New Hampshire school officials have admitted that their search of student Jack Harrington’s truck was unconstitutional. The agreed judgment says lawful gun ownership did not create reasonable suspicion and could not be used to strip Harrington of his Fourth Amendment rights.
A New Hampshire administrator testified that anything “above zero”—even a one-percent possibility—could justify searching a student gun owner’s truck. SAF says lawful gun ownership cannot erase Fourth Amendment protections.
KIRO 7’s reporting on a King County bus arrest changed quickly, moving from “military machine gun” language to a description that suggested the firearm was actually a .22-caliber replica.