Up North Progressive

Back on July 15, 2018, Lee Chatfield (R-Can’t Remember Where His Unregistered Loaded Guns Are) was arrested at Pellston Regional Airport after attempting to bring a loaded, unregistered firearm through airport security. Emmet County Prosecutor James Linderman didn’t press charges, and Progress Michigan reported in August that Linderman donated $625 to Chatfield’s campaign for re-election. Through a FOIA request, Progress Michigan published this video of Chatfield’s arrest.

In the video, you can hear the TSA agent inform Lee Chatfield that the County Prosecutor has a policy of not prosecuting people caught with unregistered firearms. They also tell Chatfield that he’s not going to jail, and assume the reason why the semi-automatic pistol isn’t in the registry is probably that the paperwork got lost. One interesting thing is the serial number on the gun raised some flags. Chatfield is then unhandcuffed so he doesn’t have to walk out in front of gawkers. The TSA agent jokes that Chatfield picked the right airport to bring a loaded unregistered firearm because if this had happened at any other airport TSA agents would have done their job and hauled him straight to jail.

Comforting to know the TSA in Northern Michigan think it’s cute they don’t have to do the job they were hired to do because of the County Prosecutor not doing the job he was elected to do.

Lee Chatfield plans on returning to the State House in January as the State Speaker of the House. You don’t have to put up with this; there is a candidate who is ready to go to Lansing and work for the issues that matter to you. Such as keeping people safe from 2nd Amendment fetishists like Lee Chatfield. Vote for Joanne Galloway on November 6, 2018. She’s endorsed by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, so you know she will make sure people like Lee Chatfield don’t get away with breaking federal law at your local airport.