Somers Man Fights Back After Pro-Gun Sign Removed From Lawn.
A Somers man claims the town’s police department violated his right
to free speech when they removed a pro-gun sign from his property.
Jon Gibson said he set up a hidden camera at his home after other
signs had disappeared from his front lawn and caught an officer removing
the placard.
“My client’s rights have been severely damaged, his federal civil
rights have been violated,” attorney Richard Bombardo told 1010 WINS.
Town officials and police said the sign violated a zoning ordinance
prohibiting signs within the town’s right of way and has nothing to do
with free speech or gun rights.
Bombardo said the town is trying to cover their tracks.
“It is our position that the town is just trying to come up with an
excuse to cover their deliberate action to take down the sign,” Bombardo
said. “What they did was decided they didn’t like his sign for whatever
reason, we believe because it was the content of the message which
makes this a very troubling situation, and rather than give him a formal
court citation they just ripped it down.”
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