canceled a press conference and deleted their Facebook page, adding to the confusion surrounding the viral standoff.
Alex Booth, 28, barricaded himself in his Mahopac, N.Y. home and live-streamed the entire thing on Instagram under the handle Whiskey_Warrior_556. A compilation of his live updates can be found in the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=74&v=QPBF1fFPPfQ&feature=emb_logoIn a text exchange posted to Twitter, Booth appeared to claim police previously threatened his wife with a call to Child Protective Services (CPS) after one of his former veteran friends told police he had post-traumatic stress disorder, owned high-capacity 30-round magazines — which are illegal in the state of New York — and would get into a shootout with them if they attempted confiscation.
When police showed up to his residence, Booth believed they were there to confiscate his guns and magazines via a “red flag†court order that permits such confiscation when a gunowner is deemed to be a threat to themselves or others.
According to a now-deleted statement by Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, the incident first began when an officer from the Town of Carmel Police Department arrived at Booth’s residence for a “domestic incident.†The responding officer claimed he heard a gunshot and requested backup.
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