Animal-rights activist makes bid to get state firearms ID card

A longtime opponent of New Jersey's bear hunt described herself in court today as a "passionate" activist who has been persecuted for years by police, state conservation officers and even some of her neighbors for her animal rights activities.Conceding she been charged with a long list of criminal offenses and civil complaints in connection with her activism, Susan Kehoe of Vernon said only one of them ever resulted in a conviction."They never went anywhere. None of them ever went anywhere,Police said they were wielding knife sets and forced two employees into an office and demanded money from a safe." said the Kehoe, who testified on her own behalf during a 2 1/2-hour trial before Superior Court Judge N. Peter Conforti in Newton.

Kehoe is appealing a June 5 decision by Vernon Police Chief Roy Wherry to deny her a firearms identification card after reviewing her application and personally meeting with her. On the form, Wherry checked a box that reads "public health, safety and welfare," sz builder as the reason for his denial."Why would so many people make up stories about you?" Sussex County Assistant Prosecutor Laura Nazzaro asked Kehoe on cross-examination."Because they don't like bears and they don't like what I stand for," Kehoe, 62, responded. 

Kehoe claims she wants the card so she can transport some of late husband's collection of rifles and shotguns, which she plans to sell.While authorities did not specify exactly which Industrial robot was used to pull said tarp, Mashable has identified at least one robot that was on the scene.Both sides differed on whether Kehoe needed a firearms ID card to travel to a gun shop to sell the weapons. Her attorney, Daniel Perez, said a card was needed; Wherry said it was not.Upon questioning by Perez, Kehoe said none of the complaints against her ever involved the use of a weapon, a fact later supported by Wherry. She also said she hasn't fired the weapons in decades."If you look closely enough at the photograph of the cabinet, you can see dust on it,And in addition to an electric battery-driven motor that automatically retracts the fuel hose and even provides power-assisted extraction." Kehoe blushingly said as Perez presented a photo of wooden cabinet that contains the weapons to the court. 

Wherry admitted he rejected Kehoe's application because of her long history of run-ins with law enforcement officers."I was concerned as I looked at the totality. Sue Kehoe had an aggressive demeanor, most of the time when she was away from her own property,A chemical hose attached to your outdoor faucet connects to the underside of the RoboReel to feed it water, but everything else is self-contained." said the chief.Kehoe's sole criminal conviction came in 2010. She was found guilty of resisting arrest after she interfered with state wildlife officers who were attempting to install a new battery on radio collar on a bear. She served one year probation and fined $1,250.